Lots of things...looking forward to lunch! When you eat breakfast at 5:30 in the morning I am ready for lunch at 10:30! Mr.Alffe is taking me out so I'll just have to be patient...not my strong suit.

Our daughter Gretchen is coming home tomorrow for a very short visit (we'll take all we can get) and I have to wonder if she'll want to go to the Zombie Walk in Howard Park....It's a benefit for the Food Bank here and she is "into" anything Zombie...haunted houses, para-normal...etc.

And I had to laugh at an article in todays paper about the level of noise in the N.D. football stadium (tomorrow is the first home game with Purdue). Some have compared it to a retirement home....too many "old" people, sitting on their hands, telling fans to "sit down..we can't see".

It's supposed to rain this afternoon and that will keep me out of the yard..running out of room to put the trimmings..hope our treeman comes soon.

What's on your plate?

First, I have to laugh - re: old folks telling the young ones to sit down.... LOL... they better respect their elders or half the crowd would disappear... bravo to the old folks who are keeping their lives young by cheering (and paying!) on the young ones!

My plate is full on this wonderful summer day. I'm heading "downtown" Vancouver to visit with my previous neighbours. Only one of us still lives there... we'll meet up on the roof top (21 floors up) which overlooks the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Our plan is to share food, laughs and drinks and the sunset.

I think, after suggesting the book "The Dance of Anger" in another thread, that I'll go to the Library and pick up another book in the series - "The Dance of Connection". Reading the reviews, I've realized I need some help
I can read the book on my commute into Vancouver.

Grand Addy and my boys and x-husband will be coming to dinner this weekend then she'll stay for a sleep-over. I haven't seen her for a couple of weeks (they live about an hour away) so am excited, as I'm sure all the grammas here can relate to!

I plan to have the boys help me hang some heavy pictures that I've decided to relocate! I'm forever changing my living space around! I drive myself nuts!

I'm knitting and crocheting again...

and right now, I'm sitting on my rump drinking coffee, catching up here

LOL LOL LOL
In many months I've had ONE day to stay home and do what I wanted. Today was supposed to be the second ................. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Then a lens syddenly popped out of my 6 week old VERY expensive glasses. I changed clothes and drove to the fancy office where they fixed it in about 90 seconds.
I drove home and got back into my junkyard clothes. aahhhhhhhh
The phone rang - it was the pastor of my church..... somehow the fire door that locks a super important door had been locked. He didn't have a key and was just hoping I do. I do... I changed clothes, drove to the church and unlocked the door.
Home again.
Good grief ...... I have my bank statement and the bank made a 59 cent mistake. Not me, not the store - the bank made a mistake. Just for the fun of it I've changed clothes and I'm heading for the bank. LOL LOL

Well Addy I am loving your pictures on FB..what a beautiful part of the world you live in...makes me want to go back and see "Scrabble"..ride the ferries and enjoy it all. I wonder what is on the menu for your family dinner? And like you, I enjoy moving my stuff around!

Wren I am curious about the banks reaction to their mistake...good catch!! And what would that church do without you!!!

I am been on a cooking kick when I'm not trimming bushes. Found a recipe for chicken thighs in the slow cooker that we love...but it's a very strange combination...hot salsa, coconut milk, chrunchy peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and white sugar...cook 9 hrs and serve over white rice. I have a garden full of green peppers...wonder if the leftovers would be good stuffed in them and baked?

I just finished reading Silent Grief...have to wonder if it would help SadSam.

I have a friend who was a missionary to africa and that recipe sounds a LOT like one she made for me after she got back to the states. She said they fix chicken all the time that way in Ghana. it is very tasty

on my plate?????? sigh..... to much...... {{{{{HUGS}}}}

Just got home from Germanfest!! Way too crowded for me!!
The Catholic Churches here trace back to German origins. So, they get together, block off a big section of downtown, and party!

They had lots of German food, German beer --- I was good, I drank diet coke. Heard more Polka music than when I lived in Germany!!!

I had a good time though.... one of the healthcare centers had a place for seniors to sit & relax.... I was on my crutches so they offered a seat to me and my friend....it was nice, cushioned outdoor furniture.

We sat there, ate, listened to the music, & watched people....they never asked us to leave.

And now...I am headed to bed!!
SWEET DREAMS MY FRIENDS!!!
Abbie

Went out to eat @ Dog-n-Suds with a friend, then to the ice cream shoppe...mmmmm.

Now I'm sitting here playing with my nook debating on if I am ready to go to bed or not.

Thinking of ya'll!!!

Abbie

Its another freakinly beautiful sunny day out there again! and... another day-off for me... however, I'm on a role (roll?!! ) to get things done around here.

I'm on the ground floor so have opened all my doors and windows - the sun is shining in brightly... The Price is Right is on TV... have always loved that show!... noise on in the background... I hardly watch...

Walked a lovely trail in the woods yesterday... feeling the muscles a bit sore today... and that's ok!

The water is still warm in the pool... whooo-hooo!

Work, classes, work classes until Sunday then watch out I will be unhappy if anybody bothers me and my beauty rest
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Yesterday my plate BOWL was covered three times by a new version of Potato Soup.
LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

5 MEDIUM POTATOES PEELED AND CUBED I USED IDAHO POTATOES
1 MEDIUM ONION CHOPPED SMALL
6 SLICES BACON DICED ABOUT 1/4"
7 CUPS OF WATER or CHICKEN BROTH (I used chicken broth)
2 TEASPOONS SEASONED SALT
1 TABLESPOON DRY PARSLEY
3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER (I omitted butter - there was plenty bacon fat!)
1 CUP SOUR CREAM
3 TABLESPOONS FLOUR
SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE FOR SPRINKLING ON TOP WHEN SERVED

PLACE THE CUBED POTATOES IN THE CROCK POT
POUR IN THE WATER. ADD SEASONED SALT,DRIED PARSLEY AND BUTTER
SAUTE' ONIONS AND BACON TOGETHER UNTIL ONIONS ARE CARMELIZED
THE BACON DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CRISP IT WILL COOK VERY WELL IN THE SOUP
ADD THE BACON AND ONIONS TO THE SOUP.COOK ON A LOW SETTING

FOR 6 HRS.OR HIGH FOR 3 HRS. OR UNTIL THE POTATOES ARE COOKED,

BRING TO A SIMMER

IN A SMALL BOWL STIR TOGETHER THE SOUR CREAM AND FLOUR,MIX WELL
PUT A LADLE FULL OF THE HOT SOUP IN WITH THE SOUR CREAM AND FLOUR MIX IN QUICKLY
TO TEMPER THE SOUR CREAM SO IT DOESN'T CURDLE ADD ANOTHER LADLE FULL AND STIR WELL

ADD THE SOUR CREAM AND FLOUR MIXTURE TO THE SOUP POT
BRING TO A SIMMER AND COOK FOR 5 MINUTES TO THICKEN SOUP

SERVE IN BOWL AND ADD CHEDDAR CHEESE ON TOP IF DESIRED