Being Positive

August 29, 2017

Cooler mornings bring hot tea with Hazelnut almond creamer. The gray squirrels are out with their beautiful silver tails flipping about. They are cute to watch as long as they stay in their proper places and don't get into human spaces (i.e. Marian's basement). An article came across my feed this morning for books that take place in the PNW. There were a couple that sounded interesting and I added them to my list. There are cute memories of Lilly on my feed this morning too.


Ali, is still very protective of Lilly but now Lilly has a puppy of her own (Mastiff/Lab). Here they are now- Lilly is helping Chester dig for the gopher that my brother wishes they would both just leave alone instead of putting holes under the patio.  Look at those puppy feet- he still has a way to go before he grows into them completely.

I decided to look into some career/job counseling and asked for recommendations on FB.  Not much has materialize, except the the local community college provides that service.

I had a nice quiet evening with Trudi Trudchen Stuber and Marian Harris. Marian is prepping her stuff for her booth at ComiCon so we helped her with her business cards and pricing. Then I got to climb a ladder and pick the plums. The smoke has lifted quite a bit and that's fantastic. My friends and family in Texas are all above water and otherwise ok so far.

Being Positive

August 30, 2017
I took a personal/sick day today.  I was simply exhausted yesterday and then woke this morning to a sore throat and GI issues.  So I decided to stay home.  The idea was to rest but I realize that what would make me feel best was getting a few things done so that they aren't hanging over my head.
I'm very glad to have this done! Dehydrating tomatoes this year. My Italian seasoning is a little old but I added some basil that I dried this year. I was worried I wouldn't get it done before the tomatoes spoiled.  I ended up with 5 full trays plus a little.


I had pretty little birdies at the feeder this morning. I don't know what they are but they're masked in white. Too big for chickadees and the wrong color and markings for Juncos. I was able to tidy up the kitchen table which helps the house feel cleaner. The laundry is done I had to make more detergent but it's fairly simple. I do it in two steps so it's not too time consuming at any given time. It's really cheap too.

I have a ton of grapes. I filled the sink and my huge metal bowl. They are mostly green grapes but I had one cluster of purple on the other plant.




I put all of these through the steam juicer and canned the juice. I ended up with 9 quarts and one pint.  I'm not sure what I'll so with it yet.  I didn't add any sugar so I'm not sure how long it will last.

I walked to meeting tonight to get some extra steps and a few extra calories. The air is much clearer so I could do that. Diet soda is helping to fill the gaps with fizz while I adjust to the calorie reduction.