I got up when I heard my phone alarm.
The thermostat in the hall read 66. I closed the windows and turned
on the heat. I tried to practice the choir anthem but I sounded like
a wornout squeaky toy. I put h2o2 in my ears and on my toothbrush to
disinfect it. Chris browned onion and garlic a large black pot. I
saw him put slabs of coconut oil in a dish. He added fish to the
pot. I wondered about the dish of coconut oil. Then I found out it
wasn't for kitchen purposes. Fast forward to taking a shower to get
it all off. I dressed for church, made breakfast, and only had time
to eat part of it. We went to church. Rachel remarked about what a
lovely quilt it was. I did not have to wonder about her comment for long, as the quilt was shown
off at the beginning of church and its raffle announced. I tried to
sing the first hymn, but it only made my voice worse. I decided to
dab at my nose with my left hand so I could pass the peace with my
right and not pass more than peace. But my hands touched each other
during the service so I could have overshared. Everyone loved seeing
Chris. When Rachel did the children's story, she had the kids identify
all the different vegetables in the harvest display by the altar. I
meant to get a picture of the display after the service. When we got bread at
communion, I was not sure whose communion bread it was. It was dark
like mine, but not in squares. After the service, I got lots of kind
comments on the quilt. One lady bought 10 tickets at $5 each. I
still couldn't talk right, but I congratulated Roz on her birthday
(85 or 86). The man who almost gave me a ride to the airport back in
July told me that if I ever needed a ride for anything, to call him.
Yikes. We came home. I could smell the fish cooking. I finished
breakfast. Chris put laundry in the washer. I went outside to pick
up sticks and fallen limbs until Chris was ready to shop. We went to
Publix for groceries for me. We were able to use a Publix coupon
that came in the mail. I drove us home in Chris' car and had no
trouble. We put the groceries away. I finished my Chinese dinner
from last night with chopsticks. I worked outside picking up the
rest of the fallen limbs, and threw dirt in a hole in the back yard. That
did not fill it, so I thought about adding magnolia cones next time. I read
e-mail, and talked to Kurt. Chris helped me pick flights to Richmond
and back again for Christmas. I ate some fish, and Chris made a
chicken burrito. We went down to watch episodes of Castle. We ate
dates with sections of a 99% dark chocolate bar that Chris picked up
at Fresh Market. After we finished season 4 of Castle, it was time
for Chris to pack for his trip in what always seems like the middle
of the night. He asked for thread, so I wound black, white and dark
blue on a slip of cardboard. He finished packing. I asked him to
bring my embroidery machine up to Grandma's sewing table so I could
use it when the time came. Then he went to bed, and I stayed up just
long enough to post to my blog.
* this is the big kale plant that survived last winter *
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