maison rustique
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I used to be glued to timers, but now I use Echo devices for timing everything. Alexa micromanages my life. 😁
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Grilled brie, apple and bacon sandwich in the making.
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My dear old friend Toni Zeto wrote and performed this with her band Second Language.
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When I saw the name, I couldn't place it, but remembered immediately when you mentioned the ads. We have our own Larry H. Parker here in Kansas City.
RIP Larry H. Parker. Keep on fighting!!
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A friend now regularly gifts food to me. He brought me some red pepper soup he made. I garnished with micro arugula and crumbled bacon. Had it with Wheat Thins and pinot grigio. A warm scone (from a local Irish place) with TJ's cultured butter from Brittany and whipped cream (no clotted cream, so I did my best) was dessert.
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16 hours ago, StephanieL said:
I'm still embarrassed about how dorky I looked at 22.
I hate how I look in nearly every photo that has been taken of me in my 71 years. I cringe when someone holds up their phone or takes out a camera. If I thought I looked in person like I look in photos, I'd never leave the house. I am just not photogenic.
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Hope you feel better soon!
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Moving the husband into a memory care facility this morning.
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Thank you for letting us know. Makes my issues seem minor.
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I've only heard of them--never seen anywhere.
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It had been building for a few days and yesterday, husband's dementia-fueled rage went into overtime. He became violent and out of control. I called for the neighbors to come over and try to help calm him. He just acted the same toward them. I had no choice but to call 911. They took him to hospital where he is there for "observation" at least for today. Not going to delay, one of his daughters is coming out from San Francisco end of the week. I'll meet with some facilities and am going to have to place him in memory care. I simply do not feel safe and I certainly can't keep him safe.
I am hoping beyond hope that the hospital keeps him for longer than a day, but doubt Medicare will allow that. I'll be in touch with our primary care doc today to see if he has any ideas.
OTOH, I got better sleep last night with him gone than I've had in over a year. I know stress over the house and money will kick in soon, but am enjoying the peace for now. And to bring in into food, which is our thing here, while I was at the hospital, a friend dropped off a couple of bagged salads and some fresh broccoli. My neighbor saw him and told him, so she took the bag. She added grilled chicken thighs, blackberry dressing, cheese, nuts, onion and various other salad toppings. And a brownie from her bakery-owner daughter. I have the best friends and neighbors ever.
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7 hours ago, hollywood said:
You're not toast yet.
But I am a bit crusty.
Yesterday was the worst ever. Had his daughters call a few times to try to calm him. I don't think my plan of moving into a smaller place before putting him into a facility is going to work. It has gotten too bad. Not sure how it will pan out for me financially to do it this way, but I feel I don't have a choice. If I wind up homeless, so be it. Right now, that sounds better than what I'm going through.
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Definitely a week from hell. First of all, the full moon is approaching. Full moons and dementia do not play well together. Husband wandered off during the night and a guy brought him home around 3 am night before last. And he wandered again 3 times yesterday. Last night he screamed and yelled all night because he has to get home to Florida. (NOTE: He hates Florida. Has never lived there. No idea where this has come from.)
A few weeks ago my baby sister (My rock.) was discovered to have AFIB. Anything with her heart is worrisome because her mitral valve collapsed and had to be repaired when she was just in her late 30s. She had a cardioversion about 3 weeks ago. Had her follow-up last week and they have scheduled her for ablation in May. But wait, there's more! She got shingles this week. My poor, poor sweet sis.
Think I'm done yet? Nope! Heard from my former BIL last night. My sweet ex-husband (We remained friends and he stayed close with my family.) passed away in Boston yesterday.
Stick a fork in me. I'm done.
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Kansas City. Missouri. The "guns are OK, everyone should pack one" attitude. Sell a gun to anyone, no matter the age. Lives don't matter. Kids don't matter. When I turn on the news in the morning, if there wasn't a shooting, I feel like I'm not in the right place. WTH has happened to this place!
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15 hours ago, StephanieL said:
Managed to tear two items of clothing in two successive days: a pair of pants at the knee, when I fell in the BART station (they were on the way out anyway), and the lining around the sleeve of my winter coat as I stretched to close a window on the F streetcar.
I hope you didn't tear your knee!! Not sure what it is with coat lining anymore, but I find it tears too easily.
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10 hours ago, bloviatrix said:
Marcella beans with Italian sausage in arrabbiata sauce. New recipe for me and it was a hit. This is all that's left. I won't tell you how much there was to begin with but it was a lot.
Kishor Viognier Galilee 2019 to drink.
That looks wonderful. Is that pepperoni?
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Last weekend we packed up a couple of boxes of travel guides, too. Spouse really wanted to keep them, but I convinced him to let them go. He kept travel journals for nearly every trip he ever took, so has those to reflect back on.
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Naan pizza. Not as sexy as the real stuff you all make, but they were quick and easy and quite tasty.
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All look delicious! My favorite way to reheat leftover pizza is in a skillet (cast iron preferred) on the stove top with a lid on it. Gets hot, crust doesn't get soggy but also doesn't get too dried out--was reminded by your pan pizza.
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Broiled salmon with buttered fettuccine, Tuscan kale and tomatoes.
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Meatloaf, potatoes and carrots. Comfort food for the dreadful cold we've had/are having.
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6 hours ago, hollywood said:
Monsieur Spade with Clive Owen on AMC. The first episode of six is extremely convoluted revolving around Sam Spade of "The Maltese Falcon" fame 20 years later arriving in the south of France with a young girl in tow. The tranquil countryside and the pace of the show contrast with talk of Nazis, blackmail, Algeria and various killings presumably the work of some very violent man. Spade seems able to consume large volumes of liquor while halfway trying to stop smoking, having been given an ironic lecture from his doctor about the dangers of cigarettes. Thus far, his personal vices appear the least of his worries.
Thanks for this. I'd forgotten to mark my calendar. I'll give it a try, but suspect if it is convoluted that the husband with dementia will not be able to follow it and will get upset by it. Might be something I'll have to watch at another time.
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You can come to my house for tomato soup and grilled cheese for nothing. Except that I'm out of bread, so you'll have to bring your own.
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9 hours ago, small h said:
Saltburn. That is one deeply silly movie.
We must be too old for it. We got through about 15 minutes and turned it off.
Where We Live
in What's that got to do with anything?
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I am currently reading East of Troost which is largely about segregation in Kansas City, Missouri, fictionalized but quite the way I recall it back in the 50s-70s when I was growing up here. I find it interesting that much of that segregation still exists all these decades later. The more things change, the more things stay the same. Not everything is up to date in Kansas City.
That said, living around 30 years in Orange County, CA, if I saw a black person in the area, it was startling. It was changing by the time we moved and I don't get back there much now, so am not sure whether or not the Orange curtain is still closed.