Paisley, On
Bill’s alarm went off at 5:45 on Tuesday, Jan. 12th. He was washed, dressed, had eaten and was in the bathroom brushing his teeth when his phone went off. Word from the boss that the roads were not great, suggesting they wait an hour before heading out to work. Good to know. Bill finished getting ready and then reset his alarm for 7:20 and laid down beside me. He soon dropped off again, which was good.
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| I walked to the edge of town and you can see how misty it is beyond main street |
He left
at 7:30 and I slowly made my way up around 7:45 to greet my day. I didn’t know
what it would bring BUT I had it in my head to get out for a walk first thing again,
before my tea. “I can do it”, I told myself and followed through. Yay! There
was a light misty drizzle but I was prepared, well dressed and with my ice
grippers on my boots. I always wear my scarf mainly for the protection from
wind on my chin. I pull it up to soften the zippered flaps of my coat. 😊
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| There was a breeze as you can see by the flag but I only felt it on my face as i walked into it The temperature was 'feels like -5C/23F |
It was a
nice walk for 2 miles and I only met one other person out there walking her
dog. When I got back, Susan was in the front room so I hoped my ‘it’s me, Susan!’ didn’t disturb
her. Wes was called in to work today again so the house was quiet. I made my
tea and carried it upstairs. I read a few blogs but I did take a few minutes to
give myself a pat on the back, (well, mentally only), for getting that walk
done early. As it turned out later, I would have got wet.
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| The roads were icy but I was prepared for that! |
A
commenter agrees that going out early when it is cold is the way to go. Then if
I do nothing strenuous for the remainder of the day, I’ve accomplished
something! I texted my sister briefly, as is a morning ritual for us, and
around 10 went down for a coffee and made myself some breakfast. I fried a
sunny-side up egg and remembered that I had some sardines in the cupboard. I
added some to my plate. I have GOT to start getting back on track with my
eating, I feel blimpy.
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| Yup, these Avon boot grippers which were under $10 when I bought them at least 8 years ago are g-g-r-r-e-a-t!😀 |
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| I needed to adjust the right one, I didn't get it on properly before I left the house |
That gave
me the incentive to look at my recipes in Word. I’d saved them for a reason and
although not all are keto, that would be going overboard, I found a few good
ones that will satisfy some of my cravings and please Bill as well. I printed a
few off in the hopes that I had the ingredients needed to make them
and we’d have good healthy snacks to munch on. There are Christmas chocolates
still lingering but we’re being very regulated on what we consume. No! I'm not going to give them or throw them away. LOL
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| The Saugeen from the park |
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| Looking to the west |
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| and to the east, it was fairly calm |
Finding
these recipes meant making a revised grocery list of sorts. Surprisingly, once
I have eggs, most of what I need is in our cupboards downstairs. 😊 Tomorrow, on my way home from work, I will stop and pick up
those things. I went down with printed copies in hand and made 2 keto ‘no bake’
cookie recipes and while they were in the freezer, made a decent sized batch of Cheryl’s
No Bake Macaroons. The only thing that is non-keto is the oatmeal.
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| Snowmobile and boot trails indicate a lot of winter enthusiasts |
Then I
went for the short walk to the post office and got the mail. Nothing exciting,
darn! Still waiting for 2 pkgs by parcel post and our new US debit and visa
cards. The delays are frustrating but we are trying to be patient. When I
got back, I came upstairs to read a bit and then started watching the long,
drawn out announcement from our Premier Ford. It was using my data on my phone so after hearing the
basics, I clicked off.
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| At one of the campsites, lo and behold, I saw a 'spring' chicken! |
I didn’t
need to hear the same thing over and over. Our radio station news had his main
blurb (in less than 5 minutes) about a new state of emergency beginning at 12:01 on
Thursday, Jan. 14th. The stay at home order that was issued last
March is being repeated with a few additional reminders of
essential businesses and new (?) store closures for pickup and take outs.
Anyway, it isn’t anything we can change and doesn’t affect my day to day so I won't fret about it. Bill
may find out otherwise tomorrow.
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| and a reminder of a warning Don't eat yellow snow! |
By the
sounds of the forecast, there is freezing rain all around us. It doesn’t look
like it is here, in the small town of Paisley. 😊 It was a couple of minutes after 5 when Bill texted that he
was on his way from Billy’s. I unlocked the door and stayed in the kitchen to
wait for him. It gave me the opportunity to put the cookies in containers. No
point in tempting him before supper! He reported nothing to worry about on the road home. We came upstairs for half hour before
heading down to start supper.
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| Mixing up Cheryl's No Bake cookies (w/peanut butter) |
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| I also made a small batch of chocolate and almond keto cookies to see if we liked them We do! |
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| Cleaning up the sausage casserole |
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| And sharing some creamy Jell-o for dessert |
At 7:30,
I slipped next door to watch Jeopardy. Ken Jennings was quite impressive so
will continue to watch when possible. While in there, I got word from my sister that my Uncle Jerry's wife, Aunt Grace, passed away. 😢 That is sad but she was ailing for quite a few years, worsening as of late, and now at peace. The evening will be quiet, NCIS
doesn’t start new for the season until next Tuesday. We read our books and
relaxed for the night, at least for as long as we could stay awake!
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| One of my favourite pictures of Bruce in 2009 |
My brother, Bruce, if he were still with us, would turn 68 today. Hard to believe that he has been in heaven 9 1/2 years. Celebrate well, Bruce, you don't want to know what you're missing down here.
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| Today's memory is a special one Jan. 12, 2018 the Richard's family has Happy Hour at Quartzsite, AZ How sweet it is! Good night y'all! |
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