Eggs in a whirlpool?

I woke up with the alarm. When I got out of bed, I felt cold, so I checked the thermostat. It was down to 78. I unstacked the dishwasher and filled a quart container with water to drink. I started in on today's e-mail. I exercised to one audio. I watched some stuff on TQS. I swished and then put arch supports in my shoes to go outside and check the plants. I juiced carrots and saved part of the juice to try to sweeten coconut cream. I meditated, then made and ate breakfast. I gathered up something to sew, then went to quilting in Chris' car. When I got there, some of the ladies had just finished lunch. I told them I had a plane ticket for Oct 28th. Someone asked what I was going to do with my car. I said sell it or leave it beside the road. Alice was interested in buying it for her grandson. I made sure she understood that it had transmission problems. Leona had a dozen eggs that I asked for last week. (They are for Jennifer). I did not have much to do, so I offered to help Lauri with her quilt. We worked all afternoon. I did take some time to make two purple blocks. Sharon the rental agent called. I told her we were leaving officially on the 28th. She asked if she could show the house in the meantime. I said yes, but I couldn't guarantee it would look nice. Sheryl came later in the afternoon. It was almost 6 when I came home. I brought the eggs in and watered the plants. The squash I was waiting on turned mushy instead of ripe. The harvest I have been waiting on all summer hasn't panned out. I drank some whey and read e-mail. I ate some onion soup, and cooked eggwhites in a coffee pot. I thought they would cook gently in such a carefully controlled temperature. I looked up health problems of Chinese drywall. I signed a petition about it. I poured water from the coffee pot through a strainer to catch the bits of egg white. But most of it was on the bottom of the pot and had started to crust on. I scraped it out and left the pot to soak. I made a new batch of spice mixture for breakfast. I watched a video on the Iceman. His name is Wim. Then Chris skyped. He talked about creating a vortex of hot water in a pot to poach an egg, but I could not find any reference to such a thing on the net. But I did find that scientists have learned how to unboil an egg. I kept searching. Then I took some tryptophan in advance of going to bed. I posted to my blog. I fed Lacto and Bacilis and went to bed.
* This is Carolyn's wallhanging *

A Day to Play

Just as I was going to sleep last night, I remembered spilling a few drops of kefir during feeding time. I got up to wipe them up and found roaches in the sink. I slapped at them with the dishcloth. I wiped up the spots and went to bed. Then my phone rang in the middle of the night, waking me. I did not try to answer it but after not being able to go back to sleep, I got up to check. There was a message and it was from Brother International. But the last number that called was a 256 number so the message must have come in earlier. I had a hard time going back to sleep. When the first rays of daylight came in the window, I put on my eyeshades and went to sleep. I heard the alarm but did not get up right away. I checked the back door, and the web was still there. This was the third time I had to clean up after that spider. Who does it think I am – his wife? I took a shower and made breakfast. I ate while reading e-mail. I looked up the number in my phone. The call came from Hardees. I strained the whey from last night and put it in a small jar. I took the trombone and cheese and Margie's dress to church. She wasn't there, but I talked to Jennifer and then Mary arrived. We practiced together. Then I greeted a few people and checked my box. When I got back to the sanctuary, Mary was already playing. She nodded to me and started our piece. I played at all the right times. Then she played some transition music while I moved my instrument and stand out of the way and went to my seat. Jim R. gave me a thumbs up. We had a substitute pastor and low attendance. After the service, Don asked about Chris as he always does. Then I ran to help Art with the offering. Bill stopped by to say how much he enjoyed my playing. Art asked if we could count at 3 instead of 2:30. Jennifer came by while I was packing up my trombone and we had a long chat. Then I went home to change my clothes and offload my trombone. I proceeded to Publix for groceries and shoe inserts. I wanted coconut cream, but there were only two brands and they both had objectionable ingredients. I drove home and put most of the food away. I ate tomatoes and the last of the beef with some kimchi. Then I went to church to count the offering with Art. The sheet balanced the first time. Score! I came home, and checked e-mail. Kurt was online, so over skype, he showed me his old laptop. It worked, but it needed a new battery and a new fan. I was considering using it to run my 16-year-old embroidery software. After the call, I went out to do yardwork. Once I got started, it was hard to stop. I used the weedeater to trim along the driveway and sidewalk and fence. I used the clippers on several bushes and tall weeds. It was getting dark, so I brought the rain water in. I saw that the spider was getting ready to start spinning his new web. I finished weedeating, and came in through the garage. I drank 6 grams of vit C. I researched making coconut cream for a watermelon cake. I listened to audios as I collected items to fill the dishwasher. Chris skyped me and we talked until 10. Then I finished loading the dishwasher and ran it. I watched an episode of X-Files. I went into the garage to find my camera so I could take a pic of the block I made yesterday. Then I posted to my blog, fed my pets, and went to bed. I was glad I did not have to dress the bed first like I did last night.

Trying to excel with Excel

I went to sleep imagining what it will be like to travel first class. I slept in, hearing the alarm but not getting up. When I did, I brushed my teeth. Noticing that that water wasn't draining, I got out my plunger. The phone rang. It was Jen on her way to a volleyball game, wanting to talk about her accident yesterday. Then I finished brushing and plunging. I turned out the router and laptop and researched the company offering to publish her book (for a fee). I sent her a few links. I forgot to exercise. I juiced and cleaned up. My neighbor dropped by to borrow our riding lawn mower. I gave him the keys. I searched how to act in first class. I learned that on some airlines, the stewardesses will only come by if you push the call button – to reduce foot traffic. Some airlines provide pajamas for their first class customers. I had just started making breakfast when my neighbor came by to return the keys and mower. He told me that he blew the dirt out of the wire harness. He showed me how the air filter was dirty so I could buy a new one. I told him we wanted to sell it and he said he would consider it for someone he knows. Then I skimmed the curds off of yesterday's whey. I made breakfast and ate it while deleting e-mail. While listening to an audio, I typed in a spreadsheet my list of things to take to Korea. I figured out how to select the items and sort them in descending order. I looked at lawn mower air filters on Amazon and selected one. The sky darkened, so I went out to mow inside the fence and the ditch. I quit before finishing because the battery needed recharging. I used the weedeater briefly before the rain hit. Then I put out the tubs. I searched the garage for Michele's old laptop but did not find it. Kurt skyped me and we did screen-sharing to try to get the macro he wrote to run on my laptop. It did not have Excel, or at least not a full version, so our efforts were fruitless. Then he suggested rebooting and Firefox needed to be updated anyway. So I got on the desktop and it had Excel, so it ran just as he wrote it! After he hung up, I practiced my trombone. I worked on whittling my e-mail down. I gathered the laundry and took it down to the washer. While I was down there, I worked on a pinwheel block from a pic I saw on Pinterest. I did not do it according to the instructions. Naturally. I finished it just as the laundry got done. I put the clean items in the dryer and came upstairs expecting Chris to be on skype. While finishing an audio, I tried to add to my list, but it was caught in an infinite loop, so finally I deleted the code in the macro and reloaded the page. I watched X-Files until Chris came on-line. Then we chatted for awhile. I finished the episode, incredulous that the writers killed off the lone gunmen. I checked e-mail one last time, and saw a video of a man drilling holes into a carrot. Then he added a funnel at one end, and a saxophone mouthpiece at the other. The sound was amazingly good! And so was he. I posted to my blog, fed my pets, and went to bed. Boy am I going to miss this life.
* This is Annie and her quilt from Thursday *

The answer to all my problems

I was dreaming of flying (or more like swimming through air) when the alarm went off. I got up, and practiced my trombone because I forgot yesterday. I turned on the router and laptop. My massage therapist recommended shoes with heels and I have one pair that I wear when my achilles tendon is hurt, but they don't stay on very well. So I taped the shoes to my feet with sport tape. I drank a quart of water while listening to audios and clearing e-mail. I put Netflix in the mail. I listened to another audio. I put the new carriage bolts in the A-frames that I found. There were some long pieces with leaders on them so I assembled all the lengths of wood to form a quilt frame. I wondered if I would ever use it (for handquilting) or if I should donate it. I drank some whey and filtered the rest, ending up with a jar of curds. I ate some of the whey/psyllium/probiotic mixture. I juiced and meditated. I called the sewing store in Augusta where I bought my embroidery machine to see if they had a solution to the problem of the software only running on Windows 98. They had updated software but not an adapter so the card reader can be plugged in. The software was $150. I called the Brother company and they put me on hold. Finally I put it on speakerphone and worked in the kitchen. I was making breakfast when the agent answered. She said that the $150 software would only download designs from the internet, not allow me to modify them or to digitize my own. She recommended PE-Next. I had a few more questions, but my phone battery died after all that time on hold. I plugged it back in as quickly as I could, but the call was dropped. I had to go through the system again. I think I got caught in a loop, so had to call in again and wait again. This time I had finished making breakfast and the second lady said she would e-mail me a list of upgraded versions and their compatibility. I looked up PE-Next and it was $500 used. That's a lot of money to spend on a really old machine. I looked up processor speeds. The Windows 98 was 32 bit and mine is 64 bit so I looked for adapter software. I found a 9-pin adapter on Amazon for the card reader, but preliminary search did not turn up an adaptive environment. I sunbathed, and then searched for more embroidery solutions. I skyped with Kurt about it. He asked if I got anything in the mail, and there was a box on the front porch. It was a quilt Mom made that needed repair. The CD drive wasn't working on the old computer so I used a thumb drive to try to get the old software to the newer computer where Kurt said I could run it in a 32 bit environment. But that did not work either. Then I found a brand new thumb drive and it did work, very slowly. I went out to check the mailbox but it was empty. I stayed out to water the plants and check the garden. I started ripping down the netting around plants that had died and came across a butterfly, but it did not move so it was probably dead. I took a pic. Then I went in for supper. The copying had quit because the drive was full, so I deleted files from the stick, slowly. I had to babysit it because it had questions from time to time. I moved the largest file to another directory and re-copied to the stick. I ate soup, and beef and kimchi. By the time the copying was finished, I was skyping with Chris. He ordered me an adapter cable. He also said he got a first class ticket to Seoul for me in October. Trying not to sound ungrateful, I told him that I would rather fly business class with him than in first class by myself. He said there might be an old laptop in the garage that runs on Windows 98 and has a 9-pin port. After he hung up, I fed Lacto and Bacilis. Then I watched an episode of X-Files, and went to bed.

Massage

I got up with the alarm, I opened some windows and turned on the fan. I drank a quart of water and meditated. I started an audio and my exercise routine. Linda called to say she and the other ladies were thinking of coming to visit me in September. She and her husband were having some health problems. After the call, I heard the recycle truck. So I gathered the papers and a few pieces of plastic and took them out to the tub. There wasn't much in there, so probably not worth the effort, but I put it out at the street anyway. I came in and started the audio again, then realized I had a ton of plastic jugs under the table. So I squashed them and put them out with the papers. Then I exercised to the audio. I learned that a one minute meditation once an hour will change your brain function. I juiced and listened to an audio but it was hard to make out. I made breakfast and ate it, finishing todays puzzle. I took Margie's dress with me to Stitch-Its. I sat near Fran and talked to Linda. I forgot who it was that helped me find the tear in the dress. I stitched it back together by hand. A little after 2 I went home. I had some kefir cheese for lunch. i tried the printed plastic sheet on the overhead projector, but the print was too light. Then at 3:15 I left for my massage. I got there two minutes early, but she was ready. We talked for a bit before she left the room and I undressed and laid on the table. She massaged my feet and legs. By the tightness, she said I needed to wear low heels and arch supports. Then she did my arms and face. By the time she finished, and I dressed and met her in her office, it was 6. I could not believe it. She re-stuck the magnets on my foot that had gotten stuck together. I made an appt for next week. Then I went home. I had onion and cabbage soup, and then some beef and kimchi. I listened to audios and looked up info until Chris skyped me. I read an article naming Subway as the worst restaurant. Then I watched a movie called “The Remorseful Day”. Chief Inspector Morse solved the murder and then died. By then it was after midnight, so I fed Lacto and Bacilis and went to bed.
* She is proudly showing off her pencil quilt *

Panic!

I got up at 8 with the alarm, although I was already awake. I swished and turned on the laptop and router. I drank vinegar water and read e-mail. I listened to an audio and worked today's Sudoku puzzle. I started exercising and detoxing. The phone rang so I had to answer it. It was Denise with a few questions, but then I was able to get back to detoxing. Then William called. But he did not take any hints. He went on and on. So I missed some audios that I thought I could fit in. After that, I put on my suit and sunbathed. Then I watered the plants. I finished the audio I was listening to when William called. I read that blueberries will tighten your skin if you freeze them, mash them and spread them on your face for seven minutes. Gee, I know what they do to my lips when I eat them. Do I really want to rub them on my face? How long will it take to get it all off? I decided to do the egg white mask instead. Then I juiced and meditated. I made and ate breakfast, then showered. I saw that Denise was here, so I invited her in. She looked at my day spider and helped determine that it was outside the screen not inside. She gave me a warped cutting mat. I gave her three quarts of coconut oil and she paid me. I saw her off, and went to get the mail but there was none. I listened to an audio on mold toxicity. I learned that mold is threatened by wifi and releases up to 600 times more toxins. I had dehydrated papaya seeds last evening, so today I made up papaya capsules, and then NAC capsules. I practiced my trombone. When I drank some kefir whey, I noticed that the fruit flies were gone. There was only one in the new trap. I went down to find some translucent paper. I did not find any, but did find those stiff plastic bags that the guy in Korea sold fabric in. I cut one down to 8.5 and put a sheet of paper inside. But it did not feed through the printer. So I taped a sheet of paper to the back, still no luck. So I cut the back off, and used masking tape on the edges to a piece of paper. Then it fed through, but partly printed on the tape. I checked e-mail and saw that the arsenal had changed my plane ticket since Chris requested that they issue me a ticket from Huntsville to Atlanta. Now, they have me flying to Dallas and then to Korea, which is a 15 hour flight! I felt panicked. The usual 13 hour flight is so bad that I did not attend Michele's graduation. How can I survive a 15 hour flight? I texted with Kurt on skype. I watched an episode of X-Files. I paused it to skype with Chris. He said he knew that flight from Dallas and it had a great business class section. He also said they serve alcohol and liquor. Maybe it will work out after all. I finished the episode which starred Burt Reynolds as God. I fed Lacto and Bacilis and went to bed.

Transportation

I got up 20 minutes before 8. I was brushing my teeth when the phone rang. A lady called from post to cancel my appt with Transportation. She said Chris' orders were incomplete and she had e-mailed the person whose job it was to fix it. I asked if I could get the plane ticket at least and she said yes. From there it was the usual Tuesday morning: I swished, exercised, juiced, and got dressed. I went to post, talked to the receptionist at the front desk of Transportation. A counselor gave me paperwork to fill out. Thank goodness she talked me through it. The paperwork required me to guess at shipping weights and dates. I was taken to the back to talk about a plane ticket. I had to call Beverly and tell her I wasn't going to make it to quilting today. She had license plates for me. I was given one direct flight from Atlanta to Incheon, which is what Chris wanted. Then I went to the Asian store for kimbap. I drove home. I forgot to water the plants. I made breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail. I got the mail. I started watching a video on neuroplasticity. I paused it at 2:30. When I realized I hadn't washed the milk bottles, I quickly did that before putting them in the tote. I drove to the bank to deposit two checks and get cash. Then I went to the farmer's market to turn in the bottles for more goat milk. I also got lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, etc. I came home and watered the plants, then put the food away. I put on my suit to bathe in the sun. Then I finished the video. I took a pic of a squash growing in the garden just to have something to post tonight. I worked on catching up on the Sudoku puzzles that I haven't done in a week because something got thrown on top of them. Kurt texted me on skype. He has a quilt he wants repaired. Jen called to tell me a publishing house called her about her book. I worked more Sudoku puzzles while listening to an audio on heart walls. I caught up on the puzzles and then started an episode of X-Files, wondering why they wrote David Duchovny out of the season. I paused it when Chris skyped me. He could not talk long. Then I finished the episode and posted to my blog. I expect I will feed Lacto and Bacilis and go to bed.
* unripe squash *

Printing on muslin

I got up a little after 8. I checked for a spider web and there was none. I actually did see the spider last night before I went to bed. So I cannot explain why he did not take down his web yesterday, unless it wasn't his web and some other spider was muscling in on his territory.
I turned on the laptop and router. I checked my kefir. I swished and drank vinegar water while checking essential oils on several sites to find the best value. I put the laundry in the washer. I exercised while listening to an audio. I strained the curds from yesterday's kefir. I decided to skip juicing since I only had a cucumber and it would be best used tomorrow when time is short. I made and ate breakfast. I got dressed. I went down to fold the laundry from the dryer. Then I cut a piece of muslin and two pieces of freezer paper. I ironed them all together. I put it in my printer and copied quilt labels on to it. And it worked quite well. I took two quilts to the car. I got the mail - a check for escrow from the house that sold. Shouldn't that have been included in the payoff? When I got to quilt group, Rebecca asked me if I was ready for lunch. I had forgotten that we were going to do lunch at Panda. But it was ok. We went and I ordered two eel pieces. We had a good time talking and eating. She paid for my lunch. Then we went back to the church. I cut the labels from the muslin and sewed them to the quilts. I cut stray threads and sewed the corners closed. I adjusted some tension problems. I stayed to talk until almost 5. Then I packed up and went home. I watered the plants which I had forgotten about earlier. I ate some onion and cabbage soup, and then some heart with kimchi. I brought up the laundry from the basement. I used the push mower to get some more places that the riding mower missed. Then I turned my attention to my supplement order. I made up supplements for next week and did not need any more. So I finished the orders already in place. I renewed X-Files on-line. I cleared half of my unread e-mail (50!). I added to my to-do list. I practiced my trombone. I watched an episode of X-Files. Chris skyped me. Then I posted to my blog and puttered around before going to bed.
* This is a row from the store in Midlothian *

Lacto and Bacilis

In the middle of the night I decided to call my kefir grains Lacto and Bacilis, because they are gender neutral names and I think the grains don't come in male and female. I heard the alarm go off this morning, but fell back asleep. Luckily it was only 8:30 when I woke up again. I tried to skim the curds off of the kefir from yesterday's batch, but they weren't fully formed yet. I turned on the router and laptop. I exercised some, and made breakfast. I ate it while reading e-mail. At 10 I took a quick shower and dressed. I put Jen's half slip and Margie's belt in a bag. When I left for church, the orb web was still up. I am glad I saw it before I walked through the doorway. I feared the spider was dead. When I got to the carport, another spider had spun a web from the pole to the top to the ground. I swished it away with my umbrella. I drove to church in time to give Margie her belt and Jen her half slip. After the service, Art and I went through the offering plates looking for loose change. Three cents. Mary and I decided to rehearse this afternoon for next Sunday. Margie gave me a dress to repair. Then I went to Publix for water and veggies. When I got home from the grocery store, I put the food away. I changed my clothes. I hardboiled some eggs and ate one. I cut up the onions and put them in the crock pot with the beef juice. I put the heart in another container which went into the fridge. I got out the cabbage but did not have time to cut it up. I put Michele's trombone in its case and took the music with me to church. First I counted money with Art. There were not many people in church today so it only took 40 minutes. Then I got out the trombone and played through the hymn Mary had given me last week. My lip proclaimed that it was finished for the day. I did some major tapping because practice hadn't even started yet! Mary arrived about 3:30. Her proposed arrangement of the piece meant that I would only play 8 measures at a time and she played interludes between. That worked very well. When I got home, I cut up the cabbage and put half in the crock pot. It completely filled the six quart dish. I hoped it turned out well because I was going to be eating it for months – or until I moved to Korea, whichever came first. I put the other half in a bowl and salted it. I ate some beef heart with kimchi. I listened to some audios while working on the last two number puzzles. I put the water from the store in the fridge. I packed the salted cabbage in a jar with shredded carrots. I brought in half of the rain water, then decided to mow before it got dark. I mowed with the riding mower, not satisfied with the result and missing my old mower. My earring fell off while I was reading e-mail. But I swept the floor and found both pieces. I boiled rainwater in two batches. I tried some of the cabbage and onion soup. It was good. I was reading e-mail when Chris skyped me. We talked for almost an hour. Then I tried to follow up on a few open windows, looking at pancreatic enzymes and frankincense. There are at least 6 different kinds of frankincense! I did not know which one to order and I wanted myrrh, but they were out. Finally I just had to quit researching and put the food away so I could go to bed. Oh yeah, forgot laundry again.
* This is the quilt that I finished putting the sleeve on yesterday *

Chris-miss

I got up after the alarm, relishing the last moments of a dream that I can't remember now. I turned on the router and laptop. I drank a quart of water, then swished. I watched a documentary called “Mobilize” about the increased risk of cancer associated with cell phone use. I exercised and juiced. I meant to meditate, but got sidetracked while looking for a meditation online. I made and ate breakfast. I skimmed the curds from the top of the kefir made yesterday. I got out the crock pot Chris took to Honduras and unwrapped it. I filled it with water and a large beef heart. I put it on high until I had to leave. I listened to a couple of Brad Yates audios. I read more e-mail, then got dressed. I went to quilting. I showed off my hexecontahedron. They told me South Korea and North Korea were not getting along. I hadn't heard that so I resolved to ask Chris. It was Denise's last time to attend. She said good bye to everyone. We left at the same time. I went to Lowes to get two carriage bolts and two wing nuts. When I got home, I brought in the mail.: one bill and junk. It looked like rain so I washed the tubs and put them out, then the rain poured! I read e-mail and minced garlic to add to the heart. I ate some heart. Steven called and talked for awhile, then put Maryann on the phone. After the call, I went back to my laptop. I watched an episode of X-Files waiting for Chris to call. At 10 I realized Chris wasn't going to call since he was leaving at noon his time for some excursion. I worked several number puzzles, then cleaned up from supper and fed the kefir. I realized then that I had totally forgotten to run the dishwasher and do laundry. I stacked the dishwasher but the laundry had to wait for tomorrow.
* Here are a couple of 'rows' from the Tuesday group *

On the mow again

I got up mere seconds before the alarm went off. I turned on the router and laptop. It was my usual morning schedule. I ground up the papaya seeds and filled a capsule, leaving the rest to dry out before filling more capsules. I called the transportation office and she scheduled me an appointment for next Tuesday at 10. I made up an order from Nuts.com to have shipped to Korea, but the shipping alone was over $30 (even with a discount!). So I did not finish it. I bought a kindle book on Amazon and downloaded it to my PC, or thought I did. I could not find it there. I could not get KindleforPC to run on my laptop. I finally decided it wasn't worth the time 'cause I might not get around to reading the book anyway. I juiced, meditated, then made and ate breakfast. I listened to an audio. I got dressed and then I brought in the mail. In one envelop were the license plates that William sent. I tried out the mower under a tree since it was starting to rain. I tried out my projector, but the paper was too thick. While looking for thinner paper, I saw Margie's belt so I cut out the damaged part and sewed the ends back together. William to find out if I got the plates. While I was talking to him, my Swanson order arrived. The rain had stopped, so I raked up the pinecones. Then I mowed the ditches, inside the fence and on the side by the pine trees. It would have been faster to use the weed eater if the cord were long enough. It was sweaty work, so I drank lots of water. I read about the looming currency collapse and hyper inflation. Those sites recommended buying gold and silver, and I wondered if there were any sites without the hype. The alternate suggestion was investing in agriculture. I thought gold and silver can't be eaten, so agriculture was better. That means stockpiling food? Seeds? Essential oils? How about non-electric items? I looked at recommended water filters on Amazon. Then I watched an episode of X-Files. When it was over, I realized skype was turned off. I turned it on, and Chris had sent me three messages. He sang to me. After the call. I listened to ting-sha bell videos on Youtube. I tried to finalize the Nuts.com order, but was not sure if I wanted to add cashews or not. I realized it was late so I decided to post and go to bed.
* This is from the guild meeting last night *

Massage

The alarm went off at 8 and I shut it off, but was having an interesting dream so I went back to bed. It faded pretty quickly. I got up about 8:30 and turned on the laptop. Netflix informed me that my account had been changed so I went in and changed it back, and changed my password – again. I think this is some sort of mix-up, not hacking. I read e-mail, swished and exercised. I got dressed and put a check in the mail. I took one bag of recyclables to the bin. I took a shower and put on clean clothes. I juiced lettuce, and cucumbers, meditated, made breakfast, took supplements, went to quilting, talked to the group about fabric license plates, one lady has 50, another patterns from alaska, talked to Pat, handed in form and payment for next years dues to Mary, gave Rhonda a neck massage, others wanted one but I had to go, ate tomatoes for lunch, read e-mail, Beverly called, then Jennifer, had to go, went to massage therapist. She rubbed my back, legs, and feet. My injured foot did not hurt except for one small spot. Then she did my neck and shoulders and back of head. She also put on rubber gloves and went inside my mouth to get the jaw joint. Afterwards, she left and I rested for a moment then got dressed. I paid her for the session and for two magnets which she put on my foot. Then I came home in rush hour traffic. It was almost time for guild meeting. I ate some chocolate and dates. I checked e-mail one last time. I responded to the lady from the transportation office. I exchanged my shorts for pants. Then I got a smaller box for my hexecontahedron, and hit the road. I had my show and tell sheet all printed out but sadly left it behind in the other box. When I got to the guild meeting, the tables were set up in a square. People were setting out food as they came in. I did not have anything to bring. Each person got a jelly jar with a pincushion top and a foam popsicle with a ticket on it. At 6:30 we prayed and then each person took their plate and moved to the right. As we passed a certain point, we dropped off half of our ticket. Then we sat to eat. At 7 the meeting started. When show and tell was announced, I asked Sue to take pics for me. I stood in line with my object. I had to fill out another show and tell sheet from memory. The president made it sound good as she announced it and read the sheet out loud. As I went back to my seat, Sue told me my camera battery had run down. Then I put the hexecontahedron back in the box. There were three contests concerning the dishes food items were brought in. As the meeting progressed, they handed out lots of door prizes. Pat got a watermelon and a tote bag to carry it in. After the meeting, I helped her carry the watermelon to her car since she had food items to carry as well. Then I drove home. I checked e-mail, then MaryAnn skyped me. I got to talk to her husband, too, and show off my solar puff. Then Chris skyped me. He did not sing and had to go back to work. I called the credit card company to see if any unauthorized charges were made. It seemed not. I plugged in my camera battery to recharge. Then I watched an episode of X-Files. I posted to my blog and fed my kefir before going to bed.

Trombone troubles

I woke up before the alarm and started thinking of all the things I was grateful for about the life I have now. I continued after the alarm went off. Then I got up and turned on the router. My trombone was right there, so I picked it up to practice. But the slide sounded raspy. I oiled it and watered it but the sound continued. I could see that all the plating had worn off of one section of the inner slide. I wondered if I should send it to the slide dr. in Atlanta. So I played the other one. Then I went to the kitchen and got out my paper with the detox procedure on it. First up was to drink lemon water. I poured the rest of a jug of water into my quart measuring cup. I filled it with rain water. Then I noticed that not all of the rain water got boiled. So I filtered the unboiled rain water into the coffee pot and heated it up. I added vinegar and lemon to the measuring cup and drank it with a straw while reading e-mail.
I boiled coffee and heated up water. I did not get William's check in the mail because the mailman came 40 minutes early. I exercised, drybrushed and rebounded. When the detox was over, I did the lime thing then sunbathed. Then I juiced and cleaned up, and then meditated. I got a message that our Netflix password was changed and the e-mail address and streaming was added. I called Netflix to restore our account and had to change the password. It started raining again, so I put out the collection tubs and got wet. I looked up the slide doctor. I read about their recommendations for cleaning and lubing, and the cost of having a slide 'fixed'. I filled the slide with shampoo in water since shampoo should be good for grease. I hung it on the door knob to soak while I looked up how to print on fabric. I cut some freezer paper and muslin and ironed them together. Then I trimmed off the edges. I made a pdf of quilt labels for the show. Then I printed it in a piece of paper. That worked. I tried printing it on the fabric. The print part worked but it did not feed farther than the first label before getting stuck. It just wasn't stiff enough and the edges curled. I went back to the slide. I cleaned the inner and outer with paper towels on a rod. I got some green stuff but not that much. As per their instructions, I put one drop of oil on each slide, then slid them in and out. I wiped them off and sprayed water. The slide worked pretty good then, but still had some sound. Is it worth $140 to have it fixed perfectly? I don't know. But if I'm going to do that, I had better do it before going to Korea. No telling what might happen to the slide in international mail. I watched an episode of X-Files until Chris skyped me. He needs me to pick up my plane ticket but I need the new POA to do it. After the call, I finished the episode. I could not resist several blank Sudoku puzzles. I posted to my blog and probably went to bed.
* this is one of the quilts I saw yesterday. I think it belongs to Ann *

Hotter than Pokemon

The desktop computer woke up in the middle of the night. I noticed because it made a sound and then the blue light from the monitor illuminated the doorway. I got up to check. The router was off and there was nothing near the mouse. Fearing that some sleeper code was going to make it reboot, I put it into sleep mode.
In the morning, I got up with the alarm, but did not want to because it was kind of dark outside and raining hard. I checked the basement and garage for water but did not find any. I thought of another place to look for the fabric Lauri did not have enough of, but still did not find it. (I guess I forgot to mention that yesterday). My fruit fly trap was starting to smell, so I took it outside in the rain to dump it in the compost. That's when I discovered that it was full of (presumably) fruit fly grubs. I ran in for a bottle of rubbing alcohol and spritzed them liberally. Some had already gotten out of the dish. When I came in to wash my hands, one was on my arm.
I did my exercises, then juiced. There wasn't time to meditate. I got dressed and took the license plates and pattern out to the car. I drove to quilting. The first person I talked to was Jane and she took the pattern. Then I plunked my three license plates in front of Beverly for her to see. She and the other Beverly were discussing which ones they wanted when two other ladies came up and offered me money for them. So I sold those. Beverly C suggested I call William and ask him to get me more. So I did, and he said he would. The plates are hotter than Pokemon!
I stopped by the arsenal to get our passports. It did not take long once I found someone to wait on me. Then I had to sign for them. My next stop was the Asian store. I got kimbap and a cabbage. I resisted eating any on the way home. Then I juiced limes and cracked two eggs for the yolks. Like yesterday, I drank it and rested with my laptop. Later I ate kimbap with kimchi. I called Cecelia to see if the farmer's market was open on this rainy day. She said she had decided it wasn't, but she was going past it and would call if it was open. Jennifer called me and we were still talking when Cecelia called to say the market was open. Jen told me that she got three new piano students yesterday. She asked me to get her some eggs on Monday from the lady at quilting. I went to the market and got more goat milk. I also got lettuce and cucumbers. There were eggs, too, so I got some for Jennifer and dropped them off at the church. She really is having some good luck! I came home and found my kefir had separated so I ate the fluffy part. I ate the lime pulp from earlier. I put rainwater in a pot to boil on the stove. I took my camera down to take pics of yellow fabrics for Michele. I also found a fabric shower curtain to replace the plastic one which apparently offgasses toxic fumes. I deleted a lot of pics from my camera to make room for more. I sent pics to Michele. Then I made breakfast. I had to refill the honey, chia and flax containers. I put the kefir grains in fresh milk. I put the boiled water in a jar and boiled a second pot. I made a point of enjoying the moment while listening to an audio with headphones, classical music playing in the background. When it was over, I watched a video of the conductor of the Philharmonic giving a motivational talk. I rebooted the computer. Then I watched X-Files until Chris skyped me. He sang to me and then he was gone. I finished the episode. I installed a Firefox update. I was lucky that all my windows were preserved. Not so with IE. I watched one more video, then went to bed.

It's Here!!!!

I heard the alarm but did not get up until 8:30. Even though I brushed my teeth before bed, my mouth tasted terrible. I decided to take aggressive action. I brushed with baking soda and then added a sip of vinegar. That did the trick. When I got to the kitchen, I found a trapped roach. It was not in one of the traps I made, but in the dry coffee pot in the sink. He was alive and well, but trapped. I poured soapy water over him to coat whatever it is he breathes with. He struggled, and then lay still. I listened to audios and got things moving again. I think the kefir contributed to constipation. I put Netflix in the mail.
I did my exercises. I watered plants in the living room with rainwater from last night. I juiced and meditated. I made breakfast and ate it reading e-mail. I changed from shorts to pants because it was a rainy day. I put my purple quilt and the sleeve in a plastic bag to take to my car. I pulled the sewing stuff from Chris' car and loaded it in my back seat. I did not want to drive his car in the pouring rain. When I got to the church, I asked for the rain to hold up for 2 minutes. It slackened and I rolled my cart to the church door. There were not many ladies there and they were finished with lunch. I had plenty of room to set up my machine. The lady next to me had brought me a dozen eggs from her son who raises chickens. I finished putting borders on the Renegades quilt. Then I pinned the sleeve to the back of the purple quilt and handsewed for the rest of the afternoon. Maryann was working on her blooming nine-patch and Lauri was doing a red-white-and-blue one for a coworker. Carolyn was still working on foundation pieced strips. It was almost 5 when I packed up, being almost finished with the sleeve. I needed to leave something to work on at Stitch-Its. It was not raining when I left the church, but was when I got home – only a mile away. I went inside and decided since my stomach was empty, to try the lime flush. All the ingredients are supposed to be at room temperature, but the limes were in the fridge. So I heated water in the coffee pot and put it in a quart cup. Over that, I placed a saucer. I squeezed three limes into it. While I was juicing limes, there was a knock on the door. It was the UPS man with a big box (the mower). I opened the garage and he rolled it in there with his hand truck. I finished juicing the limes, added two eggs yolks, and a tablespoon of olive oil. I had to warm it a little because the limes came from the fridge. Then I drank it down. I called William to tell him the mower arrived. He talked to me as I opened the box, took all the pieces out, then turned the box on its side to scoot the mower body out. I attached the lower handles, and then the upper handle. He told me how to attach the wire and the key and start it up. I was excited to use it, but not in the rain. Then we talked about the fabric license plates that he put in separately. The pattern was a black and white copy. It was hard to see. So I got online and went to their Facebook page to see the color original. I made a copy of the directions and two color copies of the finished product, which I taped to the directions. I refreshed the milk for the kefir, and washed the empty jar. I set it by the door to take to the farmer's market tomorrow. I watched a video on cell passaging. I ate the rest of the coconut from yesterday. I started listening to a long audio – and finished the last of the fish. I opened the mail. There was nothing really. I watched X-Files until Chris skyped me. We talked for a short time. Then I finished the episode. I watched some tapping videos that came in an e-mail, and then tapped on my own. I thought I could tap away this awful dread of going to Korea, but it just won't budge.

Growing bacteria

I got up at 8 with the alarm. I turned on the laptop and the router. I listened to audios as I took various supplements. I ate breakfast then showered and dressed. Chris called to say he was waiting for a later run of the KTX because the sooner one only had standing tickets and he did not want to stand on a train going 200 miles an hour. I took the box of dropper bottles to my car. I watered the plants on the way out. Then I drove to church, giving my usual thanks for the automatic transmission. There was time to speak to people before the service. I got the papers from my church mailbox. Ron asked about Chris and related how he did not realize before he retired that the money was good at the time but over the years became tight. Then I sat in my pew and Jennifer sat with me. At the anthem time, the Luthermen sang. They were very good as usual. Dad would have enjoyed listening to them (and probably singing with them too). After the service I helped Art count the loose offering. Jennifer showed me a half slip and some elastic. She was asking questions about how to replace the worn out elastic. As I was explaining it, I realized it would be easier for me to do it and that that was probably what she was hoping for. So I offered and she accepted. Mary spoke to me about playing on the last Sunday of this month. Then I got the bottles from the car for the pastor's wife. She is a kindergarten teacher. She was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor that hasn't grown in two years. So she's still working. She talked about essential oils and acupuncture. We discussed the blocks she wants me to make into pillowcases and how to get them clean. Then I drove to the grocery store. Among other things, I got a coconut with juice, and a papaya and a spray bottle. When I got home, I changed clothes and put the food away. Soon it was time to go back to church to count the offering. We did it in 35 minutes, which was some kind of record. Although, to be fair, we did not fill out the bank ticket because he did not have the book. When I got home, I listened to audios (this is the last day for the mental health summit) and I ate the papaya and sucked all the pulp from the seeds. I put them in the fridge to dry out. I worked some puzzles. I went down to sew new elastic in Jen's half skirt. I used a corkscrew to put a hole in the coconut to drain it. Then I put it in two bags. I took it to the patio to bang it against the bricks. One last big bang broke the bag and pieces went everywhere. I picked up the biggest ones and came inside. I ate a bunch of it, plus a quart of salt water. I looked up how to culture probiotics. Inulin is considered a prebiotic so I added some to my kefir from yesterday. I also added some psyllium husk. I emptied the dishwasher. Then I watched the last segment of Parade's End with Benedict Cumberbatch. When that was over, I watched an episode of X-Files. Then I checked for new e-mail. Chris skyped me. He was on his lunch break. I might have been tempted to take a personal day after all the traveling he did. He recommended growing probiotics in gelatin. Then it was time to clean up in the kitchen and go to bed.
* I did not take any pics today, so here is Julie's quilt from Thursday *

DDr x 2

I got up to shut off the alarm and swish with charcoal. Then I went back to bed for a little bit. I got back up to turn on the laptop, check the roach traps (nothing) and drink the PnB shake. Btw, I did not go straight to bed last night. As I was turning off my laptop, I noticed an open window to Swansons and the 20% off offer expired at midnight so I made up a week's worth of vitamins to determine what I needed and I placed the order. So back to this morning: I was listening to an audio when my phone rang. Chris called me from the Dallas airport before his flight to Incheon. He was hoping there would be a seat on the KTX to Chinhae but there hadn't been one when he set up the flight. In that situation I would be worried, but he wasn't. I drank a quart of vinegar water. I listened to another audios: one on amino acids. She said if one is deficient in an amino acid, taking it can make a difference in 5 minutes. I worked more blank number puzzles. I called William for his birthday. I realized that his and Kurt's birthdays are always on the same day of the week (duh – 35 days apart). I juiced, listened to another audio, and meditated. I answered e-mail, and watered the plants. I finished the audio and made breakfast. Jennifer sent me a link to another audio which I listened to as I washed supplement dropper bottles. I ate fish and an avocado. I brought in the mail. We got a disconnect notice from our ISP because they did not receive a payment last month. I opened a coconut from the grocery store. It was sour inside so I threw it out. I put two subwoofers on the donate pile. I investigated our PS1 and PS2 and the DDR mats and discs. Michele says the PS1 doesn't play DDR but we do have one for it and I did a few rounds to be sure it worked. I wanted to pack them in two sets, one for me and one for her, but there was only one video cord. I looked through our cord pile and found an AV cord that would suffice. I packed the foam DDR mat back in its box. I closed the patio gate for the night. I watched some sewing videos from the TQS newsletter. I put laundry in the washer. I put the PS2 and padded DDR mat with Michele's pile in the basement. I played part 1 of “Parades End” on my laptop with my foot elevated. When the washer finished, I put the laundry in the dryer and stacked and ran the dishwasher. I watched the second part of the movie. But I turned it off before the third part. It was late and time to post to my blog and go to bed.
* My celery heel is doing well. I am curious to see just how well it will grow in a dish. *

Nice surprise

The alarm went off at 8 but I did not get up until almost 8:30. I turned on the laptop and swished. I drank my PnB shake. I exercised and watered the plants. I drank a quart of vinegar water. I kept listening to audios from the mental health summit. The lady said Ritalin is speed that is legalized for children. She also recommended 3000 mg of EFA's. So I looked up how many I was getting now and it wasn't nearly that much. I went on Swansons and added some extra to my cart. Paige called to say she was on her way. I filled a capsule with papaya seed and swallowed it. When Paige came, we hunted for a good lily and dug it up. The clump was so full of bulbs that she did not dig up any more. I realized how badly they needed thinning, but wasn't sure I would ever get to it since I have higher priorities. I brought in the mail and dug a splinter out of my heel. I e-mailed Chris about a bill, then called AmEx to delete the one cent credit that makes them keep sending me a statement even though I canceled the card. I made juice, drank the first part, then re-juiced the pulp and added a crushed papaya leaf. It masked the strong taste a little bit. I was cleaning up the juicer when I heard Skype. It was Michele. Chris got out early and visited her. I spoke to them at length. Chris said our passports arrived at the arsenal in June and I should pick them up. Then I left to have breakfast because I was getting lightheaded. I used the remaining ground papaya seeds to fill the largest empty capsules. There must be an easier way. I cleaned up some clutter on the dining room table I tapped with Carol Look (an audio) for overwhelm (not wanting to see just how big the looming change in my life is). I made up capsules of NAC. I put an another audio and went downstairs to work on a quilt sleeve. The laptop kept shutting down. I checked the power setting and it was set to do nothing when the lid was closed. When I finished, I brought the laptop up and plugged it in. I checked the sleep settings which conflicted with the closed lid settings. I looked up salt and adrenals. People with low adrenals tolerate salt more than others. So I drank more salt water. I looked up how to clean old linens. I soaked Margie's belt in sarm soapy water. If it works, I will try her mother's handembroidered block. I worked on a numberless Sudoku puzzle. I watched a quilt video. I listened to an audio on vibrational medicine. I watched an episode of X-Files. I drank some kefir and refreshed the milk. I listened to a hypnosis mp3 for stress relief. But when I relaxed, a feeling of impending doom came over me. Soon I shall be homeless and belong nowhere. I cried, I tapped, I went to bed.
* This is Marjorie's quilt, taken yesterday *

Being bugged

I got up soon after the alarm. I turned on the router and laptop. I made a PnB shake, and then a quart of vinegar water. I added salt because I might be deficient. I was researching whether coconut oil kills good bacteria (some say yes, some say no) when I heard a truck rumble by and that reminded me that today is recycle day. So I jumped up and got dressed. I collected one bag of paper and two of plastic. I took the bin to the street. Then I watered my plants. A tomato plant that died a month ago had small green tomatoes on it, and they turned orange. So I ate them. A live plant had an orange tomato on it, so I cut out the bad part and ate the rest of it. I scooped out the kefir grains from their jar, poured out most of the milk, and added fresh milk and put the grains back in. Someone had suggested that I name my grains but I haven't come up with a suitable name yet. I brought in the water jugs from the car. I listened to several audios from mental health summit as I exercised, juiced, and meditated. I was going to do a facial mask, but the paste I had made last week went moldy. Not wanting to spread mold all over my face (even though it COULD have been penicillin), I threw it out. I read about roach traps as I ate breakfast. Before leaving, I tore some strips from white fabric to make a sleeve and took the purple quilt and some thread and notions to Stitchits. I sat with Pat. Susan took a pic of my quilt and posted it on the group Facebook page. I handsewed the twp strips together and started sewing the sleeve, but it hurt my hands so I stopped. After 2, I packed up and went home. I watered the plants again, and brought in the mail and the recycling tub. I drank lots of water and then sunbathed. I read more about roach traps. I put some coffee grounds in a lid and surrounded it with diatomaceous earth. I filled a narrow top jar with soapy water and greased the sides near the top. I drove to the fish market for salmon. William called to say the lawn mower was in the mail. I cooked the fish in a copious amount of coconut oil. I ate some and put the rest away. I washed two sweet potatoes and two Jicama. I oiled them with what was left from frying the fish. I put them in the oven to bake. I listened to audios until Chris skyped me. He had to order a new suitcase from Amazon because his suitcase arrived broken when he got to DC. I finished the audio, then read articles linked to that page. I ate one of the sweet potatoes. The jicama never got soft, even after two hours in the oven. I killed a roach. Then I watched an episode of X-Files. I discovered the dead roach body was covered in ants. I smacked them all with a flyswatter. I dusted the doorway with diatomaceous earth. I posted to my blog and checked the roach traps in the kitchen before going to bed.
* This is Sherrie's miniature quilt *

Unexpected ice cream

I got up at 8 with the alarm. I played audios while drinking vinegar water and exercising. It was coffee detox day, so I got to listen to lots of audios from the mental health summit. Dr. Amen mentioned that a map of the areas where schizophrenia is most prevalent would match such a map of Lyme Disease. I watered the plants. I did today's Sudoku puzzle. I called Denise about 12:30 to say I was almost on my way and was there anything I could bring her? She mentioned boxes so I filled my car with boxes. I was trying to get the large TV box in the car when I decided to call and see if she needed a TV box. She did not, so I just left. When I got there, she made us scrambled eggs. Then we talked. She wanted to sell her wedding dress, so I held it up while she took pics. Then I played the Effortless Efficiency CD as we packed boxes in her closet. Then her husband came home. We helped a little with packing the trailer. She left me to pack while she made supper, but I did not know enough about what was to go now and what to be left for last, so I got a broom and swept up all the cat hair. She had me use a different broom for the cat room. Then I sorted a stack of papers by calling out what I saw for her approval. When supper was ready, the three of us sat at the table. She said a prayer and we ate salad, cauliflower, and beef patties. Then we looked at her garden. She picked some tomatoes and two very large carrots for me. Then she said she was taking me somewhere. So I got in their truck. As David drove, I called Chris to tell him I wasn't going to be able to skype with him tonight. We went to a place called SubZero. Basically they make ice cream to order. I got coconut milk as a base, honey as a sweetener, and blueberries and cashews mixed in. It was good for a non-dairy ice cream. I ate as we drove back. It made me kind of sleepy. When we got to their house, she filled some water jugs from her water filter. Then she thanked me for coming and helping, and I thanked her for the veggies and the ice cream. As I drove home, it occurred to me that if someone had bet me $100 this morning that I would be eating ice cream by the end of the day, I would have taken that bet. Then I worried that I might forget about the spider at the back door and run into the web. But, I did remember, and I went in the front door. I cleared some e-mail and posted to my blog and went to bed.
* This is how they freeze each individual ice cream order, by hand in a stainless steel bowl. The clerk claimed they used liquid nitrogen. *

How to eat a papaya leaf

I got up at 8 with the alarm. I drank the bentonite shake that I made last night. I made a list of my activities for today so I wouldn't forget what to do, when to do it and what to take along. I listened to an audio on the mental health summit. Dr, Perlmutter talked about studies that showed that the microbiome can affect one's view of the world. I swept the floor with a broom and then the carpet with the vac. I drank three cups of vinegar water. I picked a papaya leaf and nibbled on it. The taste got unbearably stronger the longer I nibbled. I drank some kefir and added more fresh milk. I looked at my quilt top downstairs and decided it would be far easier to show the picture on my camera than bring the whole thing for show-n-tell. I drove to post and exchanged the season 8 DVD for the season 9 DVD. Then I went to quilting. I returned copies of patterns from last week and looked through this week's list, but did not find any I wanted. I showed off the quilt top on my camera. I talked to the two Beverlys. They have the same middle name, too. Anita texted Beverly all the Georgia shops she was going to today. I guess we'll have a whole bunch of new patterns next week. I wished I had one to contribute. I stopped by the Asian store for kimbap and kimchi. I could not resist eating some of the kimbap in my car. Then I went to the gas station to fill up my car, and drove home. I opened the kimchi and found out that it was awful – must have been a different kind. I threw the leftovers from last week in to hopefully make it better for next time. I made breakfast and listened to an audio. I sunbathed, then showered, and went to the farmer's market. I returned the milk bottles and got a half gallon of fresh goat milk. I was not able to get bones or organ meat. And the vendor was not happy that the butcher did not save those parts last time they sent a cow to be processed. I got some cukes, peppers and tomatoes. I drove to Ruth's Nutrition. They were out of eggs. I got a craniosacral massage which is something new: she just came back from taking the class. It was very relaxing and I hoped it would solve my teeth-clenching problem. She was very excited to see how well my foot was doing, Afterward I bought a probiotic formulated with the help of Dr. Perlmutter (from this morning's audio). Then I went home. I could not help noticing the grass all of a sudden needed mowing. I came in to take my vitamins, and saw Chris was on skype so I talked to him. I drank some whey and made up some capsules of papaya seed. In the waning daylight I decided to mow the lawn. It went fairly well. I avoided one area because of all the pinecones, and I got caught on one of the tomato cages. I hope I did not damage the plant inside. When I was finished, I parked the mower and went inside to fix supper. I made a papaya leaf and red pepper omelet. I sat in front of the laptop to eat it. I realized it was 8 and the steward ship meeting started at 7:30. It would have taken 15 minutes to get there so I figured I missed it. I cleared a few e-mails while listening to another audio on the Mental Health Summit. Then I put in the next X-Files DVD. I had trouble playing it and took it out to wipe it well. Then it played after a rocky start. It was a 'to be continued' episode. By then it was 10:30. All I wanted was to go to bed, but I had to clean up in the kitchen or face the consequences (which would really 'bug' me).
* This is a wallhanging that Beverly is making to thank her friend in California who procured for her a fabric license plate. *

I lost my sole

I got up at 8 with the alarm. I filled a quart container with water, lemon juice and vinegar. I poured out some kefir and replaced the volume with fresh milk. I don't think the kefir grains liked the Terro Shield last night. But they seem to have recovered this morning. I did not see any fruit flies at first, but when they caught scent of the vinegar water, they came out of hiding. I listened to an audio, then paused it to pick flowers for quilting and water my plants. I resumed the audio. The speaker said shaking would help re-balance the nervous system and doing it every day would make a difference. I did my exercises, and turned on the ceiling fan thinking it would make life harder for the fruit flies. I juiced peppers and carrots. I meditated, then made breakfast. I had to make up a new batch of powdered spices to complete it. Then I ate breakfast while listening to an audio. The speaker said that looking for the cause of depression is like looking for the cause of a fever. They are both symptoms, not diseases. It was noon, so I grabbed my purse and headed to quilting. I put the flowers in the footwell of Chris' car and barely managed not to spill it while I drove. It was a brunch celebration of August birthdays. I brought the flowers because I did not know what food to bring. Someone suggested I put it on the table where the birthday girls were sitting. It was assumed to be for them and one of them took it home. That was fine with me, but I was surprised. A lady there said her son lives next door to her and raises chickens. She offered to bring me some eggs so I ordered a dozen for next week. I chatted with the ladies as I worked on the quilt top for Renegades. I finished and decided Bertha was right – it needed a border to protect all the bias edges. I only had one fabric with me that would work. So I used it. I got one side done and decided to go home since it was after five. When I got home, I brought in the mail and had a bite to eat. I saw the neighbor's truck, so I knew he was home. As I walked over, I saw a man on a mower and thought it was him. But it was the neighbor next to him. But he was really nice and got his push mower out. He walked it over to my place and started it. I mowed the ditches in front and then the grass inside the fence and some near the trench. The sole fell off of my left shoe. I topped off his gas tank and rolled the mower back. He was surprised to see me so soon. When I came in, I drank a lot of water. Chris skyped me. We discussed the plant growing in the compost. I was afraid it might be cannabis, but Chris suggested papaya. I googled papaya and, yes it was. I watched a tapping video, and ate some goat cheese. I went on to another audio while culling papers from the stacks in the table. I researched papaya leaf benefits – anti-cancer and a cure for dengue fever among others. I filled two capsules with ground papaya seeds and swallowed them, and also did one of NAC because it tastes so bad. I put up my foot and watched the next Dvd of X-Files. I was disappointed to see that there was only one episode on it – the season ender. Then I checked for any new e-mail, posted to my blog, and went to bed.

No mow Sunday

I got up just before 8. I poured out some keifr to drink and added some fresh milk to the jar before putting the coffee filter back on top with a rubber band. I checked e-mail, and made a psyllium and bentonite shake. I took a shower, then drank some warm lemon water. I got dressed and watered the plants. I made and ate breakfast. I put my grocery bags in the car and went to church. I hit the bathroom and still had time to greet a few people. Heather and her husband talked about car repair. As I settled in the pew, the pastor was giving announcements. During the passing of the peace, I stopped by the restroom again. Margie told me how in addition to getting ready for school, she is helping with two upcoming weddings. The children's sermon was about Jesus being the bread of life and our pastor brought a copy of the food pyramid with bread and grains being the largest part. I did not want the kids to think bread and pasta were the healthiest foods on the list. After the service, I met Art in the back to record the loose offering and we talked about getting first quarter on the computer. He presented me with a thumb drive and wanted me to put the software and files from the church onto it. I said I didn't think I could do that since it seemed to be a problem to get it from one computer in the church to another. Then I met Mary at the organ. She gave me some music to look over to play on trombone sometime. We talked about doing one piece at the end of August and the other at the end of September. A number of people remarked what a pretty color my dress was. Instead of going straight to the market, I went home to drop off my trombone so it would not be sitting in a hot car. I drove to Publix for groceries. I did not get much. I carried them out myself. But the man came to get my cart and we spoke about the heat and counting the offering. When I got home, I put the groceries away. I checked e-mail and read up on fruit flies. Per an article, I put peppermint and eucalyptus oils in my diffuser. I put laundry in the washing machine. I changed my clothes and drove to church to count the offering with Art. Although we had a lot of things that were somewhat unusual, it all added up the first time. Score! And it only took the usual hour. I drove home, hoping my next door neighbor would be home so I could borrow his mower. But he wasn't. I hoped the fruit flies would be gone, too, but they weren't. I researched Mindmag, a brand of magnesium that Denise tried and did could not take. Chris called while he was waiting for Marie. When she arrived, he got in the car and I talked to both of them. After the call, I went to open the jar of kimchi that I had bought at Publix and left sitting on the table. I saw that the lid was buckling. So I opened it outside (which was a very good thing). I ate about half the contents of the jar. I put the laundry in the dryer. I ate a nectarine and some tomatoes. I researched silicon dioxide. I answered some e-mail. When I went down to get the laundry, I moved a box of thread and some netting scraps to the donate pile. Then I brought the laundry upstairs and folded it. I went outside to pull grass at the side of the driveway while catching the last of the sun. I gave up on my neighbor getting home in time for me to borrow his mower. I put Terroshield drops in the diffuser. It smelled kind of like a dryer sheet. Chris and Michele skyped me. It was good to see her and talk to her. Later, I was tapping when Beverly called. She asked if I wanted a fabric license plate from Georgia. I said I wanted one but only one even though they were going to go to a bunch of places. The call went on for some time. Then I sat in a chair with my foot up to watch X-Files. I had forgotten to put the rice sock back in the freezer so I had to do without it. I posted to my blog and went to bed.
* this is an avocado tree that is growing in the compost pile *

You can catch more flies with kefir than with vinegar

I got up early. I wasn't sure I could get up at all. I had placed my meds near my bed. But once I managed a standing position, I took it as a good sign. I rubbed some arnica on my back. I turned on the router with my foot since bending was contraindicated. I turned on the laptop. I put water in the glass coffee pot to heat. I emptied the dishwasher of all items except for two glass casserole dishes which were heavy and will go in the back of a low cabinet. I made myself a P and B shake (psyllium and bentonite) in the Magic Bullet. The fruit fly community was all gathered around the kefir. I did not think they could get through the paper towel but I checked inside just to be sure. Then I put some in a bowl and covered it with plastic wrap. I poked some holes to make a trap. Then I put two cups of warm water in a bowl and added apple cider vinegar. I drank that while reading e-mail. The fruit flies were interested it that too, which surprised me since they were not interested in the vinegar/soap combo that I offered them a while ago. Maybe they knew it was a trap? I read e-mail and tried an exercise that is supposed to accept and release fear. I took my vitamins, then got the mail. I watered the plants and trimmed the four o'clocks. I was pulling weeds from the compost pile and found an avocado plant. Then I took my pre-breakfast supplements and was going to exercise, but started a video on chemical burden. It took almost an hour and a half. I did the coffee detox while I listened. Did you know that the ingredients of personal care products is largely self-regulated? Companies get to decide for themselves if the ingredients are safe and then don't even have to tell the gov't that the chemicals are being used. So the labeling leaves a lot to be desired. Then I meditated. I turned off the AC and turned on the fan. I exercised. Jennifer called to ask me to write down an affirmation for her son to find a subletter. I offered her some kefir but she won't be in church tomorrow. I juiced and cleaned up before the remaining fruit flies could join me. I read more about feeding kefir grains, but there was not much info beyond milk. Are my search results being filtered? I made breakfast and put in some kefir. I also added some kefir to the coconut milk batch. I am ready for my grains to multiply so I can try growing them in whey which is full of lactose which I think is what they eat. I searched my computer for some feng shui notes I took a while back with no luck. I tried a Sudoku puzzle with no luck. I started a tapping video, then stopped to get out my backup trombone. I played it to test it out, then put it in my car for tomorrow. I pulled weeds and raked them up. I resumed the video. I drank water, and was attacked by hungry, desperate fruit flies. If I die, I want it written on my tombstone so the world will know the danger. Chris skyped me, but he did not sing. He was tired. After he hung up, I watched an episode of X-Files with rice on my foot. Then I wrapped it for bed. I got the kefir out of the oven which was full of fruit flies. Are they living on the fumes? I finished reading through an e-mail, and then posted to my blog so I could go to bed.

It's in the mail

I got up late. I swished while bringing in rain water to boil on the stove since I read that a coffee pot can leach BPA. I spent the morning filling out quilt show forms. I have been procrastinating all week so I forced myself to finish filling out the forms, writing the blurbs, printing the photos, stapling and putting it all in a large packet which went in the mailbox with two stamps on it. Then I ladled hot water out of the pot and boiled more. I read through a lot of liver and gallbladder cleanses. I juiced green beans, celery, carrots and a cucumber. I cleaned up, and then meditated. I made and ate breakfast. I concocted a paste with bentonite, charcoal, papaya seed, vitamin c powder and whey. I spread that on my face and went outside for some sunshine while it dried. The plants did not need watering after all the rain yesterday. One tomato plant had its top eaten off even though it was inside the fence. I noticed the grass is growing so am looking forward to a new mower. I put the cooled water in jugs. I listened to audios and cleared e-mail. Jennifer agreed to adopt my kefir grains when I leave for Korea. Chris skyped me. We talked and he sang to me. I went outside to enjoy the last of the sunshine. I found a marigold growing in the driveway so I replanted it where one had died a few weeks ago. I pulled up some grass growing over the sidewalk. I brought the vacuum in to join the donate pile. I moved some of the Honduras stuff away from the donate pile. I came upstairs to get the kitchen garbage. I got sidetracked with e-mail. An hour later I remembered the garbage and took it downstairs to add what was in the basement and to throw it in the garbage can. The fruit flies were then on the scent of the kefir. They clustered on top of the paper towel that covered it. I clapped my hands above it and killed three of them. I researched salt water flushes. I drank a quart of warm water with salt in it. It tasted pretty good. I sat down to watch an episode of X-Files. No flushing occurred so I drank more water and watched a movie called A Joyful Noise. I like musicals. Still no flushing, but my back hurt. I posted to my blog and went to bed.
* this is one of the quilts I intend to enter in the show *

Rainy Day

I woke up in the night hearing the wind and rain. Eventually I went back to sleep, and did not want to get up when the alarm went off. I got up later to drink and swish and check e-mail. I put out the rain collection tubs. I had just done my exercises and was washing vegetables to juice when the power went off. I waited a little for it to come on. I heard the AC click but the blower did not start. It must have a battery in it. I sat in my chair to relish the feeling of no electronic waves, when it occurred to me that the cell towers might be working. So I called Chris and got his voice mail. Not sure if that meant anything, I called Denise and she answered. I did not talk long because I only had two bars on my phone. I ate some of the veggies and put the rest in the fridge. I sat to meditate, but got caught in thoughts of 'what if this is how it starts?' Armageddon, the end of the world, etc. Then I thought I might go to quilting early, but maybe they didn't have power either. Then I heard police sirens and thought of the traffic lights being out. I decided to make breakfast. I could not boil water to clean the nuts, but they probably don't really need that. But what about grinding the flax and chia seeds? I wondered if I could use the lawn mower battery to power the grinder. Then I remembered that there were outlets in my car. I had just filled the grinder with seeds and was walking to the door when the lights came on. I immediately plugged in my phone to recharge, in case the power went out again. Denise had said a storm was on its way. I quickly made breakfast and ate it listening to an audio on the laptop, and working a sudoku puzzle. I read e-mail. One was selling software where subliminal messages flash on your computer screen. I figured it should be simple enough to write my own program with a hint or two. I googled that but did not find what I wanted. Lots of programs were for sale however. I threw out a slimy coconut ( I didn't know they did that). I went down to check the basement for water, and stayed to sew the long strips together to finish a quilt top in case the world ended, or if I wanted to add borders. I decided which quilts to enter in the show. I made copies of the patterns that I picked up Tuesday. I wondered if I had anything to show for all the hours I spend reading articles on the web. I printed four quilt show entry forms, and measured the quilted items except for the pulpit cloth. I brought in the mail. A packet contained kefir grains. They looked like squashed cauliflower florets. I put them in goat milk. I made up a week's worth of supplements. I worked downstairs flitting from one thing to another. I tried to finish a quilt project, I sorted scraps, I moved fabric around, I filled a box with bias tape and rickrack and blanket binding. None of it seemed to make a dent in what needs to be done. I swept the bathroom downstairs which was covered in debris from when the guys put up a new ceiling. Finally I came upstairs to have supper. I peeled and ate an egg. While I was making a salad, Chris called on Skype. He said he'd had three beers. He sang to me and we talked until he hung up because he was falling asleep. I kinda felt sleepy myself. I was listening to an audio while I notice Kurt had e-mailed me. So I skype-texted him. We chatted about how to code a macro to run notepad. He tried to talk me through it the way he would do it, but my computer was running different software in a different fashion. We got pretty close though. Then Notepad decided saving was illegal somehow. It was after 11 so I told him we could try again tomorrow. Then I posted and went to bed.
* peppers at the hydroponics farm *

Not a topic for tea parties

I had trouble sleeping last night because my insides were working overtime to digest the olive oil. It tasted like salad dressing, which went down pretty good after not eating much. I finally did fall asleep but woke up in the night hearing loud wind and rain. I fell asleep again, then woke before 5 I think. When you gotta go, you gotta go. At 5:30 it was over and I noticed daylight creeping in. So I checked on the spider and he was sitting there calmly. I went back to bed until 6. Then it and it's web were gone. I drank the 3rd draught of epsom salt water and went back to bed. I dreamed that Michele called me from the beach so I popped over. I was surprised they could see me since I wasn't really there, but we were interacting. I stayed in bed until my alarm went off at 8. I drank the last draught of epsom salt water and got on my computer to jot some notes. I went to the bathroom again. It felt like I had eaten hot peppers yesterday. I saw the small green stones people talked about on Youtube. But mine were smaller and not impressive in any way. I did my usual Wednesday detox protocol with exercise and coffee. I had audios playing during the whole time. In one video the woman looked amazingly like she was in her twenties but was in her forties. She worked out only 10 minutes a day. I worked two Sudoku puzzles, and then passed what looked like a small tapeworm. I made and ate breakfast. I skipped juicing cause Denise wanted me to come over and it was taking too long. I took a shower just before Denise called saying she needed a ride home from dropping off her truck at the mechanic. I put boxes and packing paper in the car, and empty water cartons. i watered the plants quickly. I drove to meet her on Jordan and followed her to the mechanic to drop off the truck, then drove her to her house. We sorted through her quilting fabrics and projects, packing and labeling them. I drove her back to pick up her truck, which she decided not to fix when she heard how much it would be. We went back to packing. She gave me a cutting mat she did not want. Her husband came home and loaded the boxes into their trailer. She let me fill my water jugs from her water filter which is better than mine. My dad called while I was filling the jugs and I missed his call. I drove home and called him back while ricing my foot. Then I made a sweet potato leaf salad with tomatoes and lettuce. I also ate the last of the meat, and the pulp from the grapefruit that I squeezed last night. I caught up on e-mail, and then watched an episode of X-Files. I realized that the discs were out of order so that's why they are looking for Mulder even though he has already been found. I posted to my blog and went to bed.
* This is the license plate from our local store *

Collecting license plates

I woke up before 8, started swishing with toothpowder and went back to bed. Still before 8, I got up to turn on the computer and print something I had seen on a math website that I thought would make an interesting quilt. Denise called to say her husband wanted to move a trailer-load of belongings this weekend and could I come over and help her pack (or at least supervise)? I said I might come over tomorrow and definitely on Thursday. Then I did my exercises and took the Vit C. I watered the plants. I renewed the X-Files DVD. I called the church to make sure Art and I could use the computer.
I got my stuff for this afternoon together and took it with me to quilting. They had row-by-row patterns on the table. I picked up a few and some Roma tomatoes that someone had brought in. We talked about fabric license plates with Beverly. I called William and asked if he could check Quilter's Corner for theirs and he did. I stopped at the Asian (and more) store for kimbap. I ate it at home with the last of the kimchi. It was especially good today. I read some e-mail, and checked for other quilt shops in the Richmond area. I wondered if I had friends in every state so I could collect a whole set. I drove to church to meet Art at 1. The secretary was just leaving. I used her computer to enter all the contributions for July. By then it was 2:40 and he had not shown up to do first quarter with me. Well, I had some of first quarter so I entered two sheets. I also corrected some inaccuracies. Then I shut down the computer and turned off all the lights. I drove to the farmer's market already in progress. I bought goat milk and spent a long time talking to the lady about kefir, which she is doing also. Then I wandered around and bought cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes. I did not see the meat vendor or the hydroponic man. I brought my food home in an insulated rolling tote. When I brought in the mail, there was a small box. I was thrilled to get the kefir grains so fast. Except that when I opened the box, it was not kefir grains, it was a stainless steel water bottle. Sigh. I read e-mail. One article talked about a doctor that cured every polio patient that came to him with mega doses of vitamin C (in 1948). But when he presented a paper on the subject, no one would listen. I read several articles in a tapping e-mail and tapped along. At 6 I drank the first draught of epsom salt water for a gallbladder cleanse. I was hungry and wanted to eat, but the plan called for fasting after 2. I tapped along to another video. Then took a break to go outside and warm up. Chris must have called during that time, because when I checked to see if my phone was charged, there was a message. I called him back and we talked until I heard skype on my laptop. It was Michele, She formed a group call by signaling Chris. So we all got to talk. Appearances were made by Olivia, William, Cecily, Al, Mike, Becca and James. It was almost a reunion. Chris hung up to go to bed and I stayed up to chat with Michele and Olivia. After the call, I watched an episode of X-Files, drank the olive oil and grapefruit juice called for by the new cleanse I am trying and went immediately to bed.
* These are the surprise lilies coming up this year *