B.I.U.T.A

 or when you're desperate for a title

or not

OK it s ' bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and letter colour ' 

The different  modes for letters on chromebook

Rain. Rain and leaves are flicking off the windows - we can hear them

Anyway, a sluggish kinda morning. No zip in the zip - py - di - do - dah
or py - di - do - dah ( say what ? )

Cutting the cord. I unsubscribed to Lowe's - basically, not interested.  It s too far away for easy access.

The sun popped out and the day looks a charm

I'm the head cook tonight. On tap is cream of mushroom soup, fried onion, cheese macaroni plus sliced pork chop.

This dish is a traditional Japanese recipe - not even close. I'm making it up as I go. Checked on YouTube for the basic idea .... then its            ' hey ! what you got there '.

And the result was : a subtle but delicious meal  ....... that is the cook talking..... M said it was good

The onions were cooked and set aside < M is not an onion fan - flavour yes, onion no ! > I mixed a bit of garlic, mushroom soup ( 1/2 can ) and a 1/4 C of water.

Then added the elbow mac and blended. The onion went on one side only and topped the mac w/ cheese sliced     - into the broiler to melt the cheese. I didn't want the cheesy mess and I wanted cheese - please that you could see.

My mac and cheese

' I've Got to Believe Its getting Better

.... better all the time  ' sang the Beatles

And so goes the muscle spasm in the scapula. No para today, consumed so far. But its early days < hours ? >

Poured rain last night as forecasted. Of course, much cooler out there.

... the famous lyric finishes w/ ' can't get no worse ' 
Oh yes, my scapula has been worse

Prime is offering ' Fear the Walking Dead '. When a Zombie meets a Zombie coming through the rye ?

Let s Zombie the night away

Life on Paracetamol

 No, its not an exo - planet

The English call acetominaphen = paracetamol

I swallowed another ' arthritis strength ' paracetamol. The para seems to ease the discomfort of the scapular area. Likely, a muscle problem but who really knows - wood boring insect is also possible

Flashed through the CBC online - weather < the best >, science and tech, health and business. U.S. inflation is up to 5.4 % which measures how fat Americans are. In deflation there is a lot of loose skin - EEK !

OK. Fishing days have come down to 2 but more likely one more, kick at the can.

Therapy today included the massage chair < bought in 1980 > and ice pack.

Plus, baking day for ' more apples - less dough ' ...... again. Well, it started out as fried apples and then became cake time. 

AND the results are in -- Dah, dah  success ! I used a glass baking dish instead of the old metal pan that we had. Glass works fine  - TG

Bustling Around

 up at pre - 6 AM. I watched ' Border Secuirty ' as people tried to 

cross into Canada or the U.S. A.. Carrying for instance $ 10 500 currency despite declaring 3. Or claiming visitor status while seeking employment. They carry tobacco in excess, drugs and prescription medicine w/out a prescription.

M hates garbage day < sorting etc > thus I got a start downstairs. Our washrooms are downstairs and guess where the rubbish comes from ?

I swapped out the fridge filter for water.. draining 6 pitchers to clear out the filter residue. In fact, I've been using filtered water more and more. In my ' use it once more ' mode, orange juice clear plastic jugs, now carry water around the house and for taking fishing. We have a 3 gallon jug for camping but filled, it weighs a ton < like heavy, babe > The juice jugs are handy for carrying and storing water in the fridge.

A snooze and a pill < arthritis acetominophen > for a spasm or muscle twinge. Not the first time, or the last, for the right shoulder blade to cause discomfort. 

And pancakes for dinner was in order. M uses fake maple syrup and for me its corn syrup < grew up on Beehve Corn Syrup >

Battling

 through the wind. A tough day on the river - aren't they all, lately

But a fish under a log came out to play

The only one. Thank you fish. Please note that the photo used the automatic timer of the Moto G8. I was fishing solo and propped the phone on the boat dash. As well, I employed every trick as taught to me by D < next door fishing friend > to make the fish appear as big as possible. The photo has not been retouched as such.

Balmy Days

 cont'

And the prediction by Brett Anderson was for seasonally warm days to stretch as far as OC 20 +.

And back to cursive or my lousy handscribble translated by this tablet. lt even predicts what I meant. Do you know what you meant ,huh ?

Turkey Day

 For Thanksgiving, we did us a turkey w/ all the trimmings. A 14 lb bird for 2 people.

M did a great job.
THEN I started; a) storing and freezing 8# of turkey < for later.... and later ......... and later > b) making stock from the bones for later ..... and later .......... and later. 

I began to think that we would have enough til Xmas. Bowls of stock and meat in the fridge -> next to be  frozen.

I woke at 5 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. So, coffee and typing. The boys next door are going fishing today and I said ' no thank you ' and really today would not be good. I need rest.

Managed to catch a nap after typing. However, retired does have advantages - like afternoon naps

AND, once more into the fray. I re - did the  ' more Apples than Dough ' cake. The hope was that it would be easier and faster .... and better. I, however, realized that an ingredient that I omitted, namely, lemon zest was needed to help the baking powder rise. I hastily added lemon juice < and a dash of apple cider vinegar > and ......
The apple cake is out and is tasty and moist. Success. BUT I will add lemon juice to the milk < called buttermilk > in further attempts
and there will be more tries. a) uses up our surplus flour b ) eggs don't always get used up quickly either, in this house.
Plus, an apple dessert is appreciated. And it was a touch easier.