Manna and don't forget the beer!

 Yes, I am pre-posting these days.

When I had a chance to sit down in air conditioning, when my cough and my tremorous fingers were calmed, and when I wasn't moving at 70 miles per hour down the interstate towards the west!

Well, only a little of that has already happened. The trip doesn't start till next week actually.

But I figure I'll have dinged somewhere on my body packing or moving things around...and will wear at least one bandage. Yes, I left them out till last to be sure to have them available for my thin skin which tears so easily.

There are extra precautions when moving at 83-11/12ths years of age!

Last week I stopped at my favorite bakery and picked up the loaf of sandwich sourdough bread, and day old cookies, which promptly went in the freezer. Snickerdoodles and chocolate chip. Mmm, "manna" never looked so good. And what about that almond croissant? Well it was gone in 30 minutes while  reading blogs and Substacks.

Did I post this before? Probably. A neighbor had a little U-Haul just like the one we're going to load up next week. They got volunteer Mormon missionaries to help. The hardy young men were out in the 90 degree heat moving furniture, wearing their customary uniforms of white shirts and ties. No kidding. Ties tied. Shirts sticking to their backs. And they wouldn't probably get to enjoy a few beers afterward. 

Which reminds me to stock up on some beer next week for my friends who will move many boxes and load them also.

Wait wait, my son says no beer. And he wants to just drink whatever water might be available at gas stations etc. He doesn't care about all the different microbes as we cross the country. But I do.

I'll bring a couple of gallons of filtered water along, with my own microbes. I know once I'm in Colorado I will acclimate to their waters. But hey, he's young and my son likes to make some of these decisions. (I will also get a case of the Orange flavor LaCroix that he likes) Maybe. Or just take him grocery shopping the evening before loading the truck. Maybe... We have a small cooler to take my yogurt and some fruits. He's not sure he wants anything in it.

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Still packing...

A rock or two that is not going to be lugged across the USA.

Yes, I must keep the Buddha, and probably the soap dish I made. They were packed into one or another box with bigger things. It will be so funny to find treasures in with mixing bowls or socks. And my friend Suzanne is willing to take the rocks to add to her garden! So happy, because she has a couple of my goddess figures already. I believe she has the female Ent.

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Speaking of females who know their way around the world...

Wonder how our lives would be different had she not caught pneumonia the last weeks of her campaign and somehow so many women voted against her!!

And another woman who could have certainly done a better job than tRump's fiasco!

What's wrong with you people?

OK, nothing is wrong with people who're reading this, because you probably (I hope) didn't vote for tRump. But the millions who did? And so many of them women? HEY THERE! You are CRAZY, or just drank the Kool-Aid!

So if you voted for tRump, I will not ask again, "What's wrong with you" I will just encourage you to forgive that lapse and move on to support anyone else who comes along (besides Vance or Johnson), preferably a Democrat or a Democratic Socialist.

Or you can  expect more of this (taken Jan 6, 2024)

OK, calm down again...de-stress-i-fy. 

Breathe deep.

Resist. 

Breathe!

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Peace is an invitation in daily life to breathe deep, right here, in the uncertainty.

MORGAN HARPER NICHOLS

Acting my age...

"It's not Wednesday, so you can't have the Senior Discount that is only offered on Wednesday..." the young man checking my groceries said kindly.

"Oh, but I just had a Senior Moment.  Actually the whole time I was in the store I shopped thinking of that wonderful discount.  I wouldn't have purchased as much if I didn't think I had it."

Life's embarrassing, and expensive moments.

I was obviously in a spending mood, but not much spending.  Purchased some wrapping materials for my projects to go to my family next week.  Then stopped for some more food, than I'd already purchased earlier this week.  There was something special to get at this store on Wednesday (which I missed).  But I also forgot completely what special item that store had in order to purchase it.

So I got some of the goodies I like there, which are already discounted.

And I must share what I'm happily enjoying right now, some Gaelic Ale by Highland Brewing Co.  I had some before Thanksgiving, but it's long gone.  We shall see how long this is around.  I don't really like to drink wine, but love one beer either before bed, or before dinner, or after dinner, or in the afternoon...or whenever.

So I may not have all my marbles in the sack any more, but I'm happy.  The oven is full of my special mushroom noodle casserole.  The toaster oven has some Talipia ready to broil...or I guess I could just slide it into the big oven.  Oh my...what a smart idea I just had, didn't I?   I did forget to put the spinach in with the noodles too...so it will be a side dish.

What me worry?  (Five stars if you know who I'm quoting.)