The Hub

Yes, the "Hub" is my kitchen/dining room, especially the table and countertops. Everything is neat and organized but everything you see is exactly the way we live.

By the way, dinner was Progresso Italian Style Wedding soup with Earl of Sandwich Marble Rye bread covered with onion and chive cream cheese spread.

Today was laundry day and I have more to put away. I'm halfway through this operation! Normally I would fold right there in the laundromat but not at this time. My counter has to be cleared before I can make lunch. This project is done in bits and breaks as it tires me and I have to sit down between steps.

Thank goodness we seem to be well and are taking it one day at a time here in Cabin Tranquillity.

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Busy Mornings

Yesterday morning we G.I.'d the entire kitchen table and all contents. It took all morning! We each have a tray with handy items we use everyday. His tray has paperwork, several medicine things, a police scanner and more. Mine has eyeglasses, calculator, and other assorted stuff like a handy-dandy nailclipper and a chapstick. The spinning round table holds salt, pepper, sugar, butter, meds, pens, pencils, and more. This old table is both desk and dining. Placemats, napkins, and plastic cover are other necessary and handy items for easy cleanup. It is where I set up my laptop computer between meals and paperwork. He also has his binoculars and paper towel nearby.

Today, the Mister took his empty prescription containers to the two places we use for refills. At the local hospital, he was checked for temperature and was asked questions before allowed to enter. Then he was given a face mask and admitted to the pharmacy area. After a short wait getting those refilled, from there he went to town to Rite-Aid to pick up another one that we knew was ready. They were kind enough to enclose three over-the-counter items at the drive up window as well. He didn't have to enter the store!

A trip to the bank drive-up window resulted in refilling his wallet with some cash.

We filled out and mailed our primary absentee ballots today.

We trapped our first shrew. This is a tiny little critter with a very long nose and is mouse-like. The photo below is from the internet.

One of our Nephews has had his recent picture selected for the cover of a fisherman's magazine. He didn't say how much this drum weighed when he first posted the photo. He's an avid fisherman!

I started picking at the turkey breast that I roasted for dinner yesterday. Not finished yet, but will certainly make soup with those good bones!

I balanced checkbooks and am now preparing lunch. Dessert will be strawberry shortcake. I still have several bags of strawberries in the freezer, plus Cool Whip and sliced pound cake.

Are you bored yet?

It's FRIDAY!

Another week has passed and another winter day is left behind. Yippee!

Today I saw an ad on TV for a dining room table set with side benches. VERY costly! DUH! For 11 years we had one of those - It was a wooden picnic table and two unattached benches. I had covered it with a left over piece of fabric-backed wall covering called Wall-Tex; tough stuff for lots of wiping and cleaning.  Four of the children sat there with us and the other two were in high chairs.  Just sayin'........That table and benches traveled to Pennsylvania and was used on an outdoor screened-in side porch for many more years.

I spent most of yesterday afternoon playing with computer graphics and trying to create GIFS - you know, the kind that move. I don't have any type of application to use except a useable free one that I found on the internet. (The Giphy site just doesn't do what I envision.) My results are less than spectacular but I did achieve making a couple. I started out with a graphic of a snowflake and a colorful wallpaper. Then I pasted 12 snowflakes on the wallpaper and cut each one out to put into the program. Speed was a problem but I'm satisfied - for now - with the resulting effect. Unfortunately I work on the dining room table and have to put it all away as mealtimes seem to come very fast. DARN! Below the resulting GIFS are some of the images that I start with. Lots of copying, cutting and pasting!  It is challenge for me and I do like a challenge. THE SECOND DOESN'T LOOP and only works when you first open the site. Sorry about that.

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