So Lazy

Got up to 54 degrees this afternoon, but felt like the high 30s with the wind.  I absolutely could not get myself in gear.  Little Wonder was right there with me doing nothing.

By mid afternoon I made myself get up and drove down to Wegmans.  Only needed a few things, but wanted to get in some walking.

So dreary.

This coming week we will be in the 40s for the most part and may even see some snow next weekend.

I started the fire after I got home 

and worked on a project I started when Jana was here.  I was demonstrating how to start the watercolor sampler and then ended up having yet another one to work on.  It is in progress.  It's time to get out of this groove and move on....but it is such fun!

I made a simple dinner.  Sautéed peppers and onions, threw on some shredded chicken and 2 tablespoons of hot honey sauce.  Served it open faced on pita bread....

with a side of bean salad.

That glow on LW is from the fire.

Night all.

PS

Jenny just posted this.

She and Scott are going to the Bill's game tomorrow night.

Should be such a great time!

Getting Cold

Took me awhile to get going this morning.  It's going to be too hard to keep the Studio warm so we moved all my music and art stuff back in the house.  Now we will do everything in the kitchen by the fire (which we started early today).

The clouds were beautiful and it was windy.

I started cleaning out a cupboard that holds all our hats, winter scarves and gloves then attacked the back hall where we keep all of our jackets, boots etc.  So much more room there without the freezer.  No more mercy! I threw out so much stuff.

A little after ten I decided to go for a trike ride and needed to wear a hat, gloves and a hood.

This afternoon I wasted an hour and a half talking to Roku so my tv would work and ended up having to buy a new one.  Can't stand all the hoops you have to go through to install it.  I'm too old for this crap.

Little Wonder did not care.  He was loving life by the fire.

There was a football game at the college today and a couple of friends were in attendance.  They stopped on their way back home and we talked for almost 3 hours!  The good old days.

While they were here I finished making some chicken soup.  I had boiled the remains of the chicken that was roasted yesterday and made a great broth.  Even added a little bouillon (bad).  It tasted so good.  Figured out that if I ate everything and left most of the broth I would not get so much sodium and would still have the flavor.

We also had a salad.

Still have flowers and a new bouquet on the kitchen table.

Pretty good for November!

Night all.

 

Recovering

Much cooler today....I needed to wear a jacket.  Gary went to Brockport for a haircut at 9 and I got mine chopped at 11:30

Getting the gardens in shape for Ariana's wedding is going to take some doing.  He has been plugging away at it.

When I let Little Wonder out through the kitchen garden door he always goes for a stroll to the back 40.

Ran an errand after my haircut and this afternoon, made sweet and sour red cabbage....

                                                                  and roasted a chicken. 

                                        

Fortunately we had some applesauce in the freezer.

I ended up making Gary some mashed potatoes the regular way and had a tablespoon.  Leaching them is such a pain in the butt.  It was almost like having an ordinary dinner.

This afternoon I sat on the hearth near the fire and had a nice long chat with my blogging pal who lives in Minnesota.  Political of course.  Jenny and Scott will be there for the Bill's game on Monday night.  Should be a great time.

 

Time to get back to the fire.

Night all.

Low on Photos

I sure have been on vacation today in the picture taking department.  I must be numb from the election.  So this is what I've got.  Gary went down to Dan's to have coffee with his buddies while Little Wonder and I got off to another slow start.

I did make some Apple Betty late morning.

Looking forward to having some later tonight.

At one I was at the library to play bridge.  My partner was Terry and we were sure we were going to come in last. Surprise!  We came in second.

I stopped at Wegmans and Country Max on the way home.  Little Wonder needed some more treats.  I like them because they are small and have only three calories.  A bag this size lasts me for months.

Chicken and Garden veggies... he thinks they are special.

I made chicken salad for dinner....sandwiches.  The chicken was leftover from my Greek dinner (at the Diner) last night.

Now for the fun part.

Last week our friends Jana and Mike were visiting from Ohio.  She is an artist and we spent some time in the Studio messing around with watercolors.  I told her about my sampler lesson that was done with my class and she gave it a shot.

She finished them when she got home and posted them today.

So cool! This lesson is a keeper!

Night all.

PS

It's going to take awhile for my brain to settle down from all the tension caused over the past couple of years.