interesting weather today… I took pictures between 8 and noon as the snow came and went on the deck, lol…
actually got dressed… put on a long dress that I picked up on Maui last April…
flowers and turtles brightened my day…
I also ordered dinner in… this is the first time I’ve done this since I got home in January… was very careful when I brought in the bag and removed the food… this is what I had for my dinner…
since then I have washed my hands many times and been very careful not to touch my face…
I ordered a couple of items so will have four or five meals to take me through the next week;-)…
was also able to order groceries that will come in about a week and a half… the system is overloaded so I am pleased to get on the list at all…
I’ve noticed a few things during this time of social isolation…
but I do think that shelteringinplace – words used in the US by many – feels like a kinder description, although maybe not as clear for those who are not paying attention to the seriousness of the situation we are all in…
I have been isolating since I returned home from Ottawa in January as I recovered from a very intense final six months before I retired… of course I was still able to go out, but mostly I stayed home…
I did get to see my boys a few times, so that was lovely…
one of the things I’m pleased to see is a family that has been playing street hockey in front of my house a couple of times… haven’t seen kids (and their parents) out on the street getting some exercise for years;-)…
the other thing is about being told to stay at home and how it makes you want to go out… this reminds me so much of times when I’ve been told what I should and shouldn’t eat, and how all I could think about were those things!
when our girls were little I had to have access to the car, although I rarely went out in it… just knowing I could made being at home much easier…
technology is certainly helping us in these crazy days…
the groceries I ordered online from Save-On-Foods came right at the time they said… the delivery person called ahead to let me know they would arrive so it gave me a chance to ask a few questions…
usually they bring the groceries into the house and have you sign a form…
the new process is that they drop the bags on your front step… once they are back at the truck and see you bring in the groceries they sign the form for you… while he was describing the new process he advised of the substitutions they had made…
I thanked him profusely for providing this great service for those of us older folks, particularly as I currently have a cold which is making me exceptionally careful…
after a conversation yesterday I had an urge for popcorn…
I love theatre popcorn a lot and sometimes eat the entire bag before the movie even starts, lol…
I used to have the bags that were nuked, but now I make it in the microwave in a glass measuring cup with a cover and put a tiny bit of oil on it when it is popped…
last night I decided to make some and poured butter on it as a treat…
you have to pay attention when it is cooking… if the popping slows down too much the popcorn burns…
as I was preparing it, I remembered doing an event with my dad at his work… I was maybe twelve… he had arranged for a popcorn cart and we made the popcorn fresh for the guests… it was fun…
this morning’s activities included two particular items…
I started a pot of chicken soup as I now have a cold… the aroma permeated the house throughout the day and I was very eager to eat it for supper…
it was very tasty😋…
the other, and more exciting, thing that I did was pick up my Nikon and walk around the house taking pictures of flowers and greenery… can’t even remember when I last used it…
planning to practice with the camera over the next while and see if I can’t improve my photos…
although this one is basically the same as my last camera, I am not doing near as good a job of producing great pictures…
this morning I decided to order groceries from Save-On-Foods, which I’ve done a few times…
usually the delivery happens the next day… the first open spots started on Saturday afternoon… apparently many people are using the delivery system;-)…
went to the Park for lunch with a couple of friends… it was very quiet… no one on the path, and they have replaced the usual menus with single sheets of paper which are discarded after being used… the tables have nothing on them and the few people there were seated quite a ways from one another…
as I was leaving I noticed the new Leaf construction is above the trees now… kind of exciting;-)…
I don’t think I will be going out for lunch after this as it is clear that older folks need to be staying at home, away from others…
tonight my BS group met by phone… we are so lucky that we have the technology to allow us to connect this way…
started with rice in the Instant Pot… think I have the process down now…
from there I made Thai Shrimp Soup… it takes a while, mainly because I make shrimp broth as part of the process… I left out the red pepper as I didn’t have any in the crisper… produced 3 containers and a bowl for my dinner… tasted very nice and didn’t miss the red pepper…
after that I made rice pudding… ended up with a bowl for supper and 3 containers for later…
there was a container of rice left and today I heated it up with asparagus and green onions to go along with some roasted chicken…
preparing the rice and using it in something that will be heated later means that the sugars go right through my system… still get the calories, but not the sugars, so this is great for my meal plan…
I was almost out of tea and spinach and decided that today would be quieter (with less people) in the grocery store, rather that on the weekend…
while there I wondered whether I should keep my gloves on when pushing the cart… I tried to stay away from other people in the aisles… I picked up items with just a few fingers, and wondered how many people had punched in their codes at the credit card terminal…
as soon as I got home I hurried into the bathroom and washed my hands…
I could not believe how stressful the whole thing was…
brought home a pot of Spring flowers to help make the kitchen a brighter place…
planning to stay home for the next while unless really needed;-(…
