Travel
Today I bought eyebrow stuff, concealer, and even mascara. But I made a huge mistake - I also picked up a 10X magnifying mirror. Shouldn't have ever looked at it - I applied the eyebrow stuff and concealer and then took a look in the magnifier. Holy crap! I didn't realize how bad I actually look up close. That's what people with young, normal vision see, so I'd better hang around with old folks wearing thick glasses!
I also filled up my fuel tank - at $.40/gal. higher than the last time I bought gas, just about 3 weeks ago. I remember when the price per gallon hardly fluctuated, and I will never understand the extreme ups and downs of today's prices.
I wanted to buy my grandkids some Valentine's Day candy - you know, the little hearts with goofy sayings on them. These tiny little hearts have a list of ingredients you can't believe, the first two of which are sugar and high fructose corn syrup. I remember those things from when I was a kid, and I would wager they didn't use corn syrup, so why today do they need a double whammy of sweet stuff? Needless to say the grands aren't getting candy from me. As I was going through the checkout some unseen hand threw a York Peppermint Patty onto the conveyor belt, and before I realized it I was having a real blast from the past in the form of chocolate and peppermint cream. Heavenly!
What a storm they are having in the northeast. My d-i-l and the kids stayed home today, and my son came home early. I'm so grateful for the sun that is shining here today, although I would like to be in a little snow now and then. My son Steve and his family are heading for Lake Tahoe today, and I hope they have their chains along. A few years ago they drove my F-350 up the mountain and while everyone was chaining up the Ford was waved through. I miss that truck.
- I Sure Don't Like The Weather
Today has been bearable, but tomorrow will be 82, followed by 86 and 81. Then rain is predicted by the weekend along with much cooler temps. I'm humming right along with organizing and discarding stuff, and today I dug into some of the...
- Still Working On The Puzzle
All I did today other than the puzzle was to get my hair cut. I looked like a sheep dog but it's a bit tidier now. I really dislike the way one strand of hair will curl but all the strands around it don't. The puzzle pieces...
- Dental Visit
This afternoon I made a long overdue visit to have my teeth cleaned. I was nervous about it because I remember the scraping and the metal picks used in the past, but my daughter assured me that our dental office is different - they use jets of water...
- Baking On A Saturday Morning
I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day! I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should...
- Sugar High
Today I bought my last Entenmann's Butter French Crumb Coffee-cake, or at least I hope so. I rarely get them but when I'm in NY my oldest grandson and I have coffee-cake together in the morning. I tell him he has to eat something healthy...
Travel
A bag of goodies
Today I bought eyebrow stuff, concealer, and even mascara. But I made a huge mistake - I also picked up a 10X magnifying mirror. Shouldn't have ever looked at it - I applied the eyebrow stuff and concealer and then took a look in the magnifier. Holy crap! I didn't realize how bad I actually look up close. That's what people with young, normal vision see, so I'd better hang around with old folks wearing thick glasses!
I also filled up my fuel tank - at $.40/gal. higher than the last time I bought gas, just about 3 weeks ago. I remember when the price per gallon hardly fluctuated, and I will never understand the extreme ups and downs of today's prices.
I wanted to buy my grandkids some Valentine's Day candy - you know, the little hearts with goofy sayings on them. These tiny little hearts have a list of ingredients you can't believe, the first two of which are sugar and high fructose corn syrup. I remember those things from when I was a kid, and I would wager they didn't use corn syrup, so why today do they need a double whammy of sweet stuff? Needless to say the grands aren't getting candy from me. As I was going through the checkout some unseen hand threw a York Peppermint Patty onto the conveyor belt, and before I realized it I was having a real blast from the past in the form of chocolate and peppermint cream. Heavenly!
What a storm they are having in the northeast. My d-i-l and the kids stayed home today, and my son came home early. I'm so grateful for the sun that is shining here today, although I would like to be in a little snow now and then. My son Steve and his family are heading for Lake Tahoe today, and I hope they have their chains along. A few years ago they drove my F-350 up the mountain and while everyone was chaining up the Ford was waved through. I miss that truck.
- I Sure Don't Like The Weather
Today has been bearable, but tomorrow will be 82, followed by 86 and 81. Then rain is predicted by the weekend along with much cooler temps. I'm humming right along with organizing and discarding stuff, and today I dug into some of the...
- Still Working On The Puzzle
All I did today other than the puzzle was to get my hair cut. I looked like a sheep dog but it's a bit tidier now. I really dislike the way one strand of hair will curl but all the strands around it don't. The puzzle pieces...
- Dental Visit
This afternoon I made a long overdue visit to have my teeth cleaned. I was nervous about it because I remember the scraping and the metal picks used in the past, but my daughter assured me that our dental office is different - they use jets of water...
- Baking On A Saturday Morning
I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day! I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should...
- Sugar High
Today I bought my last Entenmann's Butter French Crumb Coffee-cake, or at least I hope so. I rarely get them but when I'm in NY my oldest grandson and I have coffee-cake together in the morning. I tell him he has to eat something healthy...