Around OakMeadows

This morning we went to the Museum of Fine Arts to see an exhibit of Impressionists.  I’ve always loved impressionist art.  I was especially interested in the section of Berthe Morisot. 

November Menu

November Menu

1. Out

2. Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries

3.Slow Cooker Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup

4. Baked Fish, GMP, Peas 

5. Chicken-Sausage Casserole

6. Cutlets, GMP, GB

7. Leftovers 

8. Out

9. Macaroni and Cheese, Corn, Salad 

10. Schwan’s 

11. Tuna Salad 

12. Oven BBQ Chicken, Beans, Coleslaw 

13. Roast and Veg

14. Leftovers 

15. Out

16. Scrambled Eggs, Canadian Bacon, Toast 

17. Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

18.Baked Fish, Fire Roasted Veg, Salad

19. Chicken Tenders, GMP, Carrots/Thyme

20. Pizza

21. Leftovers 

22. Out

23. CB Hash, CSC, Salad 

24. Schwan’s 

25. Fried Shrimp, FF, Coleslaw 

26. Schwan’s 

27. Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad 

28. Thanksgiving 

29. Leftovers 

30. St.Wieners, Corn, Salad

Quilting around OakMeadows

This is my latest quilt. I used only fabric that I had on hand for the hearts which I machine appliquéd on to the blocks. I did have to buy fabric for the back and for the lattice strips.

I finished this quilt 2 months ago.

Why Old People Don’t Want To Change Things

Why Old People Don’t Want to Change Things 

I have hated my propane stovetop for the entire 15 years we have lived in this house. Knowing, after years of experience, that things are seldom as simple and easy as you think and always cost more than you planned, I finally decided to change the stovetop and change it to an electric.  Great. You go to Home Depot, buy the stovetop and make an appointment for them to install it after researching whether an induction stovetop is better. (No, it’s not because all my good Calphalon cookware would not work on an induction top and I would have to replace it.) Next we have an electrician ($$$)come out and check the wiring to make sure it is appropriate for the stovetop. (It is.) So the technician comes and announces that there are problems. 1. The old stove has a downdraft but the new one does not which may present a code violation when we go to sell the house. 2. There needs to be a trim to go around the edge of the opening to support the new stovetop but we can order the appropriate trim from the GE website.  He leaves and we will have to reschedule (and repay) when we have the appropriate trim. Fine, except that when JMM goes to the GE website to order the trim, he finds in big red letters that the trim is NOT FOR SUPPORT OF THE STOVETOP.  The website says that GE suggests installing wooden support strips. Do I see a carpenter in my near future. Or shall I put the damn stovetop back in the box and take it back to Home Depot for a refund? At least the old top had one useful burner. aaarrrggghhh. 

October Menu

October Menu

1.  Chicken-Rice Bake, lettuce

2.  Cutlets, GMP, GB

3.  Leftovers 

4.  Out

5.  Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries

6.  Slow Cooker Chicken Stew with Sausage and White Beans

7.  Baked Cod/Salmon, GMP, Peas 

8.  Oven BBQ Chicken, Beans, Cucumber 

9.  HB Pie

10. Leftovers 

11. Out

12. Macaroni and Cheese, Corn, Tomatoes 

13. Schwan’s 

14. Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Veggie Tray

15. Chicken Tenders, GMP, Cabbage 

16. Schwan’s 

17. Leftovers 

18. Out 

19. Scrambled Eggs, Canadian Bacon, Toast 

20. Slow Cooker Cassoulet 

21. Baked Fish, GMP, Lettuce

22. Schwan’s 

23. Pizza

24. Leftovers 

25. Out

26. CB Hash, CSC, Cucumber 

27. Schwan’s

28. Fried Shrimp, FF, Coleslaw 

29. Schwan’s 

30. Spaghetti and Meatballs, Lettuce 

31. Leftovers 

Rightful Heritage by Douglas Brinkley

This book is both an exhaustive examination of the conservation movement in the USA, and a biography of FDR.  I have always been a fan of FDR but had no idea that he was a lifetime conservationist. It tells the story of the farsighted people who made possible our national parks, national monuments, many state parks, national seashores, and wildlife refuges. It is a fascinating account of land preservation during the FDR years of the Great Depression and World War II, of FDR's love of trees and 

the Hudson River Valley, and of the people who helped to make it happen. The book also notes the understandable for the time lapses in judgment or knowledge that actually harmed the environment. 

FDR and his team of New Dealers were able to get millions of dollars granted for 

conservation projects even in the midst of fighting both the Great Depression and World War II.

This book is the second in a planned trilogy by Brinkley on the conservation movement in American history. The first being Wilderness Warrior about Theodore Roosevelt’s contribution to the history of American conservationism.  I can hardly wait for the third volume to come out. 

Around OakMeadows

Our new kitten, Tigger, destroys my closet. 

We were supposed to meet P&W&B for lunch at Gringo’s in Texas City last Friday but W is in the hospital. She has “fluid around her heart”” and so they are carefully diuresing her. I suspect that her cardiac output isn’t sufficient to perfuse her kidneys leading to fluid retention. She is on the lung transplant waiting list so she is being closely monitored and everything possible will be done to keep her alive until the transplant.

I watched 2 really good movies lately.  I watched Book Club on Prime and haven’t laughed so much in a long time. It is definitely an older woman hen flick. The second good movie was American Factory which makes it abundantly clear why the Chinese are kicking our butts. 

I had planned to make Veggie Soup and get all sorts of things done today but by 9 am I was sound asleep for a 2 hour nap. Don’t know why I was so tired but I decided to eat leftovers for lunch and get burgers for dinner. 

T and Lucy came for a visit. We are working on insisting that Lucy not jump up on people. 

We read and watched HGTV. It is just so pleasant. We discussed modifications to the bathroom to make it easier for me to take care of necessities safely and easily as this dratted neuromuscular condition progresses.  

That’s about all that’s going on at OakMeadows.