New Hat!

Jim had a birthday on the 15th.  Rather than go out to eat we had a low country boil cooked up in the Instant Pot.  Corn, potatoes, andouille and shrimp.  He had that for several meals while I only had it twice.  It makes a lot! We liked it, but prefer using Zatarain's Liquid shrimp boil.  Either way it was a treat for me as I shouldn't eat sausage or shrimp.

Sonsearae and Chris sent Jim this spiffy hat.  I think it's a favorite of Chris's.  Jim and I both admire the style and may have mentioned it.  A little more dressy than a baseball cap.  Sonsearae also sent two loaves of secret recipe date nut bread.  We got some at Christmas and she can't share the recipe so I told her she has to send one a month!  It's that good!

I use the original Soy creamer from Silk, it has a little sweetener and it's perfect for my coffee. Around here I can only find it at HEB. I found this Half and Half at Walmart so thought I'd give it a try...no added sugar.  It does give your coffee the creamy half and half mouth feel.  BUT!  It's full of bad fats.  So I guess I'll keep using the Original creamer.  But it is nice to know there are non dairy alternatives for cooking and baking.

  

My goal again this year is to make 500 cards.  

20 February 2020...32 cards

Handmade Cards Because:

No one displays an email on the mantle

Or shows off a tweet on the fridge

Or saves a Facebook post in a box of treasures

Easter is just around the corner so I've started making some cards to mail out.  Echo Park and Stampin' Up! papers and do dads from my stash.  Some Wink of Stella to add sparkle tho I don't think that shows up in the picture

Cold and rainy this morning.  Late last night we had a neighbor pull in.  Felt sorry for them having to set up in the dark.  That sympathy went away when they decided to reposition thier rig at 0600 this morning.  It was dark, it was raining and they woke me up!  Thought they were leaving but the noise kept on and on.  As my friend Ed would say...Grrr

It's 0915 and Jim is sleeping.  Turned off his alarm and snuggled with Boo then went back to sleep.

Guess I'll start on my chores, quietly so as not to disturb the sleeping giant.

All is right in our world

Change is good....right?

I guess our 'cold' weather is over.  It's 72 degrees outside at 0720 this morning.  It's also overcast.

Yesterday after breakfast I finally got the notification that I could download Windows 10!  Who knew there would be so much information that it would tie up the computer for hours.  We'll see how much of an improvement it is for me.  As long as I can get online and check my emails life is good.

I did my usual routine of dishes, bed making and laundry.  For lunch I fixed a stir fry and after dishes and laundry folding we headed out.

Our first stop was Walmart where Jim got some items for the truck and we got some personal care products.  I finally found some Zatarain's shrimp boil.  I like the liquid and if you've ever been to Deanies you know about the boiled potatoes they serve.  Apparently folks in this part of Florida haven't a clue about this product.  You can find the dry bags but those are for large pots of crabs and shrimp.  The liquid you can use for just a touch of flavor or small pots of shrimp and potatoes...yum.  I bought two bottles because they're small!

Our next stop was Sam's Club, which is right next door.  Jim filled the tank with diesel at a cost of $2.24.  I'm curious, what does diesel cost where you are?  It sure is nice having it this low.  I'm sure it will go up in price once we start to travel.

Next up was the Goodwill store.  I like to browse and see if I can find bargains.  No luck today all I left with was dirty hands.

Our next stop was to be the boardwalk in Stuart so we could stroll the waterfront.  But I'm telling you the traffic on Federal Highway was stop and go and by the time we reached Stuart Jim was ready to come home.  So we headed home.

By this time we were ready for our afternoon coffee and we needed to feed Boo.

Dinner was bruschetta with a side of olives.  

We have Amazon Prime and there is a series they're showing called The Man in the High Castle.  It's a 'glimpse into an alternate history of North America'.  We've watched two episodes and find the show intriguing.

NCIS was our viewing choice for Tuesday evening.  We also watch the show that follows  NCIS New Orleans.  Last night was a reminder of Katrina.  Still saddens me.....

All is right in our world