Maybe the birds are just thirsty

 

Tuesday

I got up before 8, and followed the morning list. I practiced, then pulled the dried tomatoes out the the dehydrator. I looked for the best price on a probiotic ending in b420. I ordered that and some other supplements. A lady came over to treat for gophers. We talked outside and I gave her a gopher ball.

I ate fiber gel, then read outside. I made and ate breakfast. I read messages online. I set the two traps. I saw Anca had posted that the swap shop would open at 4:30, so I ran over there and swept and mopped the swap shop and the furniture room.

I went to the commissary to pick up pumpkin seeds. I went to the garden and found that the birds have learned how to get under the netting. I picked a squash, When I got home, I checked the traps and reset them in the back yard. I watered the gopher tunnel to make it muddy and to wash the mound back into the tunnel. I tied up tomatoes in the tower garden.

I read the latest messages, then put leftovers in the toaster oven. I looked up how to keep birds out of the garden. Several videos said the birds were thirsty and that they would prefer a birdbath. So after eating supper, I went to the garden with a shallow bowl, filled it with water, and set it on top of a five gallon bucket. I noticed some thistles, so I dug them out and went home.

I made tea and we watched an episode of Criminal Minds. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Visiting Saronna

 

Monday

I got up around 8, did Sudoku and then started my morning list. It was raining. After practicing, I peeled several fists of garlic and put them in a pickling brine. I cut up a ginger root, put some pieces in my tea and froze the rest. Then I checked e-mail.

At 10:30, I went to see Saronna. We talked very quietly about solutions for the pain and did some tapping (or rubbing). Afterward, I went home to get music. I ate fiber gel, then went to the post office and dropped some stuff at the swap shop. It was still open from last night. I took the music to the library for copies. Then I went by the gas station for a fill-up.

Back at home, I made and ate breakfast. I posted an announcement for band. I cleared stuff from back of fridge to make space for bean salad. I used four cans of beans to make it.

I went to a quote at 2. We talked about her garden, which is still producing. When I got home, I emptied the sink, and sprinkled Ajax. I cut up tomatoes and put them in the dehydrator. I chose hymns for Sunday, then read online.

I put my supper in the toaster oven. Chris came home, made his supper while I ate. I changed my shorts for pants and went to band. We played through the hymns and Christmas music. When I got home, I worked a Sudoku, puzzle, then posted to my blog. I made tea, and we watched another episode of Criminal Minds. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read.

Last day at the pool

 

Sunday

I got up around 8. I took activated charcoal, then did some Sudoku and started on the morning list. I read messages and articles. I made cheese squares, then made and ate breakfast. I got dressed for church and put the cheese squares in a container and took them to church.

I left the snack in the back of the sanctuary. I warmed up my trombone in the sewing room while Keli practiced the praise songs. Then Jenni talked to me about her subbing problems.

The service started with 3 praise songs. Then the guest pastor gave his sermon on the holy spirit. Then we played two hymns. We all chatted. Jenni and I agreed to meet at the pool at 3. Then we left the church and went home.

I ate the rest of breakfast and read online. Then I put on my suit and went to the pool. Jenni and I played in the water with the wheel. At 4:50 I got out of the pool and went to the garden. I picked the remaining potatoes and some hot peppers. I went home to change into dry clothes. Chris had supper on the stove.

I signed into the game. I ate as I played. Someone posted on Facebook that they needed a microwave and I thought there was one in the swap shop. So I agreed to meet her there at 8.

The game wasn't quite over at 8, but I ran down there and unlocked the swap shop. She wasn't there. So I came home. The game was just ending, or rather being put on pause since we were in the middle of a fight. I read online, ran to the bathroom, then came back to work on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV.

Urgon's part

 

Saturday

I got up after 7:30. After my trip to the bathroom, I went through the morning list. I looked up how to deal with the ice monster. I need Urgon's part which is on the third floor. But getting up there is tough with an ice monster shooting at me.

I made up a week's worth of supplements. I ate fiber gel and read outside. I made and ate breakfast, then cleared some e-mail.

I put together a bathroom cleaning kit, then took a jar of yogurt and went to Tina's house. We chatted, I cleaned, then we chatted some more. I came home about 5. I read online while Chris made supper, then picked up Michele. We all ate together: beer bread rolls and brautworst. Afterward, he took her home and then went to the commissary for eggs. I set the gopher traps.

I went to the chapel for Project Night. Casey was waiting for me. We chatted until the Luna's arrived. Then I helped her find ways to sew on vinyl. Casey left, and later we packed up and went home. I made tea and watched TV with Chris. Then I retired to my laptop to listen to a presentation on regenerating soils while piecing puzzles.

Beer bread

 

Friday

I got up after 7:30. I went through the morning list. I made more breakfast mix. I rinsed the sprouts quite thoroughly. I practiced Christmas music. Chris helped me unhook the tower of the desktop computer, and he put it in my car.

We went to the commissary when it opened at 11. When we got back, I ate breakfast, then put on my suit and arrived at the pool at noon. I waited for John to bring the water wheel. He also had a pump. So we pumped it up, spreading it out as it inflated. We let it rest for 20 minutes, then put it in the pool and tried to ride on it. That did not work well. John said you have to be under 50 to play on it. I asked 50 pounds or 50 years. He replied 'yes'.

Some kids came to the pool. I encouraged them to play with it. They wanted to dive into the center. They tried other floats inside the wheel. I tried diving and it wore me out.

I got tired, went home, and changed clothes. I ate fruit, then read e-mail and messages on Facebook. I started a beer bread recipe because Michele requested it. It got a late start because the beer had to be 110 F and then the butter had to be soft.

Chris cooked supper. I ate, then worked on the bread. I went to the garden to fertilize and check the tomatoes.

When I came home, I poured out the bleach water to dry off the gopher bones. I formed the bread into rolls, then let them rise in the oven. I put away supper and rinsed the dishes. I read online. I pre-heated the oven, then put the rolls in.

I took pics of notes for the game and worked on my blog. I watched videos on a health topic, probably menopause. I made tea, the turned off the oven, leaving the rolls inside.

I went to Michelle's house. Casey brought up the game. We talked as I played. The notes were helpful until I reached the ice monster. Shooting him was of no avail. And he was persistent. Indy died every time.

I thanked Casey and went home. I got ready for bed and joined Chris who was asleep.

The wine-tasting party

 

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I worked on Sudoku, then followed the morning list. I watered the indoor plants. I prepared drinking water, then went to the chapel for Bible Study. After the study and prayer, I went looking for bells music for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I found one for Christmas.

I went to the garden to deploy netting all over the vining plants. I took a floor mat to Self-Help. I went home and ate fiber gel. I watered the outdoor plants and checked the traps. I read outside in the sun.

I made breakfast and ate it while watching The Highwire. I ordered a part for the GopherHawk and watched a video on how best to use it. I looked at universal remote codes for the Zenith DVD player. They did not agree with the ones on the sheet that came with the universal remote.

I put clean gopher bones in a box and put the dirty ones in a bleach solution. I used the rest of the fertilizer to make a spray. I sprayed all the plants at home, then sprayed all the plants at the garden. Casey showed up at his garden so I asked him if he could fix my old desktop computer.

I finished spraying and went home. Chris came home and said Michele wanted brautworst for dinner on Saturday and she wanted me to make beer bread rolls. So we searched all over for the beer recipe book. When I found it, he and I chose a recipe. He added some of the ingredients to the grocery list.

I got ready for Ria's party. Chris gave me a bottle of wine. I drove up the hill and passed Michelle who was walking. So I offered her a ride. When I told her it was a black dress affair, she asked me to drive her home to change. So I did. Then I drove her up the hill.

We were late, but the ladies were happy to see us. The wine offering was added to a large line of bottles, mostly unopened. They were already eating, so we filled plates and joined them. After a while, we went into the living room where the desserts were. The new ladies were encouraged to say three things about themselves and only one is true. Later, we gathered outside for pics.

Then some ladies talked in the kitchen while others danced in the livingroom. I tried to join the dancing, but the music wasn't fun for me. Later we did kareoke to The Greatest Love, Impossible Dream, and I Will Survive. Those I could sing.

Then Michelle was ready to leave. So I took her home, then went home myself.

I changed clothes and made tea. We watched the first episode of the next DVD since we could not get the remote working. Episode 9, I think. Then Chris went to bed while I worked on my blog.

The Mandelorian and Grogu

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30. I prepared for coffee morning with coffee and supplements, reading and exercising. After four rounds of meditation and tapping, I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I vacuumed and mopped the floors. I sat in the steam tent for 2 minutes drinking amended water. Then I showered, rested and dressed. I watered the outdoor plants, rand reset the traps, but the Gopherhawk is all twisted now.

I put down a mat in the kitchen to replace the sink mat that I had there. I went to the garden, then stopped at Self-Help, but he wasn't there. I went to the post office, and then to the library to take pics of gaming. But Chris was just coming out because not enough kids showed up.

I went home and read commentaries on the next chapters of Genesis. Chris came home from work. I exchanged shorts for pants. We went to the Community Club. He stood in line for food while I went upstairs to talk to Michele and John. When Chris arrived with his dinner, he put on the movie The Mandelorian and Grogu. After watching the movie, we wondered if we could make a movie marathon out of all the movies available.

We came home, and I worked on my blog. I made tea and we tried to watch the next episode of Criminal Minds. But because the universal remote wasn't working right, we had to use the controls on the machine. We could not navigate the menu screen so Chris put in the next DVD. So we watched episode 5.

After watching, I looked up the owner's manual for the DVD player. There were instructions for using the remote, but only basic moves for the onboard controls.

Chris went to bed and I stayed up to read more commentary on Joseph in Egypt.