had a quiet day yesterday… spent time taking photos of ornaments on the tree and the orchids…
a friend dropped off the fixings for turkey dinner which I warmed up at supper time… it was a lovely treat and made for a relaxed and enjoyable meal… ended the day with hot lemonade in my new mug and gifted shortbread…
pleased with the dinner that was delivered last Friday from Modern Plate Catering… she is doing a Friday Family Dinner… I had used this business a number of times when I was working and found them efficient and willing to adjust for food issues… and the food was always top notch…
the directions were clear on how to heat everything and the packaging made it easy to know what went with what…
the meal was for two people so I knew I would get two suppers out of it…
added a couple of salads and while the oven was warming up I had the spinach one… it was delicious…
next I had one of the pieces of focaccia with some olive oil and balsamic from the pantry… yum, although now I was getting a little full, lol…
finally, I had the braised beef ribs, smashed potatoes, and roasted carrots and mushrooms… it was also yummy and filling…
I didn’t have room for dessert until the morning…
it had caramelized bananas in it, and cream… clearly breakfast food, lol…
up early and worked on a newsletter with a program I am still learning so it took a lot of brainpower, lol…
my handy person stopped by to check out the front door… he is coming back tomorrow with some weatherstripping which should fix the draft… and he is going to pick up some birdseed for me… yay…
a bit later Lyndsay, from Modern Plate Catering, dropped off supper for tonight – and tomorrow – which will be warmed in the oven… very happy about the fact that they deliver as I am without a vehicle or my personal shopper…
I also figured how to keep the lumbar pillow I am using in the den from falling down every time I get up… I came across it when I did some deep closet cleaning…
three things caused problems on Saturday… the sink leaked, the internet stopped working, and my tv lost its signal…
made me rather grumpy, particularly as I was trying to help someone with something online…
today my son-in-law and grandsons came over for supper and for the middle one to mow my grass… he also moved and filled all the bird feeders…
while they were here my son-in-law fixed three things, which made me very happy…
he installed a new pump and got the waterfall running… he fixed the small pump in the garage pond and it is running beautifully… and he figured out the problem with my sink and got it working… what a treat…
sitting by the pond after my visitors have left and enjoying the last bit of sunlight…
my water shoes are on the deck because I went into the pond once again and dredged up another pailful of leaves… the fish are still not coming out, but I did see the frog hop by earlier in the day…
all three of my grandsons came by just after noon… I made them grilled cheese sandwiches with the wonderful La Belle Baguette whole wheat sourdough that was delivered yesterday…
the oldest left, the middle one mowed the grass, front and back, while the youngest watered plants and pulled weeds…
some days it is hard to realize he is eleven and can reach and do more things…
after the work was done, relaxing happened and visiting took place…
this was the first time I’ve had people in the house and the system was they had access to the basement for cooling down and using the washroom and I had the main floor… worked perfectly…
we ordered Chinese food for supper and it arrived just before the daddy, who had been at work all day… afterwards my downspout got fixed, a stair board tightened and then off they went…
it was a treat to see them and I enjoyed every minute… I missed my nap, but plan on making it an early night;-)…
had a bit of a giggle when I told my daughter that I had mushrooms and bacon with croutons for my supper recently…
she wondered if it was an actual meal…
I shared how it was certainly a meal when I was a teenager although then when my mom or dad made it, it was on toast, not with croutons…
so, for me it is comfort food… I feel that we are eating a lot of comfort food these days as we try to figure out what our next steps will be…
so many of the meals we ate a long time ago might not have been considered as nutritious as what is being eaten these days… I think of corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes, spaghetti and meatballs without any vegetables, macaroni and cheese on its own, lol… a lot more fresh veggies are part of our meals today…
but it is fun to remember, and recreate some of those old recipes…
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…
this morning I set up for a FaceTime meeting with a friend to see if we could connect a portable drive to her Mac…
we’d gone shopping for it a number of weeks ago and planned to meet in person to get it connected…
lots of fun as we tried to figure it out from a distance, lol… I know how the drive works but don’t have a clue about Macs…
we think we got it sorted out after a number of bumps in the road;-)..
we also talked about Google Photos, which I’ve been using for quite some time… it is free and easy to access from my phone or the computer… it is simple to make albums and to put photos back onto my phone if I need/want them…
spent some time proofing a document for my daughter, worked on my recipe book a bit and watched a few PVRd shows…
later I baked sweet potato fries… fried up some pickerel breaded with crushed potato chips… and made a tartar sauce…
