Cleaning Out My Purse

My small purse is about 9"x5" and is worn crossbody. It is a front sewn to a back, no sides. So, it is small. I stuff it full. The purpose is so I won't have to try to hold a purse and still have cc, dl, and other pertinent necessities--one tube of lipstick, an emery board, cuticle nippers, insurance cards. Other stuff just gathers. So, tonight I decided it needed cleaning out just to find one 50 cent coupon. 

Well, the effort was more profitable than fifty cents. I found two 75 cent coupons for Jimmy Dean sausage that I just bought today. I did find the 50 cent coupon for Daisy Cottage Cheese that I was looking for and that I bought today. I have the stemless wine glasses that I bought and hate. Plus, I found the coupon for a spice rack that is worthless and a cosmetic case that is not working out. I found a coupon or signing up at Club Publix that will me $5 off my next $20 purchase. 

Cleaning out my purse before the end of the year is going to net me about $50. Some of the coupons expired Dec 31, 2022. Whew, by the skin of my teeth. 

I had gone to Publix today to redeem 3 coupons for 3 free bread products, $11.49 value. Now, I need to find room in the freezer. I bought one loaf of bread and two packages of hamburger buns. 

Four books of stamps surfaced, too. And, I found the number of the woman who cleaned and said she is coming on Sunday. I just need to check, and the number had aged out on my call list or something.

This was a profitable couple of hours of digging in my purse. Plus, my purse is skinnier and lighter. I found a dime and penny. I already knew the $5 bill was wandering around amongst the coupons and receipts. 

Now, I need to clean out my pink purse, the larger of the two. I doubt I will have the same luck with coupons, but it needs to be done.

My a2milk is on sale, but the sale price has gone up. Previously, I paid $10/3; now the price is $12/3. Bummer! 

Today, I had an appointment with a new cardiologist, a nice man, unlike the one who interrupted each sentence or question. We were 30 minutes late and had to wait another two hours to see him. So, we rode back in the rain, dark, and Tommy with low blood sugar. It was a harrowing drive. If I were ever going to have a heart attack from extreme fright, this would be the drive to do it. Besides not being a good driver, in my opinion, and not good at dark or in the rain, everything that happened was someone else's fault. The cardiologist has lots of tests scheduled for me. Lovely! 

Going to the doctor and Publix and cleaning out my purse is all I have done today. But, I slept late and slept ten hours. I went to bed at 9:30, slept until 1:30, took meds and went back to bed at 4 am and woke 10 am. See? I went to bed early and still only slept four hours. 

Do you ever clean out your purse and find things that you had been looking for or thought were lost or that you had forgotten you had? What was it? Do you find money?

Boring Day in Retelling and Dreamworld Coke

Good news! My friend received her $3,000 bonus she was depending on. This is the main reason she has not made waves at her daycare job. Yes, she is afraid she is the troublemaker here. 

We tackled the list again today. There was still no a2milk 2%, so I bought four half-gallons of my milk and a gallon jug of his. 

Several days ago I saw a cryptogram book and decided we should try those for brain exercise. Well, no way was I going to exhaust my brain trying to figure these. Tommy took it willingly and decided he did not want to try those either! So, I took that back to Publix. 

While in Publix, I bought the toothpaste I needed. When I got home, I had bought a tube of Colgate. I am fit to be tied. 

The SAS shoes went back. If the wider pair are not okay, I will just get another pair of sandals. That was an arduous trip. 

Sunday night, I did not sleep one minute. When I awoke, I took my pill for my stomach and then immediately started eating. Well, my stomach hurt when I went to bed, so that caused me not to sleep.  We left for chores with my stomach and chest burning, feeling like throwing up. So, a trip to the drugstore for something to drink for my stomach pain was necessary. 

We drove around and purloined a pink bag of grocery ads. There is lots on sale but not much we need or want this next week. Some houses have multiple bags out, left there for weeks, so we try to go to those since they never pick them up to use or even to throw away. 

We spent from 1 pm until about 4 pm out of the house. I was exhausted and slept from 5 pm until 7:20. I only had chicken breast, one Lindt truffle, and applesauce. Tommy can get chicken and whatever for himself since he can decide. No, I will maybe eat a vegetable!

Unfortunately, on Tuesday, we will go out to finish the list. I have things from a store to return. Plus, I will probably get two more half-gallons of a2milk. I am quite sure the date on the milk will be sometime in December. The four I bought have a date of 11-27-22. 

After buying milk and making the one return, all our chores are in the house, thankfully. 

It is supposed to have a frost or freeze and I am not sure if geraniums and chrysanthemums will make it uncovered. I suppose the pansies will survive. Now that the weather is not so hot, the geraniums are putting out blooms. I certainly want to keep those around! 

A church member who was around helping with the youth when he was young, has died. She was in her 90s. I had a box of sympathy cards ready for him to choose one. These are made in the USA and cost around 50 cents each. He was astounded at the price of a box of cards when a neighbor died. After all, he only needed one card.  Now, he is happy to just pick a card out of a box and not have to go buy a card. 

We always try the new Coke flavor. The newest is Dreamworld. I gagged. Tommy said it tasted like Coke and Grapico and drank it. 

Tuesday, I will bake the chicken and vegetables. I do need to find the ghosts to hang in the tree. 

We like drama-free days! 

Tommy is watching Quantum Leam. I loved this show when Scott Bakula starred. Now, it is just boring. Do you like this drama? Did you prefer it with Bakula?

Have you tried Dreamworld Coke? Did you like it? 

Has first frost come early where you live?

Monday--Rough Day and Bird Watching

 This is why I drink a2milk. I had a bit of ice cream Monday morning and spent the day in agony. When I was not screaming in agony from cramps, I was so weak from loss of electrolytes. 

We left three times to go to Publix about a mile from here. The first time, we made it to the parking lot. The next time, not as far. The third time, we only got a bit down the main road and came home to stay. After that, I gave up and had to take a nap. Tommy took it all in stride, not complaining. 

Even after I awoke, I was weak and still am. This is slowing down the kitchen shelf project. Tonight, we will put a few more items on the shelves, mainly refilling Tommy's coffee and tea shelf. 

I now have another appointment with the missionaries. We cannot put shelf paper on any but the bottom shelves. And, I do a crummy job because of my shoulders and hands! 

The view from my chair out the front door is beautiful. I have four shepherd's crooks with double hooks and something on every hook. Still no hummingbirds after the first. 

Since all the fuss about Downton Abbey, we watched the movie  Monday night. It was so boring.  There were hints of so many assignations, more boring events. 

Monday was a beautiful warm day and I loved it. Since I put flowers in front of the door on the hooks, birds come daily and sit around. Before this year, birds did not come. One couple is intriguing, Eastern Phoebe. It looks up continually at the porch ceiling, looking for a nest sight. The only trim is a ledge about 3/4 inch wide, not enough for a nest. But, who knows what it will attempt. We are watching the porch light to make sure a family does not end up there. 

As I was watching the little bird, it shook its head wildly with its mouth open and appeared to "cough" out a bug. It was a huge bug, at least compared to the size of the bird. I now wonder why the bird got rid of the bug. 

Tuesday, I have a 7:40 am phone appointment with my allergist. The doctor starts even earlier than that. Then, at 11 am, I have to go see about my phone purchase. We must go to Publix as the milk price rises after Tuesday. We have another chore after that. At least it will be hot and dry. I really hate it that some people do suffer without ac! A rain shower for my pots of flowers would be lovely. 

So, it's Monday now, and I am up way too early. Who ever heard of a doctor's appointment at 7:40? Not me.

Part 2--My Opinion and Helping Friend

 There was a time when Nestle's Nido came in two types. One was for infants and one was for toddlers. First of all, NIDO is a dry whole milk. Unlike the dry milk we usually get, this still has the fat because children need fat. 

I have only found this product in the Hispanic section. It could be in International Food aisle...not sure. 

I found three kinds today. One was for children 3-5 years. I forgot what the other was designated. The one I have was chosen for a specific reason--it has two lines of ingredients. It contains whole milk, soy lecithin, Vitamin C, iron, zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin D3. 

The other two formulations had nine lines of ingredients. Maybe that is okay. But, I made a decision. And, I believe this formulation is the best. It does say not for children under the age of 1. So, you decide for yourself. This would be great for emergency storage. Or, it can be used for cooking in place of milk you have in the refrigerator.

It tastes much better than non-fat dried milk! Guaranteed!

Have you tried this dry milk? 

The night I picked up the food for the woman down the street, I told her how the box low on the ground hurt my back, shoulders, knees and generally was going to hurt for the next few days. She was sorry and said just to forget about us picking up food for her. I assured her it would be much easier if the box was higher. 

That was Tuesday. She agreed it should be higher. I was not sure what she was going to do. When we went out today, she had not put anything out that was higher. When we came home, still nothing and she was not home from work, the three hour job. I wanted carrots from Publix, so we ran back out and she still was not home and nothing ready. When we came back from Publix, her car was finally home. We stopped and she came out. I noticed she had put a dog crate on the driveway with the same plastic box on top. 

So, this will do for now. If she does continue working, she will need to get a cooler, one with a lid and hinge, not something I have to chase when it falls off while I load the food inside. She agreed but reluctantly. I pointed out the meat would spoil if it stayed in the heat of the afternoon, no shade, and for three hours. She agreed. There is no use my taking the time to give her food that may spoil and make her ill. 

So, that is settled. Tomorrow, I will use the clear plastic box that does not have a latch on the top. 

Tonight, we had to transport the ten cans of green beans down the hall so I could put them into the bedroom. I have a box for green beans, no stacking because I have too many. We put them in, all the 2024 dates on the bottom of the box. That way, dates won't get mixed. 

Tommy drove them down the hall in his walker. But, I had to do the hard work of carrying five cans in a plastic bag. Most people don't realize how hard it is for me to do things! 

Sweet Milk and Mt. Dew

On Tuesday, I tossed a empty milk carton with use by date of August 12, 2021.  Yes, I knew the date and drank it anyway. It was fine, very sweet. You may remember this is a2milk, $4.49 for less than a half gallon. I try to buy it when it is on sale. I found it 3 for $10 and bought 6 cartons. And, it remains sweet milk 7 weeks after the expiration date. Now, I have a carton open that "expires" the middle of October. I wonder what they do to this milk for it to remain sweet and not sour for so long.

I remember when milk was referred to as "sweet milk." Do you?

Back in my mother's time, when milk was fresh, it was "sweet milk." When it was old it was sour milk or clabbered milk and used in baking.  No, it has no sugar added to it. 

If your milk hangs around until is is not fresh and sours, just use it to bake. It won't hurt you. As you may remember, if my milk turns, I just put chocolate in it and drink the chocolate milk. I cannot tell the difference. 

My mother and grandmother referred to milk as "sweet milk." My mother did start calling it just
milk." I rarely ever hear anyone refer to milk as sweet milk, anymore. Do you talk to anyone or hear anyone who refers to milk as "sweet milk?" Did older relatives call it "sweet milk?"

By the way, if you have never heard it called "sweet milk," pronounce it quickly as if it is one word with two spondees. Both words are accented. Got it?

Mt. Dew? I love it. Never have I loved something so much yet not imbibed for so long. I think Mt. Dew is the best thing ever. But, I won't drink it. It causes my heart to beat rapidly because of so much caffeine. Plus, I do not need the sugar. Diet Mt. Dew is nasty and still has all the caffeine. Even years ago, I drank it once every six months. 

The only place I am tempted to drink Mt. Dew is in Lowe's because Lowe's does not carry Coke products. Plus, the cooler keeps drinks almost icy. Actually, I would buy a really cold bottle to drink in the car. Well, I did about ten years ago. 

Nowadays, I occasionally buy a six-pack of bottles bogo. Then, about once a month, we put one in the refrigerator.  Two inches in a cup are all I allow myself. It feels so good going down my throat. Tommy drinks the rest. I am quite sure Mt. Dew is pure poison. 

This willpower is something I need to harness for all my food loves. 

Do you love Mt. Dew?  Do you have a good story about sweet milk or Mt. Dew?

Checking Receipts Pays Big!

 One day, I purchased toilet paper that was in the sale ad at Publix. When I checked out, the toilet paper was higher than I expected. I commented that it was on sale for $6.49. The cashier assured me it was not, so I purchased it anyway at $9.99. 

I thought it over and decided I was correct, but somehow the ad was discarded when it expired. All the while I was ill last week, I planned my next move. I had Tommy check with his credit card company and see when a purchase was made for a little over $10. With that information in hand, Sunday, I asked at the service desk if someone could find the receipt. Within minutes I had a copy of the receipt. 

Then, I told the CS person the problem and asked her to find the receipt ad, she did. She produced the ad, and, sure enough, It was on sale. She gave me back a $10 bill and almost a dollar in change. It seems if the price is wrong in Publix, the whole amount charged is refunded. I was not aware  So, I was able to hand Tommy almost $11. He was so happy to have money in his wallet. He never has money unless I repay something I have borrowed...lol. 

When he bought cereal for me, it was bogo. However, the two boxes were rung up on the receipt with no evidence of bogo. I had paid full price for each. When I pointed this out, I received a little over $10 back. Good deal!

Check your receipts! Between us we received over $21.  Plus, I have a large pack of tp and two boxes of cereal I did not have to buy. $$$ and free merchandise are my kind of deals. 

Usually, I challenge the price when I believe it is wrong. If not, I go back to the shelf and check the price again. Very seldom am I wrong about what price I thought I saw. 

Right now, I have receipts sitting here to challenge at a big box store. There are a variety of problems with them, so it will take more than just returning items. 

Often, in the case of the toilet paper, I am tardy with my return. 

Do you check receipts at the time of purchase or at home? Are you willing to take things back or challenge a price you were charged?  Are you really happy to receive your own money>

Recipe

 Okay, here is the recipe for Seven Layer Cookie Bar. My recipe for Go Go Bars is similar. 

Go Go bars only had graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, Eagle Brand Sweetened Milk (whole can), and unsweetened coconut. Someone gave me this recipe over the phone in the 70s. Or, maybe I coipied it from a magazine.

It might have had butter, but I don't remember that. I know it did not have nuts or butterscotch chips. That could have been what was preferred by me or mine. 

I cannot find unsweetened coconut anywhere. I might just order it from Amazon. I might have to buy a coconut and grate it myself. Have you ever had freshly grated coconut? My mother grated all the coconut we ever used. We got to nibble chunks of coconut and drink the milk. I read that someone on the internet said to pour the milk out. What? 

New Product, Groceries, Dinner

 As I passed/rolled by a shelf on my way to something else, I stopped and backed up. On the shelf was a beloved product in a new form, a squeeze bottle instead of a can--Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. Love It! However, I only used it years ago in a recipe called Go Go Bars. 

I found this several months ago and meant to ask--Do you ever use Eagle Brand condensed milk for anything? Have you seen it in a squeeze bottle? Ever made Go Go Bars? For what do you use Eagle Brand?

On Wednesday, I decided to get what I wanted for Monday mainly slaw mix and celery. 

slaw

celery

Grillmates Applewood seasoning

something slse

Total was $10.44

I earned $0.50 off since I am a senior.

There are ribs in the freezer, but tonight I could not locate them without causing an avalanche. I did find chunks of turkey breast that I will use instead of the ribs if I cannot find them with Tommy's help.

Dinner Wednesday night:

baked chicken

slaw

corn on the cob

I intended to put bbq sauce on the chicken since bbq and slaw go together so well, but I forgot. 

Thursday is starting slowly.  I think we will go to the bread store. Maybe we will clean out a few things from the dining room, things that have been there a decade. It will take both of us. So, I passed it by him and that is what the plan is. He likes to watch Jeopardy at 3 pm, so after the news is over at noon, we will buy bread and pick up a prescription for him. That will leave little time for working, but it will be more time than I can stand up anyway, so little time is okay. 

Vidalia onions are in the stores. I need to buy about ten pounds and dehydrate them. I have so many in the freezer that this year I will forego buying so many Vidalia. I do think I need chocolate ice cream, though. 

Diner tonight will be baked chicken and vegetables, just have not decided which. 

Are you a user of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed milk? How do you use it?

Spilled Milk

 This is post is interrupting a very fruitful Monday. I feel well, too, rested. Of course, I can do little and be exhausted. 

Saturday night, I was exhausted from the trip to Cullman and I could not nap, just lay there. For dinner for Tommy, I cooked the three bell peppers and a huge onion.  I put about 10 meatballs in a little casserole, 7x7", put almost all the peppers and onions on top and topped that with more than half a jar of Bertolli Three Cheese Sauce. He really liked it. I ate about a half cup of the sauce and could barely finish it. I was exhausted. 

It was good to have a dishwasher. But, I did not stack them right and some would not go into that load. So, now it is time to do it again as soon as I unload it, a real problem. Still, it is better than standing to wash. That needs to be done today. ugh

Groceries today: 

organic Rosemary 

grapes

bananas

pasta salad with lots of spinach!

5 ears yellow corn 5/$2

$23.00

I went for bananas. I bought two pounds of white grapes. I did not realize I bought organic grapes for $4.99/lb. Plus, before I discovered that, I found out that the other grapes had been pruned so that I only got tiny bunches out with 4 grapes per stem, and some are going off. 

We ate in the park again--chicken, pasta salad, grapes. 

The rosemary was cheaper than one at Lowe's and it is very small. I did not need the tree I bought last year. This one will grow.

Monday, I tried three times to take a nap. I just could not and was not resting, either. I had two hours sleep on Friday night and a bit more on Sunday night. I heard a noise like a bomb went off, heard Tommy screaming a string of expletives I have never heard from him before. I ran to the kitchen to find him standing over a burst gallon of milk. He had put a gallon of milk in his freezer and then it fell out as he went back to put soft drinks in there.  I said to put towels in it. I came back and he was fluttering down paper towels. I meant to use the dishtowels. 

The milk was running under the refrigerator and he was saying he would get it up. But, he was tending to the part three feet in front of the refrigerator. I tried rescuing my scales and he slopped milk all inside it. I just know it is going to ruin it. He swore no milk got inside, so I turned it on the side as it ran out. He grabbed it and said he would clean it off. His little swipes here and there were flinging milk all over. I just took the scales and cleaned them. 

He used two rolls of paper towels when two bath towels or lots of dishtowels would have done a faster and better job. It must have been ten minutes before he ever attended to milk at the front of the refrigerator, I left him to clean between the counter and refrigerator because he would not listen to me. So, I sat. In the case of all the milk, I certainly did not care he used two rolls of paper towels. 

Before I left, I got out this little cheap, Swiffer-looking thing and soaked up milk. I left it with him and a little tub with and inch of water on his walker and showed him how to use it, telling him to pour the water in the sink and get more. Well, he came into the living slopping milky water all over the carpet, swearing he spilled nothing from the almost full tub, not an inch like I told him. sigh

The floor dried slippery. I told him any milk would dry so slick we could fall down, so get it all up. But, the milk was dry and slippery. Sooo, I cleaned the sponge on the Swiffer-like mop, put  a little Dawn on it and mopped the floor over and over, rinsing often. The mop head is detached and drying on the ramp right now. I washed the tub. This morning, without me saying  a word, he said he was going to put all the towels in the washing machine. I washed the container holding the milky items, since I did throw a couple of towels down to try to stanch the flow of milk going under the refrigerator. 

I suppose he thought I would be angry. No, but he was angry. It all got finished at last! We were both exhausted! 

We have been enjoying the strawberries from the market. I may make the strawberry poke cake I have been talking about forever. I have to find room in the refrigerator for it before I start it. 

Did you know that milk dries slippery on the floor? I have never spilled a gallon of milk. Have you?

A Crick in the Neck

 No sleep Saturday night and a hard nap on Sunday left me with a crick in my neck. We went for a ride with a mission--find scraps of 2x4s for the bluebirds. We found no scraps. 

I went to the junk pile where I found my treasure, and there was not a scrap of sawdust left! There will be other construction around. 

Every time Tommy accelerated, I cried out in pain, just a little whine sometimes. Turning corners and breaking had less painful results. I could barely turn my head to right or left. Dodging the sun by turning my head made my neck hurt. As you can see, this was not a fun ride on top of being unfruitful. I was such a whiney baby! 

When we go to Cullman, I can go to a lumber yard to have the birds cut. Remember the bluebirds? I am going to add the crown part to make them into cardinals, too. I think I can sell these. Maybe on pinterest?

A trip to Publix netted me 6 half-gallons of a2milk for $20 since it was on sale 3/$10. The "use by" date is in May, so these will be good forever. This is the best deal I can get on milk. Plus, this is not even a half gallon, just 59 ounces! I hate that, really hate it. 

Since we have fresh carrots, potatoes, onions, butternut squash, Romaine, apples, oranges, bananas, and strawberries, I cannot think of anything else we need and there is no produce on sale to tempt me. Plus, I have frozen fruits and vegetables, I am content. Oh, I have canned produce and fruit, too. Life is good. 

Do you feel a bit cheated when you buy a formerly half gallon that now only have 59 ounces instead of 64? Of course, they state the ounces so a person cannot cry "foul." 

When did you last have a crick in your neck?

The sun shone brightly today and it was dry and warm enough, mid-60s. Tomorrow will be even warmer  and still dry. 

Colossal Waste! And Squash Catastrophe!

I did not cry over spilt milk. I screamed to the top of my lungs. It was just a short scream, though.

As we came from a Monday food pickup, I had Tommy stop the car and I got out to look in the back seat and adjust things. I backed away to close the car door and was showered with milk from my hair to shoes. A gallon of milk fell out, landed on its bottom--sort of on the side of the bottom.

And, I shrieked with alarm. Yep, milk in my face and hair, my midsection soaked and milk in my shoes will cause me to shriek. The milk hit with such force! Three quarts!

As I closed the door and got back into the front seat, Tommy asked me if any got on me as I  am still gasping and wiping my face with only my hand. I had to ride home in milk. The inside of my shoes were soaked. After wiping with a wet cloth, I put them on the air intake in the hall where they still rest. 

On Tuesday, we went out the front door and I was shocked since my largest squash was gone. All I could think of is that someone stole it. My stolen plants and pots from last year are still in my mind. Nope! It had fallen off the porch. Wind was not the problem since there had been none I could remember from yesterday. 

Then, I thought maybe a cat had rubbed up against it. That happened to my Hosta in pots.

This huge squash plant leans from the pot in the direction of the sun. So, I think it must have gotten top-heavy and fallen since there is no ground for it to lean on. So, now I must go out and put more dirt in it and figure out how to turn it a bit. 

This may have been a pot that I put empty bottle into to save on dirt. I don't think so. Lots of branches were broken, but squash plants have thick stems, so maybe they will heal. I might have to pick tiny squash. We will see. 

As of this writing, I either have pleurisy or pulled a muscle in my back. I carried a gallon of milk into the house, something I am barely capable of holding. Then, this morning I picked up a huge pot of squash plant and dirt. ugh, cannot yawn or take a deep breath. Sneezing and coughing hurt, too. 

Tell me about your experience that parallels my milk bath, if you will. Have you ever had a pot in a plant just fall over?

Spoiled Milk

Do you ever have spoiled milk? I did when I bought Wal-Mart milk. Now that I buy the a2milk from Publix, milk lasts forever. Right now I am in the middle of a half-gallon of milk dated March 15. It is still really sweet. There is no sign of any off flavor.

Why?

Walmart leaves their shipments of milk sitting out in the store in the aisle for hours. Sometimes, the milk is starting to sweat. One milk producer told me they stock their ice cream and milk and do not leave it to the store. So, now you know.

Walmart has started carrying a2milk, but I will not be buying it at WM. I will stick with Publix. Today, a2milk was on sale, $7 for 2 half gallons. That is not much of a saving off regular price, but I like it.

Today, I bought two half-gallons. Saturday, I will buy two more, and Monday or Tuesday, I will buy enough cartons to make 6 cartons in the refrigerator. That way, I usually can drink cheaper milk until the next sale. I do anything to keep from paying $4.49 for a half gallon.

While getting the sale milk, I got Tommy a bag of apples. It is so funny he never knew the names of apples, now he tells me what variety he wants--Gala or Pink Lady. LOL Before, he said, "small, hard apples." I have made a point of telling what I got him.

2 half gal milk $7
apples, 2lb $3.99-$1= $2.99
4 zucchini in pack $3.99-$1=$2.99
white chocolate bunny-$2 reduced from $7
4 bananas
2 Snap Ware 2-cup glass storage--1/3 off Still a good deal Small rectangles.

That's for today folks. How long will your milk last in the refrigerator?

A Few Bargains | Christmas in July

Friday morning, there was only about a half cup of milk in my last half-gallon carton of milk!!! That was so annoying. I had seven half gallons in the refrigerator last time I counted. Friday night, I went out and got two half-gallons. They are usually $4.59 for a half-gallon. They were $7 for 2 half-gallons. Tuesday, this sale goes off, so I will buy four more cartons by then.

While I was perusing the sale rack at Publix, I found cultured buttermilk blend reduced to $2.98, original price--$5.99. This beats keeping buttermilk all the time, going out to buy it when needed, or doing without. The powder is easy to use and this has a use-by date of 2022.

Last weekend was Christmas-in-July on my favorite radio station. Christmas songs were played Friday through Sunday. It was a fun ride in the car when I went out. Did you have Christmas music on your radio?

That's all folks!