ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH

I am beginning to question the value of electronics in my life. A little while ago, I got the dreaded blue screen of death from my PC. Tonight, as we were watching the tail end of Big Bang, the sound system gave out. So, after scouring the manual, we just unplugged the system and will pack it up tomorrow to send back to the company. Life was so much simpler when all you did at night was a bit of handwork or read, or remember the televisions that you had to actually get off your chair to change the channel? Of course, you didn't flip back and forth then, since there were only two available channels, and you could memorize the programing not to mention coordinate your social life and personal grooming by the theme songs. Every time I hear the theme song from Bonanza, I can smell Halo shampoo and feel the prickly rollers on my scalp. Right after Ed Sullivan, it was my turn to have my mother tightly wind those beggars into my hair to get some curl into it for the coming week. And yes. I did say week. For some reason? We just didn't get dirty hair back then, even if we only shampooed once a week. I never really agreed with calling them "the good old days" because frankly they weren't that good. People died from what is easily cured now.It took forever to get a letter from my pen pal in Japan. Women aged a lot sooner because Pond's cold cream and Dubarry lotion just didn't have what it takes to stave off the wrinkles. But? You didn't have the frustrations with things that you do now. Life was a bit slower, and a lot kinder. And when the TV didn't work? You kicked it and called a repairman!

Home but hiding.....

I just need to get my bearings here for a minute or two! We have been away from home far too long it seems. Today was rare, and absolutely lovely. Since it was a holiday, and we didn't arrive home until well after nine last night, we decided to sleep in. And what a perfect sleep-in it was! The rest of the day, I spent in the kitchen and horror of horrors, in front of the demon TELEVISION. I managed to find space to store the new pieces that arrived for my china. Not as hard as I thought it would be, since the pieces were duplicates (cream/sugar, ramekins, baker and pudding bowl,serving platter and vegetable bowl) that nicely tucked in along with their predecessors on the shelves. Our supper was baked chicken and rice with peas, which was, of course, presented on the new platter. The one sure way to get me interested in the kitchen is to give me a few new dishes or a new gadget!


It is so good to be home. The peace and quiet, the smell of a freshly bleached sink...could life get any better? LOL

Ahhh the breakfast of champions....

or should that be 'made by champions'? This morning, my dear husband made us our breakfast in our room, so I didn't have to stray far from my bed to seek nourishment! He is amazing at cooking in small spaces, which will prove very handy should Great Aund Aida die and leave us her boat! Till then, the man is formidable with an electric skillet and a twentyfour inch countertop! Breakfast was orange juice, two eggs, and two pieces of GF toast with butter. Followed by a snack of Bujah (GF party mix, basically, with an Indian flair - spicey but nicey) and a banana. Lunch will be much later in the afternoon, so best to calorie load at the bottom end of my day! Life is good at the Holiday Inn Express! It really is. The staff here is phenomenal, and the rooms are clean and simple, with all the necessities you need for a home away from home. In fact, it really does feel like home here, since we seem to be here for at least ten days out of every two months. Love the rewards program, too! Anyway, here we are, well fed and ready to read. I am on my second book since leaving home!

Woops!

The casserole turned out well! So well, in fact, that we ate it all up! LOL But it was good, and the mashed potato flakes made a great substitute for flour.

Monday

Instead of doing the laundry, I have been lured into my office. I am getting used to my laptop, and am so very grateful to have access to the rest of the world while my desktop is awaiting a diagnosis from my dear son. From the symptoms, he has feeling that my BIOS is gone with the wind! Speaking of wind, did I mention we went for Chinese food last night?lol

I have wanted an ipad for awhile now, but my hope was to replace my netbook an laptop with it, not the desktop! I miss the big screen and the keyboard, so I think I will try to find a new one asap!

So far today, I have managed to get the bedding changed, and the garbage gathered. The laundry awaits attention, but I will be picking away at the pile throughout the day.Since there were plenty of veggies in the frig that needed to be used up, I made a spinach vegetable casserole for lunch/supper. The original recipe came from a vegetarian cookbook from the seventies...Recipes for a Small Planet. Basically, you chop up veggies into small bites, anything works, really. Today, I used carrots, mushrooms, onion, green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, celery and of course the spinach. The best dish to use, is a caste iron skillet, but mine is too small. Anyway, you just dump the chopped veggies in with fresh spinach into a bowl, then mix a couple of eggs with some cottage cheese and shredded cheese ( I used Tex Mex Kraft today) and mix it all together. The final step is trying to fit it all into an oven proof casserole dish or the caste iron pan! It can be piled as high as you can pile it, as it shrinks in the oven. It takes about an hour at 350º Since I can't thicken it with flour, I used some instant mashed potatoes. Hope that works! I also put a bit of Greek seasoning into the mix, with the salt and pepper. If it turns out, it will be delish, and I will post a picture!