Butternut Squash, Peppers, Bananas

 Today, four butternut squash came my way! Nice! Plus, we got a gallon of milk and two artisan, round loaves of bread. There was a box of four custard-filled long johns that may be my dinner. 

There was other stuff I will give away, stuff we don't eat. Tommy wants to keep the pop tarts and another sweet, but I may throw it in the trash, all naked of it packaging. 

Today, I found my favorite olive oil, Pompeian, on sale. I quit buying it because they switched from glass to plastic bottles. The bottle I bought today will be the next one I use, that I keep on the shelf instead of putting it in the freezer. It was a bogo at Publix.

At Piggly Wiggly, I bought produce from a grocery cart, all reduced.  Four largish Bell Peppers were $0.94. They are not perfect, but they don't have rotting holes like some did. All are sealed in plastic, so it is hard to tell. I will freeze. Tommy loves cooked Bell peppers. Me? Not so much, but I love things seasoned with peppers. If chopped small enough and cooked to a mush, I will allow they in my mouth....lol 

Five or six bananas were $0.34. These are destined for smoothies, black-bean brownies, or banana bread. Of course, they can replace oil in other baked goods. The peppers and bananas were sealed in plastic on a tray, so no inspecting individual items. However, I could see holes and rotten places inside some of the packages of peppers. 

Bananas, butternut squash, and peppers--not bad for one day, free or sooo cheap.     

This was not a fall. It was a sway and a slide. But, it hurt me. I felt tippy, no vertigo, just swayed to one side. I caught myself on a glass table with both hands and I was afraid I might put my hand through the glass. Now, I was off-balance and things were happenings--1) I was turning a heavy crystal bowl over on the table; My antique lamp that is pot metal and milk glass was sliding away and was going to fall behind the table; 3) as I slid down, my thigh scraped against the corner of the box with a printer in it. Only #3 was painful. This happened on Friday. Today, I have a bruise over 12 inches x 5 inches long on my thigh. It gets bluer every day! 

Now, I was on my knees and could not get up. Tommy put both hands on my hip bones and pulled me up to one foot. He pulled on just the side where my knee was still on the floor and pulled me until I could get that foot on the floor.  Whew. 

I am going to a physical therapist to get exercises to strengthen me so I can rise from my knees! 

I found something I could not find for a while and finally forgot about--Fresh Success (Concord) Roasted Potato Seasoning Mix. There is about 3 Tbsp. mix in the package, but I only use a Tsp., so the package lasts longer and it is tasty. Each package was $1+ 10%= $1.10 at Piggly Wiggly and $0.99 at Publix. I will buy several of these to put away for future use aka stockpiling. There are other varieties for other fruits and vegetables.  Has anyone tried this product?