At last, two nights of good sleep. Little coughing. The great G rearranged the TV and it’s
electronics so the bed can go up to the window again. I added two Tylenol to my Nyquil regimen, and
feel quite human at last. Waking up
every hour on the hour coughing is not the way I like to live.
At work, we prepare for a kitchen sale June 6, 7, and 8. My part is pricing cookbooks. There’s been an enthusiastic response asking
for kitchen things and cookbooks. So far
I’ve priced more than eight of those big plastic bins filled with cookbooks. Never have I seen so many good cookbooks in
one place. G and I donated two Sunbeam
Mixmaster’s. One is turquoise from the
1950’s with rocket fins and clear bowls.
The other is a 1932 gem that’s battered looking but runs like a champ.
Here at home, the living room is blue once again. I love the end result, but changing the
colors and art seemed time consuming this year.
Lastly, all along I have been working on a photo book of our trip through Panama. Two years ago, I stopped building albums
myself. I let Snapfish do the
construction for me. I photoshop the
pictures, then after making the choice of images, I add text. Of course this is a long relearning process each
time for me of the fuzzy brain. The end
result is a far better product than I would produce with glue and pen, yet it
is us in all our foibles.
Today I finish choosing the pictures and begin creating the
actual book.
A very welcoming and comfy looking room. Keep getting well-er!
ReplyDeleteOoooo... the kitchen sale. Though I am fast becoming an armchair cook, I love everything about preparing and presenting food! It would be very challenging for me to productively sort and price cookbooks! My current healthy favorite: The Jerusalem Cookbook.
ReplyDeleteLove the blue living room.
book...book...book!
ReplyDeleteI love how you change out your room. So clever and creative.
ReplyDeleteI used to like cookbooks, but they are expensive. Much better to acquire recipes online.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever come across a good condition copy of the hardcover Betty Crocker Cookbook with the "pie" cover http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0082/0282/products/BettyCrockerRedPie_SEARS1972_grande.jpg?v=1380650743
ReplyDeletePlease Let Me Know - Mom wants a better copy and we've been looking for a good one for years.
NOT the 3 ring binder version.
Me I'm traveling to SD in October. Looking forward to the visit with you and yours Oct. 31. Will remind you closer to the date. Thinking my next trip will be to Europe again, but don't know where or even when. We studied the German architecture in one of my history classes. Read the Ghosts of Berlin for that class. Would love to spend time in Normandy. Only seen it from planes and trains encounter elsewhere. Alas the world is too big.
ReplyDeleteSaw the swallows at SJC a while back. I recall the mission had been wrecked by an earthquake.
Re your gma's book. I bought it and gave it to Connie along with two other books about the missions. They are enjoying their trip.
I "may" change my photo of the river (fallish) on the wall and put up something summery. I was going to do spring, but spring got away from me! I really should do those books like your do instead of just putting them up in the cloud!! I am not going to volunteer much anymore...she says naively.
ReplyDeleteRobert and I watched Michael Palin's rail adventure in the U.K. video the other night. When we got to the end we realized we'd seen it before ... ah well, it showed trains and the lush green countryside of the U.K. and Wales, so it was time well spent.
ReplyDeleterest well, dear Mage! I'm moving, so I have to simplify, too, but I can't let books go...! I'll keep trying. Would love to see your Panama photos! xoxo c!
ReplyDeleteYour room looks comfy and inviting.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure creating the book will bring you joy.
ReplyDeleteI do hope the cough eases up soon. Does it help to sleep propped up with pillows? Take care.