First thing this morning I turned on IRISH'S eagle cam and got to watch one fledge! Spectacular! He/she was doing a few fly-bys and then back to the nest when Dad brought in a fish for breakfast. The chatterers on the site call it "breakfish". This is a big moment for those of us who have gotten attached!
Yesterday we ended up running errands and going to Costco. That took the morning and after that i put away the few things we bought and packaged meat/chicken/pork chops for the freezer. We also got the laundry done and the trailer bed re-made. By then, it was time to power down. It poured rain all day long. My poor iris and rhododendrons are beat all to heck. Today will also be rainy, but not so bad. I have a mammo at 0900 and then I'll be off into Tacoma to Trains LQS for their semi-annual 40% sale. Not that I need anything, but I like to buy what catches my eye. She doesn't have the latest fabrics, but buys bulk leftovers and blenders which she sells for about 20% less than other LQS's. So 40% off that is a significant savings and i stock up on whites, off-whites, and more. I may clean bathrooms this afternoon or I may start my June lotto blocks. I better hurry - June is 1/3 over!
TINA - your dish sounded terrific! And you made meatloaf the other night - in your heat! Do you put it into the convection oven? toaster oven? Crockpot? I made one in the crockpot once, setting the loaf on top of thick onion slices. I set the crockpot out on the deck so it wouldn't add heat to the house. Worked well. I even tucked potatoes in, too, like a pot roast. Wouldn't it be nice if we could trade off 10 or 15 degrees. We will be 65*~ish today.
JANA - Ethan is such a help! I'd take one of those panninis, please. For the past 2 months I've not been able to find canned mushrooms at Costco. For special dishes I use fresh from the grocery store but for most things I make canned is fine and I use enough that I buy them by the case at Costco. I did pick up a few cans at Freddy's ($$) but where are Costco's?? They've always been a staple there.
LORI - Oh, I guess I mis-spoke yesterday. Sort of. Bill asked for hot dogs. What he meant was Johnsonville brats - the Beddar Cheddar kind. Not sure that's any better than hot dogs, though. We eat them maybe once a year. And what fun!! Pie in Julian!! Been there, ate that! Yum! And we camped at the county park there which is near Eleanor's log home. Lots of wild turkeys running around. We were revisiting the scene of one of our retirement jobs - doing firefighters' laundry in the Pine Fire firecamp back in 2002. But we never left camp for the 3 weeks we were there in our trailer and never saw the town. It was 108* when we were there - with no AC. the job was fun and I'm glad for the experience, but the heat, for this PNW girl, was beyond tolerable. Fortunately, we worked nights in the big laundry trailer when it was cooler.
For our supper tonite I think I'll bake the ham we thawed and hauled all the way to Oregon and back. I think it has enough miles (500) on it now. Turns out the one couple who did show didn't like ham so it's still with us. Maybe scalloped potatoes and salad to go with. I have two large potatoes that need to be et up.
What yummy ideas are rolling around in your head for tonite?
