Father-in-law Seems Like His Normal Self

January 30, 2025 Bruce drove his dad to his GP doctor’s appointment yesterday. The GP discussed side effects of some medication. Bruce says his dad seems like his normal self. He is coherent when speaking and is moving around well. My father-in-law still isn’t supposed to be left by himself for long, but Bruce is […]

Nox Had a Dental Visit Yesterday

January 29, 2025 Yesterday, I got up and got dressed. I needed to drive 20 to 25 minutes to get Nox to her dental drop off at 8:00 AM. I gave them permission to pull any teeth that needed pulling. I agreed for them to attempt to save Nox if something went wrong. Nox was […]

Cleaning My Induction Cooktop

January 27, 2025 This post is for Anne, my blog friend who writes Mehrling Muse. She has been very interested in my induction stovetop. My induction stovetop had developed several cloudy spots, so I decided it was time to do a deeper cleaning. Normally, I just wipe the cooktop down with a diluted solution of […]

Father-in-Law Sent Home

January 27, 2025 The hospital discharged my father-in-law today. While the doctors (Neurosurgeon and Internist) had been discussing sending him to a nursing facility, the caseworker said my father-in-law didn’t qualify. He has good mobility, so they are sending him straight home. Bruce says his dad is more coherent and keeps improving. Bruce is still […]

Gutters Installed Today

January 27, 2025 Today, a truck pulled up from ICS. They were here to install the gutters we had ordered. ICS replaced our roof. They did great work, so I was happy to have the do our seamless gutters. I went out to see if they would need anything. The lead asked for a place […]

All Butter Angel Biscuits

This recipe is a modification of the Southern Living Angel biscuits. They are moist and fluffy, yet beautifully layered, a perfect combination of buttermilk biscuits and yeast rolls. I used the technique from Helen S. Fletcher of the Pastries like Pro blog to make more layers. Makes about 24

Assembling Blue Bird Houses

January 25, 2025 The blue bird houses I ordered arrived from Amazon today. Here is the unboxing. I selected the package with the card titled “A Way to Attract Birds”. I opened the package and found the instructions on how to assemble the bird house was on the back of the card. The first package […]

Finished Preparing Garden Beds for Dirt

January 25, 2025 On Thursday, (January 23), Bruce called Bama Dirt to find out when we would get our order. They apologized for not reaching out to us. They are waiting for the dirt to dry out and the compost to become less hot. Yesterday (Friday, January 24), after breakfast, I decided the weather had […]

A Picture of Our Aggressive Mockingbird

January 25, 2025 I’ve been meaning to share this picture of our aggressive mockingbird. He chases other birds around. I am most annoyed with him when he chases the blue birds. I’ve seen him chase sparrows and wrens. He rested on the pump house roof and I was finally able to get a picture of […]

Bruce Arrived Safely

January 25, 2025 Bruce arrived safely in Brunswick, GA. He was met at the airport and received a ride to Jekyll Island, Georgia. Bruce took his father’s car down to the hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Bruce’s father was sleeping when Bruce arrived. After my father-in-law woke up, he was confused and “not all there.” He […]