MoseySusan

They’re beautiful! What do you bone with a boning knife? I can’t think of a time I’d wanted one. But i don’t buy bone-in meats or kill anything myself.

These were delicious. And there were 13 tortillas in the package. We ate them all!

I liked it. Even though it’s violent and loud.

Very satisfying. She did great. I fried off the corn tortillas and pureed the chilies while she shredded the chicken. Then I grated cheese, minced onion, and walked her through the green chili sauce. She was surprised how easily the sauce comes together. I made shortcakes yesterday when MiL came over for brat supper. So, we also ate strawberry shortcake for dessert. mr was surprised that whipped heavy cream keeps overnight.

Volleyball tournament on Saturday morning.

I haven’t tried music. Nature shows usually have monotonous narration, and that relaxes me. If I read, I’ll keep going even if I’m sleepy.

Oddly, I can taste pickle juice looking at that shirt.

No, he is not. (He snot, if you’re @Ralphie.) We’re hoping he’s on sabbatical.

This is why ___ can’t have nice things.

CA is the place for VW sightseeing.

To start, I put on pajamas any time after dark. It varies. Then watch tv or read. mr and I will drink chamomile tea around 8:30. Then I get #2 a bedtime snack and lock up the fridge, prepare his BiPAP machine, and track his BiPAP time and the day’s exercise on his wall calendars. We usually talk about the day and his plans for the next day. Then I say good night and go wash my face and apply night cream, brush my teeth. If I’m not sleepy, I watch nature or gardening shows until I start dozing. I used to say prayers or a litany of loving kindness, but I’ve let that habit go. My fitness tracker data shows that my deepest sleep is within the first few hours of the night, and the rest of the night is light sleep, waking, and REM. What about you, @Kirby? Were you tuning into an interview about sleep hygiene out of need for ideas or a routine?

My first car was a VW bug. I learned to drive in it. But I don’t think I could drive a standard now without a lot of trial and error. mr is renting a standard Golf in Scotland. He’s going to have fun.

In AUGUST!!! What kind of nutter would be out hiking in the middle of August when it’s scorching hot? Late September is the best time to be outdoors.

What part of the country? And what else would you do while in Spain? Spain in the next country on our international travel list. A few days along El Camino de Santiago is part of the plan.

The commentary says this author uses nature imagery to write about a married couple. But I’m ok with a gentle reading. Sometimes a fence is just a fence. The Metal and the Flower By P. K. Page Intractable between them grows a garden of barbed wire and roses. Burning briars like flames devour their too innocent attire. Dare they meet, the blackened wire tears the intervening air. Trespassers have wandered through texture of flesh and petals. Dogs like arrows moved along pathways that their noses knew. While the two who laid it out find the metal and the flower fatal underfoot. Black and white at midnight glows this garden of barbed wire and roses. Doused with darkness roses burn coolly as a rainy moon: beneath a rainy moon or none silver the sheath on barb and thorn. Change the garden, scale and plan; wall it, make it annual. There the briary flower grew. There the brambled wire ran. While they sleep the garden grows, deepest wish annuls the will: perfect still the wire and rose

Oh. I thought this parody was going to discuss leaving out the half-in-half and going black.

What are you going to make with all those beans, @MickinMD? A pot of beans and ham? Bean salad. Green bean casserole. When I was eating keto, I put the marinara sauce on a pile of green beans instead of pasta.

Americano with cream. I pour an ounce of cream into the cup, add about 6 ounces of hot water using the steaming wand on the espresso machine so the cream gets a little frothy, then I brew the espresso directly into the water and cream.

mr had this van long before we met. He traded it in for a Chevy Nova after taking his very young children on a trip to CA at 55mph through the Mojave without air conditioning.

Sourdough toast and yogurt with berries.

Your life line is intact. And you’re getting a nine lives line.

Fry bread is a staple on the reservation and in the surrounding four corners area. Same dough as a sopapilla, but fried in plate-sized rounds. Very sturdy.

With wine! Lovely. Here’s the Dutch version. pannekoeken It’s a “pancake.” We shared one with apple and another with ham. And fries. Benelux fries are legend.

In Montreal I ordered poutine with sautéed peppers added. Meh… The poutine we ate in Vancouver was standard fries, savory gravy, cheese curds. It’s comfort food.