Today I made a "bed" on the couch for my granddaughter to take a nap. The nap did not work out for her (thus not for me either, dang it) but Andy decided my effort was not wasted. He just needed to get one of the blankets formed into a suitable pillow for himself. Andy is the resident watchdog that once 9 p.m. hits he lets me know his shift is over, he is ready for me to close my book and turn out the light by moaning and groaning like an old man at me until I do.
This evening my sister introduced me to a cooking blog she found, The Southern Lady Cooks ... this is the lady's blog address: thesouthernladycooks.com Oh my goodness, I wanted to try every recipe she had on her blog. In our dreams, my sister and I would be living next door to each other in a very luxurious assisted living place. You know, the kind where you have a beautiful but small apartment with your own furniture, maid service, medical professionals to check on you, lots of fun activities, a movie theater in the building, water aerobics in the pool, and someone else to cook the meals and do the dishes. After 59 and 67 years we think it is time someone else did those last two things for us. Anyway, I told my sister, after looking at The Southern Lady Cooks recipes, that when Publisher's Clearing House visits with the big check we will move to that assisted living place and ask the cook to just fix anything in this lady's recipe index and we will get along just fine. We would be in high cotton, as we say here in Texas. If you enjoy southern cooking you just might want to check out her blog. I gained 10 pounds just reading the recipes. I texted my sister that cooler weather just makes me hungry. I wish I had any of The Southern Lady's crockpot recipes ready for dinner tonight. She texted back that it was 84 degrees here today. Oh. Well, I told her that it is FALL, and suppose to be cooler, and since last week it was almost 100 then 84 IS cooler. That is my story and I'm stickin' to it.
My granddaughter is a pretty healthy kid. She will be 3 next month and other than allergies and one bout of the stomach flu we all suffered through, twice, she has been healthy as can be. I read today that the probiotics in foods such as yogurt and cottage cheese boost your immune system. Well, that explains it! My granddaughter's favorite food from the time she was about a year old has been cottage cheese. She has some pretty much every day. Me? I wouldn't put cottage cheese in my mouth if I were starving, and I catch every bug that goes through town.
My granddaughter is a pretty healthy kid. She will be 3 next month and other than allergies and one bout of the stomach flu we all suffered through, twice, she has been healthy as can be. I read today that the probiotics in foods such as yogurt and cottage cheese boost your immune system. Well, that explains it! My granddaughter's favorite food from the time she was about a year old has been cottage cheese. She has some pretty much every day. Me? I wouldn't put cottage cheese in my mouth if I were starving, and I catch every bug that goes through town.
I am in the middle of a great book...a cozy mystery by Diane Mott Davidson, The Whole Enchilada. I believe it is number 17 in her series. This is the best one yet. If you like cozies and you have not read this series then get to your library and get the first one, Catering To Nobody. The main character is Goldy Schulz, a small town Colorado caterer. Now I have to get back to reading .... Y'all have a great weekend, and go give somebody a hug,
Betsy
I am familiar with Southern Lady Cooks but must avoid her for fear of fixing and eating some of those delicious meals.
ReplyDeleteMy dog too lets me know when her shift is over. However she will be compelled to start a new shift if she hears anything unusual outside and be off and running for the rest of the night.
I love my sister dearly but do not think I could share a retirement home with her.
Hi Annie! We could just make do with The Southern Lady's leftovers couldn't we? Re: your dog springing to action--I understand. Last night was a jump out of bed barking like crazy 3 times. Between that and my trips to the bathroom during the night I feel like I did not get any sleep. LOL! We will never be able to afford our dream retirement home but my sister would have to have her own apartment. I am messy, she is super neat. I am slow, she is fast. I am a dog person, she is a cat person. She eats cottage cheese, I don't!
DeleteSince my sister already told y'all she knew I was the anonymous commenter, I will tell you why I am ready for that assisted living. Our mother worked, I babysat my sister, I cooked, I cleaned house, I'm tired! Not that I don't like to cook, I love to. I just don't want to clean up the kitchen any more. I started cooking at 8 years old and had a wooden box to stand on to reach the stove. That means I have cooked for 59 years, (since my sister now told the world I am 67, and I tell my grandkids I am 21) and I am tired! I just want to have someone wait on me while I visit every national park, go to quilt classes, go to every event around, and just basically have fun the rest of my life. Yes, I will drag my sister along on each outing, then take her back to her apt. at the assisted living, she will shut the door and read a book, and I will watch the Hallmark channel. Just as soon as we see Publishers Clearing House hand us that check...until then I must get ready to go to work, then go to a co-op board meeting, then meet a supplier to purchase items for the museum gift shop(thankfully that is over supper at a restaurant). Y'all have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYou know, you ought to RETIRE! LOL! I know, if Publisher's Clearinghouse would just hurry and show up I could pack my bags really quick and be ready to go!
DeleteI will go check out her blog. You make is sound delicious. Your dog is named Andy- that is the name of my grandson.
ReplyDeleteI think I recall seeing photos of your Andy--a cute, maybe 12 year old boy? I have 11 and 13 yr old grandsons and I remember thinking your Andy looked alot like my youngest. My Andy is really my granddog but he has ended up living with me. I don't know if you know how loud beagles can be but it is a hair raising sound sometimes. My daughter lives in an apartment and Andy developed separation anxiety. The entire building knew when she left him alone so he had to come live with me and my dogs. He is a sweetie.
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