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    in In the kitchen

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    I was sick for several days. Saturday I was supposed to be going to a Valentine dinner at a friend's and was supposed to take shrimp cocktail. I was just certain that I only had food poisoning and would be fine so Friday I ordered frozen shrimp and put it in the fridge to defrost, which it did. Saturday I did not at all feel better, so had to cancel. What to do with all this shrimp! As sick as I was, I was not going to re-freeze it. So, I texted my neighbor and told her to come get it and enjoy it for their V-Day dinner. When she came over, she'd just made some french onion soup, so brought me a container of it with some bread and cheese to top it. I couldn't fathom eating it until last night when I finally feel recovered. It was delicious. Sorry I did not take a photo! She also brought me some of her pastry-daughter's macarons which I'd popped into the extra fridge and just remembered. I need to get busy eating them.

    Where Is It?

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    About a year ago I got a couple of pairs of jeans that actually fit me without having to put safety pins in the waist. Last week I could not find one pair of them. I have looked everywhere. I've finally decided they must have gotten donated by mistake in all my sorting and tossing. So, I ordered another pair that arrived yesterday. Pretty sure this means that I will walk into my closet today to discover the old pair hanging there.

    Annoyances (con't)

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    On 2/8/2026 at 2:34 PM, bloviatrix said:

    Finding street parking is a nightmare. There are still mounds of snow everywhere and you can tell who hasn't moved from their space in 2 weeks.

    When I lived on Beacon St. in Boston, I hated when it snowed. If I parked on the street, the plows would just bury my car. I had a parking space in back of the building but it was the middle space. Invariably, the people on either side would clear the snow from their cars onto mine. 

    Reasons to be Cheerful

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    Having a nice few days, weather-wise. My sis & BIL came in from Topeka yesterday to help me with some chores.

    I'd gotten very nervous about my garage door at the Gladstone house. Since I bought it, I had all the locks changed but did not change the code on the garage opener. Several times I've gone there and the cover on the keypad was open as if someone had tried to get in. I am also getting a ring camera and light for that area since the doorbell doesn't reach that far. 
     
    I had ordered a couple of new remotes since one of the originals had stopped working. Took us a bit to figure out how to do it (manuals suck), but we got the code changed and programmed the new remotes (a 2 person job). I now have 3 working remotes and all is good.
     
    We put some weatherstripping around the basement doors, packed and moved a bit of stuff. Consulted on a few other projects I want to get done.
     
    A productive day and lunch, too!! Went to a Vietnamese place that has been around for quite a while, but we just hadn't made our way there, yet. It was delicious and is only a mile or so from the new house. Broken Rice

    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    With the weather so crappy (More snow and temps headed to below zero), I am ignoring all the healthy food I bought to cook. Threw together a handful of biscuits and pulled sausage gravy out of the freezer. Just needed comfort food.

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    in In the kitchen

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    I did it again. Shatto Home Delivery milkman had a new Italian pizza that I needed to try. It arrived today and no room in the freezer meant I had to cook it tonight.
    The toppings were skimpy. I couldn't see much sauce or cheese. I added onion and capers and tons of cheese. It was actually pretty good but no sauce to speak of. I will try either an oil based dipping sauce or open the jar of pizza sauce I have in the pantry when I have the leftovers.
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    Annoyances (con't)

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    We had it yesterday and then about 1/4 inch of snow overnight. But wicked cold. Only 13 right now and not expected to get any warmer despite some sun. Tonight and tomorrow morning will be worse. Single digits. How the heck did I ever live in Boston and walk all over the city? Of course, I was 40+ years younger then.

    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    I bought everything to make Swiss steak, but then realized late afternoon that it was too late to get it going. I knew the thin pork chops I'd gotten would cook quickly, so went with that and some pantry lemon & thyme stuffing.

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    What are you listening to

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    "There's something happening here
    What it is ain't exactly clear
    There's a man with a gun over there
    A-telling me I got to beware
    I think it's time we stop
    Children, what's that sound?
    Everybody look what's going down
    There's battle lines being drawn
    Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
    Young people speaking their minds
    Are getting so much resistance from behind
    Time we stop
    Hey, what's that sound?
    Everybody look what's going down
    What a field-day for the heat
    A thousand people in the street
    Singing songs and a-carrying signs
    Mostly say hooray for our side
    It's time we stop
    Hey, what's that sound?
    Everybody look what's going down
    Paranoia strikes deep
    Into your life it will creep
    It starts when you're always afraid
    Step out of line, the man come and take you away
    We better stop
    Hey, what's that sound?
    Everybody look what's going down"

    Annoyances (con't)

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    I have a wonderful primary care doctor. He got bumped way up in the St. Luke's system about 3 years ago and is now Chief Medical Officer or something like that, so only sees patients 1 1/2 days a week now. BUT, he doesn't take on new patients and since it was initially difficult to get an appointment with him, many of his patients switched to a different doctor. If I send a message  to him through the St. Luke's system, he will even answer on a Sunday. He calls. He is wonderful. But he is not a Spring chicken. Every time I see a St. Luke's envelope in the mail, I cringe and think it will be notice that he is retiring. (His wife is also a physician, but she retired about 10 years ago.) 

    Lucky beans for the new year

    in In the kitchen

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    I have no idea how mine will turn out. This was the first year since RG began that I did not have their black eyed peas to cook. I had to make do with supermarket beans. And couldn't get mustard greens--have collards and turnip greens. And we didn't have ham for Xmas, so I had to buy some and was not happy with it. I tried Penzey Ozark blend in it this year, too. A total experiment.

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