Showing posts with label brussel's sprouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brussel's sprouts. Show all posts

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Chip Clip and Pens

 I have never purchased a chip clip. Nor has Tommy. He uses binder clips from his work days. I use clothes pins. When I cannot find a clothes pin, I use a paper clip. Recently, I was stressed out looking for something to hold a bag closed. I spotted my cup with ink pins. Yes! A clip on the ink pen held the package closed. That pen worked well for about a week. I love it when inspiration saves the day. 

Speaking of ink pens--I can never find one when I need it. Tonight, I found about ten on my bedside table. Now I need to put all but one back in my pen cup. We had several in the console in the car. But, now the only ones there do not work well. Tommy says they do. But, I beg to differ. So, I let him write what needs to be written. 

We knew it was going to rain, but we had things to do. We rushed home as well as we could. Actually, we did what we needed. I did rush in the house, wanting to put two burgers on the grill. I told Tommy as he came in to turn on the tank of propane. He said, "NO!" I kept insisting we could grill fast. Then, it thundered. So, the hamburgers went in the oven. 

The rain meant Tommy did not have to water the plants. But, the wind was so ferocious that I thought my hanging plants were going to blow away. Since he did not water, he did not pick blackberries. I gave him a SnapLock container that holds six ounces for him to put the next ones in so he won't have to push his walker and hold blackberries in his palm. 

Dinner Friday night--Burger in oven, potato salad, chopped salad for both of us. No bun for either. No condiments for me. I did not boil eggs yet, so no eggs in the potato salad. He hates eggs. There is little left, but maybe I will get one egg boiled for that last bit. 

The ads were disappointing this week. Tommy only circled the Dole salad mixes. Maybe that includes slaw. 

This last week, Tommy went into Belk's to get something for me in the Home section. There were few items. The clerk told him Belk's is closing out the Wedding Registry as in Macy's and other stores. She said Home Depot and Lowe's have a Wedding Registry. How sad. It seems that the registries are still in place, so this is a plan in the making. I really hate that because I bought as much or more from the Home section than I bought shoes and clothing. 

We saw a yard sale, and I had Tommy go back. I barely made it to the first table where I thought I saw towels. These were a good deal, huge bath sheets for only $3. They were very thick and appeared to be used little. I passed them up, however. I could not walk to get to other tables and items. 

Right now, there are two large bscb in the crockpot. I need to take that out before we go to bed. Oregano is the only seasoning I used. On Saturday, I will cook fresh Brussel's sprouts. 

I managed to eat about 1/3 of the loaf of Nature's Own Keto Bread. It is nasty, too thick and hard to bite and chew. Plus, the top crust is really bitter. So, I have gone back to Arnold's Keto with seeds. Granted, it more expensive but a better experience plus, fewer carbs. I tried.  I wonder what happened to the font size.

Saturday morning--I took the two bscb from the crockpot and put directly into the refrigerator on Friday night. They came out in pieces because they were so tender. I will freeze them today. 

The plan is pork chops on the grill, but I don't know what the weather has planned! There is leftover slaw and potato salad. I will be cooking Brussel's sprouts in a pouch on the grill. I need to slice tomatoes. So, that works. 

Tommy brought in one blackberry. All the others he said were hard and tiny! 

This week we will have high 90s. I think I might have impressed it upon Tommy that, yes, he, too, can get overheated. I have seen him drinking more water this past two weeks rather than coffee and Diet Coke.

Do you buy chip clips? What do you use in the place of a chip clip?

Do all your pens seems to end up in one place? Where?


Sunday, June 20, 2021

I Tried Watermelon and Mustard

 Today, I was using Gorilla Glue Ultimate. Now, my eye is burning from glue in my eye. At first, my eyelids were sticking together. Now, It just burns and waters. I had gotten glue on my finger and wiped it off. I really thought all the glue was off my finger! I checked my other fingers and there was a thin film on many of them!

I may have Tommy take me to the eye emergency room. 

Amazon is late with something for Tommy! Grrr! Well, it is not personal so I will enjoy it, too.

Finally, I remembered to buy watermelon to taste mustard and watermelon. Really, it is good! I won't be eating this all the time. But, it is not horrible at all. I thought Tommy was going to try it, but he refused. sigh Try it and let me know what you think. Okay?

I was all set to only have Tommy wash the clothes once a week by buying more panties and putting more dish towels in rotation. So, Thursday would have been a week since laundry. But, rain kept me from even asking him. Today, Sunday, he washed my clothes. I still had plenty, but it is going to rain for the next three days, I think. 

Instead of washing clothes seven times a month, at this rate the clothes will be washed three times each month. So, that is less water and less times the washing machine runs. I think that counts for a win. 

Today, I took my car to wash it, but the car wash was closed tight. I don't know if it was because it was Father's Day or because it was Sunday or too late. I am grateful my tires did not get a flat spot from sitting so long. I would have hated the loss of tire rubber. 

My father is dead and Tommy has no children, so there was not much happening in this house today. 

The bunnies in our yard and the birds at the park have kept us entertained.  Speaking of our yard, I did not know what plants had been given to me since they were not labeled. I thought they looked like Brussel's Sprouts, but dismissed the idea. Well, today I confirmed that since I have dozens of tiny sprouts. But, they are all hollow, just little round shells of sprouts. Bummer. Hopefully, I can revive them. 

Do you grow Brussel's sprouts? Do you think I can pull off all the tiny dud sprouts and get more?




Tommy died

I am distraught! He died at 12:15 am on 3-14.