aKathy's What's for Dinner 6/13

Good evening all,
I’ve had a fairly quiet day today. I had to go to the post office to collect a package that I missed yesterday while I was out, and I went to the supermarket on the way home to pick up a couple of things.I have been crocheting for most of the afternoon but I’m taking a break as my thumb is hurting.
Tomorrow I have my MRI and my friend has said she will meet me at the clinic and wait with me until it’s done. I know I’d be fine anyway, but it is going to be nice to have the company, as MRIs freak ne out as I am a bit claustrophobic . We’ll go for coffee or lunch once I’m finished.

DH is out again tonight so I’m on solo dinner again. Tonight I’m making spinach and paneer curry. There will be rice and I am also considering defrosting one of the leftover naan dough balls from last week.

Hi friends! This week's dinner is chuck roast and whatever frozen veggie we decide on.

I'm working on adding attendee demographic info for a post-conference report, and also need to work on final refund requests. That'll probably be this afternoon's focus.

I made a new cross-stitch pattern, so I've been working on that. I am considering doing a border around the edges once it's done because the fabric color and some of the thread colors that make up the edges are very close. This is the Aida I'm using (thank goodness for easy count Aida!) and the page I'm currently working on has a lot of DMC 168. I don't know if I want to do just a single border of Xs or something else entirely... what are your thoughts, peas?

My COVID test was negative. So it's not that. I am not going to dinner at moms I decided. Being sick gives me a good excuse.

We have a busy night tonight with bathroom stuff, so dinner will most likely be takeout.

What I have not done in awhile is actually craft.  A combination of things for that, still grieving my Dad and still can't believe he is gone, the bathroom remodel and the stress with that.
If SO works on Saturday, I may head to the basement and see what I feel like doing.

Same, taylortroop - stormy this afternoon

I have to do an open one when I had my final MRI to check the pancreatic cyst which are gone. There’s no way I could do a closed one. I had a panic attack in one when I was in the hospital two years ago

Hi all! I'm sorry you are so sick. jeremysgirl. I'd go to urgent care if I were you. But it's a nice excuse to avoid dinner. Esp if you won't enjoy it! (Or if you have to bring all your own food anyway. I'd sit in my pajamas on the couch and eat my own food at home.

Great pictures, cadoodlebug!
Sending good thoughts to you, sueg. I had an mri and my head was mostly out, but I still had feelings of claustrophobia. I was very glad when it was over.

Happy to hear your singing is bringing you joy. scrapmaven.

I'm sitting at the coffeehouse, getting g ready to crack open a new book, one if 2 7 day loans due Tues...can I get them both knocked out and returned on time?? Probably. I love summer.

OK, confession time. Yesterday I had planned to grill chicken to put on huge beautiful healthy salads for dinner with a baguette. We'll, I found a bug in the bread package (just bought yesterday morning). We were taking my car out for a little drive bc the AC is acting up. We looked at each other and confessed we both wanted McDonalds!! So that's what we did. So salads will be on for tonight. Kind of hot for the grill but maybe we'll get in the hot tub first and then do it. Last night we were in for a while...it's got fresh water and cooled down enough to be refreshing. I finished a book, and then we finished a documentary about the Murdaugh murders...crazy story.

So here I sit, loving that I have nowhere to be. A frozen strawberry lemonade and a fun new book. I might get a muffin. Or wait and make some zucchini bread at home.

Happy Thursday!

sitting here in the fog and the wind.. love our summers!! back to doing some more scrapbooking and clearing out.

chicken/mushroom stirfry for dinner. with a salad.

the concert last night was at our symphony hall. it was a salute to Oscar Peterson, a jazz pianist. and the us premiere of his suite Africana. the level of musicianship was outstanding..though three hours in those seat was a bit much for my behind. it is not really my personal taste. but dh grew up on this music and loved it. so it was a date.. and I wore one of his mom's fancy jackets that I had brought home. (she was a quilter and sewer.. and this jacket had interesting decorative elements.).

Absolutely nothing!  I am loving being retired and the freedom to do what I want when I want! 

I'm not really a "hobby" person anymore ... when scrapbooking became more of a chore than fun I stopped ... that was years ago ...

But I have one of those personalities where I can do little to nothing in a day and not feel guilty about it!   


I dropped off some paperwork at my bank this morning ... then got a few groceries ...

Nothing else planned for the day and that's fine with me!

Dinner is unknown at this time ...


Oh, I think my girlfriend and I found her a place yesterday ... a brand new apartment in the same neighbourhood she is in now ... nice and close to me ... it is small but really nice ... now she has to seriously get rid of a ton of stuff!   

leannec That’s great news! Don’t let her talk you into packing for her.
cadoodlebug Your pictures are lovely but the one of you and your husband is perfection. You two are so dang cute!

I am going through each room of my house declutterring and reorganizing. I haven’t lived in my house except for weekends for a year and a half. It’s very cathartic to finally be home and settle my butt back into my “normal” life. When I’m done I will start knocking things off my bucket list.

Dinner tonight is leftover roast beef and vegetables with mashed potatoes. And a glass of wine. And a book. And good music. Can’t wait.

This sounds like an e-coli infection.  Did you do a Twinrix or Ambirix  vaccination series? I realise that this is for Hep A / B but are recommended in Canada for people who travel to Mexico and Southern destinations.

Please get a stool testing to see if this is e-coli.  It can stay dormant in your body and when it is reactivated, cause horrible issues, especially cardiac issues.

sitting here in the fog and the wind.. love our summers!! back to doing some more scrapbooking and clearing out.

chicken/mushroom stirfry for dinner. with a salad.

the concert last night was at our symphony hall. it was a salute to Oscar Peterson, a jazz pianist. and the us premiere of his suite Africana. the level of musicianship was outstanding..though three hours in those seat was a bit much for my behind. it is not really my personal taste. but dh grew up on this music and loved it. so it was a date.. and I wore one of his mom's fancy jackets that I had brought home. (she was a quilter and sewer.. and this jacket had interesting decorative elements.).