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I’m trying a new tactic with the birdfeeder this winter. Attached a slinky to the pole and started using hulled seeds. Both in hopes of making the feeder area less attractive to the chipmunks. Time will tell. So far so good. Weather was inclement so missed my walk. But ready to discard three boxes of files from the…
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Yay treadmill! It is so heavy! Most of the leaves are raked now. Hubby still coughing so I was on my own. Decluttered the basement a bit, went for a short walk, read more DC. Weather surprisingly good, just a touch of rain. Watched a Maggie Smith movie. Such an actress, sorry she’s gone now.
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I read David Copperfield before starting this one and so far the parallels are interesting. I love Barbara Kingsolver’s writing. Have to read some more tonight. It’s been a busy day of errands and yard work, trying to rake and weed before rain comes through. Everything I know about gardening I learned from books and TV. My…
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Even in a big library system people can wait a long time in the hold queue. Used to be a librarian! Currently reading Demon Copperhead— only a few chapters in. Two hours is a long way for groceries. Being a city kid I grew up close to everything. Being in suburbia I wish things were closer, but two hours would change my…
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Scale bouncing up and down here too. So frustrating! Another walk in the woods today. Some parts were brand new trails with good bridges over swampy areas. Will definitely go there again. I agree there are a lot of herbal teas that “are not my cup of tea.”
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I always feel more like a kid when I am swimming. I enjoy making bread too. I’ve been cleaning kitchen cabinets and moving food off the high up shelves—tired of standing on tippy toe! Trying to envision what I might want for new cabinets. Another walk in the sunshine and coolness along the Erie Canal.
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Welcome, hipper502! Had naan pizza tonight. An easy meal. Did a recipe where you heat the naan on the oven grates for a few minutes before transferring to sheets and adding the toppings, then bake some more. It seemed to work. Very quick. Two hour walk today. Saw my second bald eagle in less than two weeks! Had not seen…
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Good luck with hubby’s health! Made yogurt and granola today. Went on a two hour walk. Still reorganizing kitchen. Hubby may be coming down with something. Sunny but cool here today.
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My go to tea is English Breakfast. No milk in tea since I was a child. But coffee needs everything. Herbals don’t need anything except honey (only when sick). Never was fond of mint tea, but Lemon Zinger and Red Zinger types are nice. And caffeine teas like Darjeeling and Jasmine.
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I love food, but after a while with someone else’s cooking I really like easing back in and enjoying simple things, like tea and toast in my own house. Then after a week or so I get more ambitious. Today I tried to make sauerkraut just to see what happens. If it doesn’t work out I am only out less than 2 dollars of cabbage…
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You sure are decluttering! I would love to go out to eat but trying to lose the weight I gained while with family. Went on my first bike ride in two months. Trying to practice self care but I am pretty despondent about the state of the world and my emotions are on a rollercoaster. Cleaning food cabinets and reorganizing…
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Hope the treadmill is a success! Tried the Y pool today. I need to build up my swimming muscles. Also took a nice long walk while waiting for a car repair.
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We have a Y close by. But I would much rather swim in a lake. Not feasible for a while I guess.
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I like hiking and bicycling. Now that the weather is cooler I need to find a replacement for the bike. Not fond of exercise machines. Maybe I should try an occasional swim?
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It has taken me years to get hubby to make a dent in his pile of stuff! He finally decided he wanted his tools better organized and that set off a flurry of activity.
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Welcome, titus2cat! You have a lot going on! Scale did not like me this morning—hope I can lose what I gained last week. Always such a struggle!
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You are right about sugar as it does seem to be in everything.Losing weight helped my husband’s numbers, and he gave up a lot but not all sugar.
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Beautiful sunny day here. Walked again and did some garden cleanup. Blood work. It seems to tell you everything. I hope they can find a med combo to help.
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3300 days of logging. Not getting on the scale yet from vacation but have picked up the walking. I wish I could get to England again! So much to see.
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Ljashley1952, I miss the news feed too!!! It always helped to share my log in numbers. Please hang around a bit here. It’s good to share with people our own age. Hope you can make progress enough to feel better. Missed my walk today—fatigued for some reason, but must get back into a routine. Next traveling plans are just a…
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Long walk in a park today, enjoying the leaves. First day of early voting. Did better with food. In between books, need to pick a new one.
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Nice vacation, long car ride, glad to be home. Now to get some rest and get back on track. What is it about family having dessert every day? I bet that doesn’t happen when we aren’t there. Great job on decluttering!
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Welcome, svatekdc! So much to negotiate in this age period. I find logging every day helps, even if I am not totally accurate all the time. Just knowing I have to think about logging keeps me from going off the deep end most days. But I don’t weigh every day. Not doing great on this family vacation, though!
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Suitcase mostly packed, just a few little things to do in the morning. Bringing local apples and cheese to Virginia. Good luck on the shot!
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Oh, windows! I need to work on that so I won’t be looking at dirt all winter. Going away again to visit family for a couple of days so all the fall chores are getting squeezed in Willy nilly. Managed to plant garlic and clean some garden beds in between bouts of rain. Everything else will have to wait till the end of the…
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Oh I am sorry for your loss! It sounds like you were close. Such a wonderful long marriage. My last living sister died in June.
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Morning was a loss due to side effects of Covid/flu shots, but rallied enough in the afternoon for a nice walk. Used up the tomatoes with soup and roasted ones for the freezer. Still left with some dangerous jalapeños. I am safeguarding my daughters Vitamix and after using it for processing vegetables she may have to fight…
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Today it was homemade sriracha sauce. It seems to be very powerful! A little will go a long way. Trying to find canning recipes without much sugar content is challenging. I used to love making jam but hubby shouldn’t have it much. So I am making just a little for myself. I read a book on plastic packaging and want to use…
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Ok so I made this thing called strawberry cocoa jam. It felt weird stirring the cocoa into the strawberries but it turned out well. Gonna have to dole it out in small doses to keep with the 1200 calorie program. Hope to go to the public market tomorrow for more produce. I have so many empty mason jars! I have to see if…
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You inspired me—got some Roma tomatoes and canned some pizza sauce today. Next up is strawberry jam. I love crochet but haven’t tried making figures, just the usual hats, scarves and blankets and some flowers. Had an evening walk—it is getting dark too early!
