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Good luck with your knee! If I could not walk I would slowly go crazy. It helps my mood. I’ve never heard of the bread booster. I know there is high gluten flour, but that wouldn’t be the same. I have started using a quicker version of the no-knead recipe. But I haven’t switched to all whole wheat yet. Only a small walk…

Today’s walk was not as stunning—went through the suburbs to a shopping plaza. At least I did walk. Tried to start winding down on sweets today. I agree sugar and carbs are the main problems. And they are hard to avoid! Do you use hundred percent whole wheat or a mix with white?

My hike yesterday.

We didn’t get our tree up till xmas eve so I think it is staying up for a while. Had a beautiful hike around some lakes in one of my favorite state parks. Had never been there in snow season.

Hi everybody, definitely not weighing myself. Eating too much but still walking most days. Feeling stronger with my weights. So a mixed bag. Like you I know how to get back on track soon. Snow on the ground but the forecast is for rain soon. Drove around looking at Christmas lights tonight.

Same to you. I need to get off my social media for a couple of days and accomplish stuff too!

Good job on the weight!!! I think my shopping is mostly done. Had a nice walk after the snow stopped. Still need holiday food items and time to fix them.

Thanks for the wishes about my daughter. Its just a bit dicey right now. Not a good time to travel in case she needs care. Tree is not up yet. We went walking in town in light snow. It looked pretty. Still need to do a bit more shopping but that may have to wait until I see how much snow we het!

More gloomy weather here. Was tied to the house until almost evening waiting for packages. Then did some shopping. No walk, but I did do my weights at home. It will probably be a fairly quiet Christmas here too. Was hoping daughter and family would visit after Christmas but she is having some medical problems and she might…

I like the cutoff idea. But today was not one of those days for me due to an evening party. And such a gloomy day so no walking. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

Cats will do cat things, won’t they? Used to have a wonderful orange kitty but now I don’t think I could cat-proof the place enough for another. Good job on the scale. I am scared to get on mine.I just keep trying to exercise and not go overboard on eating.

I think moose and elk are magnificent looking animals. I’ve only seen them in Canada, Maine, and the Rockies. Most lights are up, not the tree though. Made homemade mulling spice mix for cider. Now I won’t be getting store bought anymore. Plus the house smelled great while drying the orange peels.

Fleece leggings sound great—I will wear tights underneath when it gets cold but fleece sounds heavenly. I was reading an article today about how it is good to exercise in the cold. Sometimes we see a lot of wildlife and other times hardly any.

This was my first try at fermenting and I was happy with the result. There is snow on the ground here but not the next town north.So we had a nice walk in the woods with no problems. Did a little decorating but it was too cold to hang lights. The nativity display sounds very nice! Many years ago when one of our daughters…

Cold and snowy here. Could not walk in it. Wish I had cleaned windows last month! Made a really good kielbasa and sauerkraut slow cooker meal with my homemade sauerkraut. The recipe is going into the rotation.Also a simple Ukrainian carrot and apple salad. Tasty and different and good for you. Did a teeny bit of interior…

Yes it did! Managed to get a swim in but it took a lot of effort. Also trying to get back to more normal eating. That is also taking a lot of effort

I don't get why car trips are so tiring either. I hope my energy comes back tomorrow! Ive done so little for the holidays but now that there is a chance the granddaughter may visit after Christmas I have to clean and decorate a bit. How could it be so close already?

Long drive today. Stopped for the night. Still eating too much but managed a walk. Home tomorrow.

Arrived at granddaughter destination safely after yesterday’s chaos. Glad I was not stuck on the highway for six hours like some folks! Apparently there is a shortage of plow drivers.

Well we are on a road trip now and let me tell you flying is sounding good. All was well til we got about 30 miles from the hotel. That last 30 miles took three hours. The main highway was shut down due to snow and accidents and we had to take miles of unplowed road in snow and ice to get to our destination. Saw cars and…

Short walk today. So much to do this time of year! Tomorrow is laundry, packing, and shopping. Not looking forward to the scale at the doctor’s office tomorrow. What was I thinking to accept an appt the week after Thanksgiving and hubby’s birthday?

Went swimming today. I think I might be getting a bit better. Just barely made it through birthday shopping, Christmas is so daunting. And we don’t even buy for many people. But the ones we do are hard to shop for. So glad you are enjoying the book!

If you keep up walking you will improve. Went out in the woods today—cold but no snow yet. Tuned in to the Buffalo football game even though I am not into football. It’s amazing to see such snow only 70 miles away. Glad you got your book! It is definitely not boring.

You are cooking so much! That’s a lot of work. Had a nice walk by the canal in cold and sunshine. Decided it was time to haul some winter things out from the back of the closet. Going to be chilly and possible snowy for the next few days. Glad we did not plan to drive the southern Great Lakes today. A big mess with…

Just us two for Thanksgiving due to sickness. Had our main course, then boxed up a huge care package of food and delivered it. Feeling draggy now. It rained all day so no walking. It is good to make pierogi in stages instead of doing all at once. Looking forward to a day of no cooking or cleaning tomorrow!

Nothing wrong with buying pies even if you don't feel swamped. For me, I hardly ever make them because I shouldn't eat dessert period. But one day a year I can indulge in pie making. Never thought about meds from China but you are right. Going to be a low key holiday, just four of us. Walked in the woods today, because the…

Good job on treadmill. For me, a bit of swimming yesterday and a bit of a walk today. So far behind on cleaning around here. Need to get some Thanksgiving pies going. So upset about these potential tariffs. So many products come from Canada—it is going to be hard on my retirement budget. Many brands in my kitchen right now…

We broke down a couple of years ago and got snowplow service. We were shovel people for years, but realized it was dumb to keep doing that now we are older. Still have a roof rake if things get too deep up there, but hope we wont have to use it much. Pierogi —my heritage. Best show in town was watching my mom make them. I…

Pierogi — food of the gods. Finished my book today, got a tiny bit emotional about it. Took a small walk downtown after the rain let up. Saw a nice artists’ books exhibit. People are so creative! Around here it seems people are getting packages from all types of delivery services. The trucks become annoying after a while.…

Rain all day long. No walk for me. Tomorrow will go to Y and do something there if this weather keeps up. I heard about the strike in Canada. Hope it gets resolved soon to everyone’s satisfaction! Everybody has those worthless days, but then you dust yourself off—thats how we all are surviving this long! But now I have a…