January 9, 2018 by Sassy Girl

Augmented stew

January 10, 2017 Tuesday

6:15 PM Sassy
I made supper! Beef stew augmented with onions, garlic and mushrooms over egg noodles, dusted with parmesan and romano cheese!

9:35 PM Phil

January 8, 2018 by Sassy Girl

New office

January 9, 2017 Monday

8:32 AM Sassy
Good morning kid! I’m feeling better!!

Off to my new office down the hall. I have a door that closes for the first time in years!

8:35 AM Phil
Good morning! Got workers at the house today, prepping for Mom, making a huge pot of sauce for spaghetti. I’m feeding the church men next week. Doing Italian – pasta alfredo, garlic bread, antipasto and cannoli!

8:41 AM Sassy
Ooh… That sounds delicious!

8:45 AM Phil
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January 7, 2018 by Sassy Girl

Sleeping in a hoodie

January 8, 2017 Sunday

9:31 AM
Cleared up and cold

[photo of the view out my balcony of the snow all plowed and a clear blue sky]

10:06 AM Sassy

Good morning kid!

13 degrees here…brrr. I’m sleeping in a hoodie!

1:06 PM Sassy
Need some hope?

Read these good basic suggestions in a WaPo article quoted by Dan Rather on a UU minister’s sermon on cultivating hope.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/21/three-ways-to-cultivate-a-sense-of-hope-even-when-times-seem-hopeless/

2:01 PM Sassy
Did my “annual” purge of kitchen cabinets expired food. Oldest item had a date of October…2012!

January 6, 2018 by Sassy Girl

Snowy Saturday

January 7, 2017 Saturday

7:30 AM Sassy

Good morning kid! You getting snow?

7:47 AM Phil

Good morning, just a dusting

7:47 AM Sassy

Phew. They just upped our forecast into the 8-12 inch range. Whee!

7:50 AM Phil

It’s snowing all around us. Waiting to see how it turns out.

7:51 AM Sassy

Hope it’s not messing up any plans you had.

7:56 AM Phil

No plans for today, just doing things around the house.

Mom flies in on Thursday for the weekend.

7:56 AM Sassy

Oh! How wonderful!

8:38 AM Phil

[photo of his backyard with a dusting of snow]

That’s it for us

8:40 AM Sassy

Looks pretty!

8:42 AM Phil

Should get another inch maybe

12:43 PM Sassy
And so it begins. Nothing like a Saturday storm!

[photo of the view from my balcony with the ground covered in snow and more falling]

January 5, 2018 by Sassy Girl

Keurig Booze machine

January 6, 2017 Friday

10:00 AM Sassy

Happy Friday kid! Hope you’re having fun!

I’m on the mend but home doing the payroll. Whee.

10:26 AM Phil

Happy Friday! Glad to hear you are feeling better!

10:47 AM Sassy
A little snow
[photo of the view out my balcony doors with a dusting of snow on the ground]

4:21 PM Sassy

You see this? Sounds like your sort of appliance!

Keurig, Budweiser parents team up to make in-home booze machine – The Boston Globe

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/06/keurig-budweiser-parents-team-make-home-booze-machine/06rhhFwD2kISjzxLFuaNHL/story.html