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PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ~ March's Thread
WELCOME EVERYONE ~ Please join us in our thread: to give support and encouragement; to share ideas, and/or just chat with one another about everyday issues ...
This special thread is for anyone with any kind of physical obstacle and/or challenge like SB, CP, MS, MD, PK, Lupus, Osteo, Arthritis, Rheumatism, or any other condition (s), whether genetic or acquired (like injuries), that causes some physical limitations and/or difficulties. :D HAPPY MARCH EVERYONE :D ******************************************** :hug: ROSEBUD :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ welcome to the new MARCH thread -- just thought I'd bump this back up to the top of the page again, so MEOWEE would see it better.
Hope you all are having a SUPER SATURDAY NIGHT ... I'm off to put my feet up and do some puzzles and reading. The temps are falling fast out there again; guess it's down to the low - 20's Celcius again tonight. Gotta bundle up good in lots of blankets and comforters! Take good care :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Thanks for bumping this up, because I'm having a moment...
I'm on a trip with my older son this week, shopping for universities. We're in Seattle. I was so looking forward to it, because we're staying in downtown Seattle and it's a terrible area of town to drive through, but perfect for navigating on foot...and that's what I really, really wanted to do today and tomorrow. But today, on our way out of the Space Needle (where I had an amazing brunch!), I twisted my bum knee (again) and had to limp back a quarter mile to the hotel. I've got ice on it, and took some Advil, but I know this is going to give me problems for the next week. I'll have difficulty in bathrooms, getting out of chairs, even stepping off a curb (which is how this happened). This is an issue I seem to encounter whenever I walk outside with uneven ground. So, there's my boo-hoo moment. The pain will subside in a week, and I'll be back on the treadmill again, back to my quadracep strength exercises. But I really wanted to make this trip a fitness success! Georgia My blog: http://half-the-woman.blogspot.com/ |
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Hi there . . . so far the weather is not very lion-like . . . but it's not exactly nice either. :shrug: |
WOO HOO MARCH! only 10 more weeks till the SNOW IS GONE!!!
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:wave: HIYA VAL ~ nice to see ya pop by; can't wait til the snow goes away and we can go to our lot again. We have sun today, but it's really cold right now.
:wel3fc: GEORGIA ~ we certainly know how that feels here; I have a bad knee too, but it's getting better than it was. I read some of your blog earlier today; thanks for sharing your journey with us. Come on back and visit us when you can; we'd really love to hear from you now and then! Be back after; gotta go put dinner on ... |
:wave: HI, I'm back again ~ we woke up to sun today; it was on and off, but still very cold out there. We had some more female grosbeaks visit our feeders today, plus dozens of redpole finches, some starlings, and another woodpecker. As each day goes by, more and more show up, so I guess we will use up more of that feed DH bought me as a gift, in the month of MARCH; and they are starting to look very healthy again too. DH says they are starting to look like little round golf balls! :lol:
Anyways, we just stayed home and hybernated today; had a guest drop by for a while, then we had BBQ spit chicken for dinner with long green beans and whole baby carrots and a new baby potato each, and it was really nice. Have been doing pretty good staying OP; trying to do better this month as well with watching my snacks, trying to make them healthier. DH's TV went on the fritz on him today; so he wants to buy a new one. I told him to just use mine for now until a good sale comes up, as he watches TV more than me: just his videos and dvds really though. I hope all you ladies are having a SERENE SUNDAY with lots of rest and relaxation too. It's time for me to go make my big mug of tea and put my feet up for awhile; guess I'll do my puzzles and read for awhile, if I can stay awake. Lately, I have been falling asleep and not getting to finish much of anything. Take good care ladies ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi Ladies
It is much brighter today and the sun has made an appearance. Our lounge is nice and warm as the sun keeps beaming through the window in there. Of course Rizzie has taken the prime spot on the floor where the sun rays are hitting the carpet and warming them up but now shining on his fur. Not that I can't say I don't blame him to find the warmest spot. Yesterday I spent the day at my sisters not sure whom was most tired when we arrived home Rizzie or me. We had a beautiful lunch that her DH cooked of roast pork with vegetables. we then all had a play on the wii fit game and had a laugh. They were all laughing at me as it calculated my age as 75 years after the first test. The worse thing it was a balance one and I have poor balance. I had to stand on one leg well I managed to achieve that for the grand total of 3 seconds :lol: We had a really fun time playing on that between us. Our nieces loved having the dog with them and were continually taking him for little walks. Rizzie I think thought he'd died and gone to heaven with so much attention. Our nieces were so pleased to be able to take him for a walk and was as proud as punch. I think they would have slept well last night as well after all that walking they add done. VALDINE :wave: nice to have you drop by. :fr: still 10 weeks of the snow. Gosh I did not realise it hung around so long. The winter for you must seem never ending. GEORGIA :welcome2: to 3fc and to this thread. Sorry to hear that you have injured your knee, sound like your doing the right things to get it better again. It must always be a possibility with the snow you experience. ROSEBUD Nice to see that your feeder for the birds is being regularly used now by all the different species of bird. I must admit I do not know the bird the grosbeak so I have looked it up. They look pretty little birds what sort of grosbeak do you have, black headed , ultramarine , pine or evening grosbeak? It would be nice to have such birds visit our gardens but we get nothing as pretty as those. Ours consist of sparrows, starlings and crows. If we are lucky we get the rare glimpse of the robin, blue tit and chaffinch. So most of the birds we see on a regular basis are not very brightly coloured but consist mainly of black and brown plumage. Well done staying more on plan this month and watching your snacks. The more of those you can string together I am sure you will see positive results. Needless to say it must have a positive effect on our health as well fuelling it with healthier foods rather than sugar, fat filled ones. Great idea to look out for a TV in the sales or a good bargain. It is a great way to save a lot of $. If you buy things at full price they seem to be so dear. I imagine with the recession you will see more and more bargains as shops try to entice you though the door. Right time to go and tackle the breakfast pots I have been putting off for the last hour. I do not know why as there is is only a few pieces it is not like I have loads to do. Take care everyone and hope you had a wonderful weekend. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Good Morning . . . :grouphug:
Guess our March Lion showed up yesterday after all -- things are definitely looking all white and fresh out there this morning -- a little too white and fresh for my liking. :s: Still got a bunch of weather warnings posted so I imagine more fun stuff will be falling from the sky again today. And, of course, the schools are closed again. :shrug: At least the eating was OP yesterday so that's a good start for the month. Hopefully I'll make it two good days in a row today. I'm definitely tired of this "maintenance" regimen I seem to have been practicing so far this year. Other than that, guess I'll stay in and knit some socks (but on regular needles). Have a good day, all . . . :wave: |
Gosh, ladies, when I don't much time to spend on the computer, I sure get behind:o.
Purple-we still have the cold temps, but some warming mentioned for later in the week. Most of our snow is gone now, just big piles remaining from the plows, but March is traditionally our snowiest month, so we'll see what happens, I guess. I grew up further south in southern Indiana and when they're getting the March and April showers, up here they're snow showers:eek: I've lived in these northern areas for almost 20 years now, but will never get used to these looooong winters! Glad you enjoyed your visit with your sister! I, too, have a sister who I only get to see once or twice a year, but we "visit" a lot on the phone;) Georgia-:welcome2: glad you found us! Sorry about your knee. I know what you're going through and it sure does take time for the knee to heal. Last time I twisted mine, I decided to go to the dr and he injected cortisone-it helped a lot! Reduced the swelling so I could walk and do more activities again. Val-:lol: I know what you mean about the snow-just when ours starts to melt away, we get another snowstorm to cover everything up again! Meowee-Maybe this March is just a baby lion for you and will go out like a baby lamb without much turmoil!:) Ours has been definitely lamb-like, so it's like waiting for the next shoe to drop, when will the lion come calling.... Rosebud-your birdies sound so nice! I have a batch making noise in the bush outside my window now, but not sure what they are,probably just sparrows. :bravo:for staying on plan and eating better snacks! It really does make such a difference in how we feel, doesn't it? Keep up the great work! How's Numpster doing? Well, not much going on here, just the usual, but I suppose it's time to get moving;) Hope you all have a great day! |
Hi Ladies
Back like the proverbial bad penny. I saw that there had been two post since I put my entry in this morning. Tomorrow it is highly unlikely I'll get time to post as it is my day for my oxygen therapy. I have been a busy been making a macaroni cheese for my DH for tomorrow. I can't remember the last time I made that. I do not like it as I (A) I do not like white sauces and (B) I am not very fond of cheese. So I am having pasta in a tomato and herb sauce. So all I have to do for preparation for tomorrow is make sandwiches to take to have over the lunch time at the centre. I will do that after I have finished on here. MEOWEE The weather is sounding pretty horrid where you are at the minute. Does the weather effect the schools much during the winter? Good for you staying on plan. I have been a little naughty today and yesterday. So tomorrow I have to needle down and get back to my plan. You and me both are rowing along in the same maintenance boat and like you I want to be off this boat and on the one that losing weight boat. That is one thing that I have never attempted knitting socks as they are normally done to my knowledge on 4 needles. :fr: I am bad enough with two needles let alone letting me loose with 4 needles :lol: RONNI Thanks for filling me in on how the weather pattern is in your part of the world. This to me is so alien but so interesting to learn about. That is one of the joys for me learning of different cultures, routines, names and things that are different from my own way of life here in the UK. I have learned so much especially from Rosebud and the differences not to mention the things that are the same. I am fortunate that I only live about 28 miles away from my sister so am able to see her regularly. I normally see her once a fortnight when I visit my mum and dad. Then times like this weekend when we go for a meal or just drop by after visiting my parents. That is the trouble when you live many miles apart things like the phone, mobiles (cell phones I think they are known as) and the INTERNET become very important. This has taken over from the hand written letters to family and friends. This forms of communication help make the miles seem less. My sister and I have always been close. Even when she was nursing down south of our country. I would visit as often as I could . Though it was difficult getting a day that we both had off together as I was a nurse also. I can not imagine what it would be like not going to see her regularly. My sister and not forgetting my DH helped me cope and come to terms with my MS. The MS had an impact on my career and I was no longer able to nurse which I was devastated about. So they both helped me come to terms with it. I loved still hearing about her stories of clients she's nursed it kind of helped the blow for me no longer being able to do it. Though unfortunately nearly 3 years ago she was involved in a car accident and the other driver was over the legal limit for alcohol. As a result of this she has been unable to work as it has damaged her bones in the spine. It is looking like she will have to have an operation which is not guaranteed will solve the problem. Even then she will not be pain free but hopefully it will make the pain more manageable. I know she misses nursing as much as I do. That is all the work either of us have done and my sister began at the age of 16 and I was 19. I went to college to get the qualifications to do my nurse training to become a registered nurse. My sister is a nurse whom title is called nursing assistant. They help the qualified nurses and in my opinion even before my sister started this work they were an invaluable member of the team and I could not do my work without them. So I never though myself as better than them and to me everyone was my equal. we all had our roles in the ward and neither of us to do our job without the other. I liked all of us to take a break together on the ward for a cup of tea and that way it aids a great team. Of course this break together was not alway possible if someone was on suicide watch. (watched 24 hours a day by a nurse) but wherever possible we did try. Even doctors and domestics (cleaning staff of the ward) all sat together. Who ever was ready first at 10.15am they would make the drinks for all. Now that included doctors making the drinks or it could be me. Everyone mucked in. Well must get cracking on with making sandwiches for tomorrow to take with us to the MS centre. Not so good in the morning so not a great idea to leave that task till the morning to complete. Then I will make a cuppa to have my medication for the 5pm dose. Take care ladies and hello :wave: to NUMPSTER. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hi Chicks! Sorry to be away so long. We had a wonderful weekend. :) My son and his family came. We celebrated my GS's 2nd bday and it was wonderful. :D:D We saw lots of family and friends. It took my mind off the reality of DH looking for a new job. But, he's a very positive person and I know he'll look for one like it's his new job.
I am going to try and get myself off of some of my meds. I don't know if it will work. I take Celebrex 200mg daily and a muscle relaxant almost daily, I am on day two of being off of them. :dizzy: I don't feel too horrible - but, I can tell the difference. I will try to make up the difference using ice and heat. We'll see how it goes. If I combine it with stretches and strengthening exercises - I am hoping I won't need all the drugs. Purple - I hope all goes well with your oxygen therapy. I am so glad you get to keep in contact with your sister. I feel the same way. So much of my family is very far away. I think that every day I am grateful for cell phones and email! :D Ronnie....Hi! HOpe you are having a great day.:) Justwanna - we used to see woodpeckers at our old house in Michigan. I love them. So. so pretty. Enjoy! :D:D geoblewiss - sorry to hear about your knee. :hug: That's rough. You take the best care of you can. Looking for colleges can be fun, but, stressful. Hi Valpal -- snow is gone from me :D- but, it's mighty cold.! Welcome Georgia - so glad you found us. :DTake care of that knee.:hug: Meowee - glad to hear about the better weather and an OP day. :carrot: Yippee! Tonight for supper - grilled chicken, salad, corn Have a GREAT day! |
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:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, we were very blessed with a full day of sunshine, but the temps were very cold again. They are predicting that the temps will warm up more and more as the week goes along, so we're looking forward to that.
Anyways, spend some time doing book-type stuff and sorting some boxes that just needed tidying up (filing our bills for 2008 and such); and put them away in boxes for storage: gee, that can take a whole afternoon. DH went to town to buy a tool, but they gave him the wrong one, so he had to go right back and return it. Oh well, we'll just have to keep looking til we find the right one for the job. BEVERLYJOY ~ that will be nice to be able to get off the meds; hope your foot is feeling better real soon. Are you able to walk around a little bit better right now? PURPLE ~ we have lots of PINE GROSBEAKS here (those are the ones that have come here so far), and the males are bright red and the females are grey with green on their heads. At our last place, we also got the EVENING GROSBEAKS and boy, were they colorful: the males are a bright yellow and the females are a lime green, and they are all so pretty! All of them have black and white stripes on their wings and black beaks too. They sing and spat with each other and almost sound like a 'voice box' trying to scare other birds away from the feeders, but the finches just jump around a bit. :lol: PICS BELOW: I'm gonna try and post some pics of the birds we got in the other place -- see bottom of post. From left to right ~ Here is a female Pine Grosbeak on DH's shovel, a male Pine Grosbeak, a Chickadee, and a GreyJay or Whiskey Jack, as they are called up here, and (correction) a female Junco in flight (she looks like an Angel to me). Female Junco's are brown and the males are gray; that's why I kept getting them mixed up with the nuthatches and wrens. The EVENING grosbeaks are harder to catch as they are more nervous and won't come to the house, keeping their distance, but the PINE Grosbeaks will come right to your house, if you put food near by. Sometime, I hope to get a camera with a bigger zoom -- if you ever buy a digital camera, get one with a larger zoom so you can take pics further away. NUMPSTER has one with a 12-zoom; but mine only has a 3-zoom. Of course, the higher the zoom, the more expensive they are, but you can get 4-zoom, 6-zoom, 10-zoom, 12-zoom and higher as well. HI RONNI ~ we get Sparrows in the summertime, along with Robins, Gold Finches, Bluebirds, Swallows, Starlings, Juncos, Wrens, Blackbirds & Grackles, Sandpipers, beautiful Mourning Doves and White Turtle Doves, plus pheasants and partridges. Oh, and also eagles, hawks, pigeons, Loons, Cranes, ducks, seagulls, and GIANT Ravens (and I am not exaggerating about this). That's what I can remember for now ... In the winter, we get Pine and Evening Grosbeaks, Chickadees, Red-pole or Red-cap Finches, Starlings, Snow Buntings or Snowbirds, Woodpeckers, Juncos, Whiskey-Jacks which are Gray Jays, and Blue Jays; plus brown Owls and Snow Owls, which are awesome. NUMPSTER is keeping pretty busy lately; was talking to her recently and she says that she has lost 16 lbs since we last saw her. She was having problems with high blood sugar levels, so she had to start eating a bit more regular and funny thing is, then she started losing weight. I think her body was producing too much insulin to make up for her one meal a day; her doctor pressed her to eat something, even just toast in the daytime. It's a balance issue, since she has severe digestive problems which runs in our family. MEOWEE ~ good for you sticking to plan; I would like to see things go downwards too, but I have to be more diligent I think. March is usually a cold month for us too; they are expecting a light snow at the end of the week, but maybe it won't be too bad though. The rest of the day, I just some light chores and we had lean banger & beans for dinner with coleslaw. Take good care ladies, hope you have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!!! :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: Attachment 31875Attachment 31877Attachment 31876Attachment 31878Attachment 31879 |
So nice to see birds -- even if only in your gorgeous pictures. That's a lie -- we always have our crows and our seagulls -- but you know what I mean. :lol:
Did nothing but rain all day today. Luckily I'm on pretty high ground because there is quite a bit of local flooding around the area tonight and some homes are being evacuated just to be safe. Supposed to freeze up overnight so the whole Province willo probably be a skating rink tomorrow. :yikes: On the good news front -- three days in a row of OP eating. :yay: |
HI FOLKS ~ we had a lovely sunny day today and warmer temps too; I think some of the snow went down because we can now see part of the neighbour roof just over the snow a bit. I took some more pictures today and spent the afternoon doing BIRD research on the Net. I finally found out what kind of bird it is that looks like an Angel in Flight: it is the Female Junco, which are brown; hence the confusion and mixing them up with other birds. There were some here today under our fur tree and on our big feeder today; and I managed to get a few picks of her too.
HI MEOWEE ~ I'm glad you like the pics; I have many more, so I will show some now and then for fun. Congrats on having 3 days of eating on plan; I am doing much better this month too! We had fish and baked homefries (I had five pieces only), sliced tomatoes, and shredded coleslaw for dinner tonight and I had some good snacks too. It's time for me to go and put my feet up and do a puzzle or two. Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!! Take good care ladies ... :hug:ROSEBUD :hug: |
Good Morning
A quick hello before I go shopping to do the weekly grocery shop. My fridge is looking a wee bit bare. Not a big shop mainly fruit, vegetable and fresh products really. So for once the bill should be a lower one. Beverlyjoy Glad you have had a little distraction regarding your husbands job. It sounded a nice party for your grandson. Heat and ice pack can work well with different sorts of pain. It is worth a try to try and make up the shortfall. I take so many tablets for trigeminial neuralgia it is a wonder I don't rattle :lol: Though I take the bear minimum that I can get by on just not a low as I would have liked. Oxygen therapy went well thank you yesterday. Though it looks like next week I could be on my own. Though seeing as I stay till later waiting for husband to finish his voluntary work operating the tanks. I will go in the later session at 11.45am rather than run it just for me. It is expensive to run the tank and I see sending it down with just me is not good especially when I have the opportunity to go down later. Yes in this day and age where families move apart unlike maybe 50 years or less ago families stayed close by on the whole. In parts of the UK the whole family, mother, father and children would all live in the same street or couple of streets very close together. So now things like the telephone and INTERNET help lessen the miles between families. Rosebud Wow lovely pictures of the birds that visit your gardens makes me envious. I know my Dad would love seeing all those birds. When we have been on holiday and some places are teeming with birds he's the first in the shop getting food for the birds and of course our dog. He sits in the chair near the window and looks out loving it. All these birds are alien to me I do not think they are visitors to the UK. I had a look up on the INTERNET to see what all these grosbeaks looked like and like you said they are brightly coloured and look very pretty. Yes I think you need an expensive camera with high zoom if you want to photograph the more elusive shy birds. I suppose they give a great picture. Though you have worked wonders with your camera taking those shots. Good idea to do a bit of research on the INTERNET to get yourself familiar with the different breeds of birds. I am sure that is how bird watcher learn to identify all the different species. You and I are both chief filers when it comes to receipts etc. I did ours the other day and I had not done it for a while so had lots of bits of paper to file away. Though once I knuckled down it wasn't too bad but still took a while to do. I have 2 folders with house hold bills etc and then one for receipts for goods bought. Then I have a final couple of folders which contain manuals for everything in the house and garden shed. It is surprising how many manuals you seem to have for every house hold appliance and every garden machine. Good news about Numpster losing 16lbs :bravo: Yes eating little and often can help as you do not tend to pig out when you do eat plus your body does not think it is in starvation mode which it would tend to do being feed once a day. It is a tight rope you walk if you have digestion problems so it is a matter of trying to eat as much as your tummy will allow and still keeping your blood sugars within normal range. I am glad that Numpster seems to have found by error a method that it is working for her to lose weight. I now eat more often and more food than I ever use to. The only thing is now it is the right stuff well on the whole ;) I find when I am eating every 2 to 3 hours I do not want huge plates of food. I may only want a slice of toast (wholemeal of course :D) and a zero fat yoghurt. You would never think tweaking you diet in small ways like this can have such a positive impact. If you eat less sugary food and then I find you do not crave more in return. meowee You and I share the same birds I reckon ;) When the weather is bad we tend to get the seagulls more as they fly in from the coast. The coast is about 90 miles away but much shorter as the crow or seagulls fly for that matter :lol: I know now that we also have urban seagulls that are born and bred so to speak in the city area. Though the population increases when the weather is bad at sea. It did nothing but rain with us yesterday the same as you. Though today is fairing better as we are at least seeing a little sun now and again. I hope the flooding did not materialise around you as that is so devastating. Right time to get a move on this was suppose to be a quick break but you know me when I get going can chat for England. So bye now all and take care. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hello Chickies!!! I've decided to be cheerful today :) ...no matter what.
I've been off of my Celebrex and muscle relaxants for three days. I can definately feel the difference. My pieces and parts feel worse...but, I am able to tolerate it so far. These meds just ripped my stomach up. Time will tell. Justwanna - I LOVE see the pictures of your birdies!! :D It's been so cold here..I don't know how the robins are surviving (since they eat fruit and bugs - not seeds). We have a wild cherry tree and the robins sit there all day munching on the cold dry fruit. It's almost gone. :dizzy: I'll put out some raisins for them, I think. Bravo to Numster for losing 16 pounds!!!!! :carrot::carrot: Purple - glad the oxygen therapy went well. DH has been doing the shopping so I can stay off of my sore foot. He's becoming a bargain hunter. I never thought I'd see the day! ;) Everyone....have a GREAT day. |
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It's cold and it's icey and old Mother Nature decided to give us about 1/2 inch of new snow, just to be sure that people didn't really notice all the ice. :yikes: On the good side, we are having sporadic sunshine. Later . . . :wave: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had absolutely gorgeous weather today, warm and sunny -- so we went up town to do a bit of shopping and got some great deals. Our Pantry Cupboard arrived this morning and DH spent the rest of the afternoon putting it together.
While we were there, we also found a nice rug for our livingroom floor; and at a great price too (only $65 for a size 6' x 9') and the color is dark gray so it matches our sofa too ... yeah! We also picked up a few groceries and then had to head on home as the car was very full by that point; but what a lovely day to go out. We ran into some friends and relatives and chatted at bit. GOOD FOOD FIND ~ We bought and tried a new kind of pasta today; it's made by BLUE MENU (a product of Loblaws) and is made of ground lentils, oat & barley flour, flax meals and semolina flours. It has 13 grams of protein per 82 gram serving @ 300 calories and 6 grams of fiber too. DH and I eat 65 gram servings though (about 250 C's); we really liked it and found it to be very filling. With some chunky homemade sauce that makes a complete meal; and we had some long green beans & carrots with ours. The only difference we could tell, is that you have to cook it for 20 minutes instead of 11-15 as it is a heavier pasta, but it still tasted great to us; I think that I might prefer this to the other grain pastas. PURPLE ~ glad you liked the pics of the birdies; I have piles more, but I have to resize them first. I tried going to those other sites and just can't seem to navigate my way around; I'll just stick to this method which I am more familiar with for now. I will show you some more pics every now & then, just for fun. DH and I were discussing just this evening how much fuller we feel now with the different whole foods we eat now, esp all the veggies and whole grains. I suppose it is also possible that our stomachs have shrunk, but I really think it's the better quality of foods that we are eating now. HI BEVERLYJOY ~ sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well, so will send up some comfort prayers for you. My feet are bothering me now, as I did a bit too much walking, but I felt OK when I started out; but I always pay for it later, and feel like a tin man. As soon as I finish posting in here, I will have to go and put my feet up for awhile again. I'll try and find out for you what ROBINS like to eat; I found a couple of really good sites yesterday that give piles of info on birds. HI MEOWEE ~ I'm glad you at least got some sunshine; be careful on all that ice though. That's the worst kind, when ice is covered by a little snow, you can slip because you're not expecting it ... so take care! HI to RONNI, and VAL, and NUMPSTER ~ I'm not always sure that Numpster is on the net each day, but I say HI to her just in case she happens to pop by and do some lurking -- hehe! ;) DH is so exhausted he decided to go to bed very early tonight; I think I may do the same myself. Well, that's all the news from here for now, so take good care ladies ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi Ladies
It has been a tough day today not a good day. Walking difficult and even feeding myself. So this will be a short entry today, I have enjoyed reading everyones post. I knew that there would be days like this so not down hearted about it. I don't think all the laughing I did trying to feed myself helped my coordination either. What with the uncontrolled shaking and then me laughing making the issue ten times worse. DH offered to feed me but I am "independent Annie " so will not give up doing things without a fight. Tomorrow might be a better day so I can do more that I can today. Take care all till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: lol Ronni you are considered 'very south' in comparision to where I live. It's funny to think somebody so far south can relate to having snow any month of the year. How many feet of snow do you guys still have?
:hug: purple I'm sorry to hear you've had a bad day. dont focus on it too much - I'm sure your DH would love it if you let him help. Rosebud - I will have to check out the blue menu pastas the next time i am in Extra Foods (small version of superstore). I really like whole grain pastas. Thanks for the suggestion! meowee- be careful out there I"m sure it's slippery! |
HI VAL ~ nice to see you drop in; yes, those BLUE MENU pastas are called "Omega-3" Spagetti (made with lentils and flax meal, under the title). We really liked them, but now that you have told me that you really like the whole grain ones, I will try them too. DH is game for trying anything that is healthy for both of us, so that helps a lot.
:hug:DEAR PURPLE ~ yes, we are sorry to hear that you are having such a rough time right now; so I put your name on our new 'Prayer Thread' for prayers by our special group, along with Val's and Ronni's too! You have a great attitude, my friend -- I'm so glad that I met you; and know that we think and pray for you every day. Like Val says, this is just a blip ... and it will pass! :hug: We had piles of snow today with cold blowing winds; gee, it blew south last time, and now it came back and is blowing towards the north -- haha! The one thing I like though, is the warmer temps which were around 0c all day. We had a funny mishap today: you know that lovely bench we bought for me to sit on while on the PC; well, DH was looking at something over my shoulder and leaning on the side of it and I went to get up and the one side spit in two. :yikes: It scared us, and we both jumped up when we felt it go: so ... no more benchy! Haha! Guess I'm gonna have to get that 'Deluxe Executive Office Chair after all, eh??? :D :wave: Time to go put my legs up and do my puzzles; so -- take good care ladies and have a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!!! :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
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Thanks for the lovely messages and prayers. I am feeling a wee bit better today if not 100%. DH is wonderful I must admit but he promised me he would never take over unless I asked for help. It is so easy to fall into the role of the "sick" person and let others do things for you. Yes I am not saying it takes me longer to do things or I look awkward doing something but I have my Independence. I know that there could be a point in the future where my Independence is taken away by the MS until that point I will do as much as I can. I have never been one to let things get me down I mean why be miserable over something I can't change. No one likes being around someone who is miserable and got a chip on their shoulder. VALDINE Oh yes my DH is only too willing to help out I just have to say the word and he is there. So I have no worries on that front. I have just had a burst of energy and so have been preparing sandwiches for tea and popping them in the fridge. All my vegetable are prepared for todays dinner. Being adventurous today and trying asparagus for the first time been threating to try it and eventually D day has arrived ;) ROSEBUD Thanks for the prays regarding the blip in the road with my MS. Like you say it is only a blip in the road so nothing to worry about. Lucky escape with the computer bench. I am lucky my DH bought me an executive computer chair which is heavily padded and even on the arms for comfort. They are so comfortable and I have had this one years. My DH has an executive chair also but too me his his so uncomfortable and hard. What sort of puzzles do you do. My parents both do puzzles either word search, or criss cross. Though Mum also reads for hours also as a hobby of hers. Time to close and start to think about putting the dinner on very shortly after I have finished this cuppa. Take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hello, Friends! Feels like it's been forever since I've been here. We've had a bad week here, not physically, but emotionally, I guess. So, my default during times like this is to become a hermit, which is really the worst thing to do, but it's a habit from many years. I did manage to stay on plan and finally made it to onederland! Been trying to walk more too.
Val-we've been fortunate this last week and most of our snow is finally gone-still some piles and ice in shaded spots, like our back yard, but in 90% of the yard, we see grass! It's brown and there's some mud, but at least it's not snow:) Purple-so sorry to hear you had a few bad days. I'm sure it's your positive outlook that's making you feel better again. You are an inspiration for the rest of us!:hug: Rosebud-thank you for the prayers. You are also such a wonderful inspiration to me because you have such a positive attitude. Glad you and DH survived the bench incident-it would have been very easy to get a sore back or rear from something like that! We had a porch swing break under my DH and grandpa once while DH was holding one of the babies-fortunately, they had really quick reflexes too! Back a few days, you mentioned having a lean banger and beans for dinner and I'm wondering what a banger is? Never heard of that before. Beverlyjoy-hope you are still doing well off your meds! :hug: Numpster-yay! 16 pounds gone is wonderful! Meowee-hope your sun is holding out :sunny: and making all that ice and snow go away! Well, hope you all have a great day and weekend! |
:wave: . . . believe it or not . . . it's snowing again. :s:
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:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had a good day today; very mild temps but overcast and of course, we had snow all night long so our car was a large snowball by this morning. I just stayed home today and did small housechores and let DH do all the running around: mailing out the bill payments and other such errands, which he loves to do.
HI MEOWEE ~ March isn't really going out like a lion here, more like a lamb with big, fluffy snow on and off; it stopped by this afternoon. RONNI ~ Yes, DH confessed later that he might have actually been sitting on the side of the bench which caused it to split as I was just getting up: I guess me putting my hand on the arm rest and DH's derriere was just too much for it! :lol: I think he felt kinda bad about it, but what the heck -- no use getting upset over spilled milk, they say. I told him that executive office chair looks like it's coming sooner rather than later and we both laughed. BANGERS are a LARGE kind of Sausage: it's a European term (where our families came from) verses the the small ones which are called Breakfast Sausages here. These are made by a local man and they are really lean like the Turkey ones are: when you cook them, there is no fat in the pan when you are done, and they taste great. DH likes the mild ones but I like the medium-hot ones; they are nice BBQ'd as well. DH has his on whole wheat buns, but I have mine with beans in tomato sauce on occasion. In the summer, I eat the sausage alone or on a w/w bun also. PURPLE ~ glad you are feeling better today; yes, I like to look at things that way: just a blip and things will be better, because like you, I have my up days and down days. I just don't want to bore people with all the details too often. As I was telling a friend recently, "When you see me out: that's a good day; on bad day, you won't!" I just stay home on the days I don't feel well. My favorite puzzles are the SUPER-EASY Crosswords and the WORD SEARCH also; I also have a few books of miscellaneous mixed puzzles which are kinda like brain-teasers and fun. I also love to read and do almost daily. Has your mom ever tried the BENT & SQUIGGLY Word Searches: they are much more challenging than the regular ones? We had mini-pizzas for dinner tonight; we got them from M & M's Meat Store, and they are only 190 calories each. Yummy, nice for a treat; and I had a romaine salad with my dinner to make it even better. HI to VAL, and BEVERLYJOY, and NUMPSTER ~ hope you ladies have a SUPER SATURDAY!!! Take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
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I am a wee bit late for me coming on to the thread today but I have been on a delivery to London. We decided to get up super early for us to beat the Saturday traffic and football fans ( you know these as soccer fans). The games kick off here on a Saturday at 3pm and so there is a lot of movement of fans going to the different games around the country. The journey down there was wonderful though when we arrived we found this was an industrial unit and no one was there. We telephoned the contact number but all we got was voice mail. So we decided to go down the road a couple of hundred yards to the supermarket for a coffee and toilet stop. We left a message saying that is were we were and phone number. Though they did not contact us even though we did have a signal on the mobile phone (cell phone). When we arrived back at the unit the customer was there. Great journey back also so worth getting up with the birdies ;) Before we went I made some porridge with oats. I am not one for having it the tradition Scottish way of water and salt. I must admit I do it with milk or milk and water. I tried to think what could I use instead of cream which was healthier so I topped it off with zero fat Greek yoghurt. I must say I was pleased with the results as it had a cream tasty to it. RONNI Thanks for the kind words. Sorry to hear that you have had a tough time emotionally. I think we all get those from time to time. We all handle them differently to each other no one way is right and the other is wrong. It is whatever works for you and helps you deal with the situation in hand. MEOWEE :wave: Gosh more snow makes me feel a little guilty that we have signs of spring with the crocuses in full bloom and daffodils in bud. It will not be many more days before the daffodils show their yellow faces. ROSEBUD You and I are alike how we deal with our up and down days. I make the most of the good days so go out and about. I throughly enjoy them but sometimes do to much if I do not reel myself in a bit. yes I think mum has done some of the bent and squiggly word searches to spice things up a bit. I sometime do a crossword but I am not into the really hard ones I need them to be easy otherwise I am stumped :dizzy: I love to read but am struggling with concentration so at present not reading as much i would like to. Just finished a book set around a hairdresser in the 1950's and finishes around the mid 1970's. The book had me gripped from beginning to end with the tails of this family and the 4 growing children. I am just starting another book now set in the 1960's about 4 women who want revenge for something or other. If this book is as good as her others I will be engrossed from beginning to end. Nice little treat for dinner having mini pizza but having it with salad does not make it bad calorie wise and helps fill you. It has been nice dropping by and catching up on everyones posts. Now I must go and wash up the pots from tea. After having lamb hotpot with asparagus (yes we both like it), broccoli, cabbage, carrots and leeks. Then we had tinned mandarin oranges and pineapple with a spot of natural yoghurt. :T So till next time bye for now ladies and take care. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Another quick :wave: from me . . . working on the second day of feeling "funny". You know, nothing specific just vaguely don't feel great. :shrug:
Definitely a bit warmer around here today, but not nice and snow-rain flurries for tomorrow. Think it will be a couple more weeks before anything dares to start sprouting for us. :lol: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had nice, warm temps again today ... +5c and some big snowflakes fell late this afternoon. It's supposed to be colder tomorrow, but maybe the sun will come back too. We've been having a bunch more birdies visiting our feeders lately; March often brings them in numbers.
I had to rest up a lot today, as I disjointed by lower back somehow yesterday -- probably moving boxes around and doing too much. I didn't get much sleep last night, but this afternoon, my back seemed to right itself (heard one of those cracks or crunches and the pain started to subside). I sure prayed a lot, and am so glad it's starting to feel better; I hope I'll be back to normal in a few days. Gee, we really have to be on the watch not to overdo things as we get older. HI MEOWEE ~ yah, it will be awhile before all the snow melts around here. In the front, it's above the top of our deck, and well, you know about the back snow mountain which is even higher than the last time you saw it. :coach: DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR CLOCKS >>> AHEAD >>> TONIGHT ... esp for all the CANADIANS out there! HI PURPLE ~ glad you had such a nice trip to LONDON; great idea to start out early to avoid all the weekend traffic. DH loves porridge too and could eat it almost daily, but since I ate it so much as a child, I like it about once a week only! ;) I like to vary things up with Natural Cream of Wheat, or Bran Flakes & Buds, or Shreddies (wheat squares), or BLUE MENU Granola. I like a variety and have all of these in my cubby. On occasion, if I'm really famished, I might have a small bowl of cereal for a snack. Glad you like the asparagus; we tried that and like it too. We have broccoli and cauliflower more now too. On Thursday, we had baked B-L Chicken Breasts with a small new potato each plus green & yellow beans, baby carrots, onions, celery, and clumps of Cauliflower on top: yummy! I am really loving the roasted veggie idea and often make a big pan of them so we have some for leftovers the next night. That fruit dessert mixing the mandarin oranges with the pineapple sounds lovely too ... HI to RONNI, and BEVERLYJOY, and VAL, and NUMPSTER ~ it's time to go fetch dinner now (put it on, I mean) as DH just appeared, so take good care and have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!! |
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Well just recovered from the heart failure Rosebud gave me :D about the clocks going forward. Then just came to my senses and realised our do not go forward until the 29th March so a couple of weeks away for us in the UK. Ours go forward one hour in March and back one hour in October. I started watching this programme yesterday about a gentleman going to restore a crofters cottage in a remote part of Scotland. A croft is a small plot of land which has a very small stone built home. The original people who lived in crofts use to have a few farm animals and grow their own food. They were pretty much able to feed themselves etc. He is going to replicate this way of life. The croft is by the shore so 2 minute and your paddling in the sea. He has brought his dog with him called Reuben who he recently rescued from a dog shelter. This dog melts your heart with his antics. First of all he learnt the hard way not to poke your nose in. The man had rescued a gull with a broken wing and Reuben curiosity got the better of him so he stuck his nose in the box with the gull. Needless to say the dog came off worse with a peck on the nose for his troubles. Then another morning the man (Monty) was cooking himself breakfast namely a bacon sandwich. He just turned his head for a fraction when his sandwich was made and Reuben saw this as fair game. Reuben gobbled up the bacon sandwich in record time :o So after that he was put in the car whilst Monty cooked his second bacon sandwich. Then Monty got half a dozen chickens oh boy I had tears rolling down my eyes at this time. Why I hear you ask thats because Reuben saw them as a playmate to chase round the croft at break neck speed. The poor chicken had only just bucked up enough courage to come out of the chicken coop as well. My Rizzie has tried this stunt once when we were having a walk up the allotments near my parents. I didn't know that some chickens had escaped their home. Well my Rizzie thought his birthday had come early and would gain a new playmate to chase. So these poor chickens got chased to pillar to post and Rizzie became as deaf as a post as he was having way to much fun to listen to me ;) Though Reuben has had his naughty moments like all dogs considering he has just been rescued he is very well behaved. He is extremely sociable and good with kids. He seems to have the basic commands so is going to blossom in this new environment with Monty. ROSEBUD Glad your back righted itself after going a bit too much shifting boxes. Your prays where answered and there was relief for you. Your birdies should be winging their way in your directions any day now if they come in much greater numbers in March. We do not have many birds who migrant in the winter to warmer climate. Except the swallow and swift which come to mind. They should be gracing our shores this month but we do not have any around us. So some parts of the UK could have seen them already. Right I need educating what is a cubby? This word is alien to me so I will be looking forward to its explanation. I suspect it is a bowl but I might be barking up the wrong tree so to speak ;) Like you as a child I think I ate so much porridge to sink a battle ship as we virtually had it every day with a milky coffee. So like you I have it a whole lot less, its about once a month I suppose on average. I tend to eat the same cereal called Just right as it works well with my flaxseed. Though I will eat other cereal as a snack like you do if I am hungry. Last night I had Kellogg's sustain for supper. My DH is a big eater of weetabix. I like weetabix but not the traditional way with milk. No I like mind with margarine on and quite think at that :o Strange I know even more strange when I know that I never put margarine on sandwiches or toast. I just have the filling or jam/marmalade. My mum likes them this way as well. I like shredded wheat with the dried fruit in and again I eat it differently with no milk just dry. I eat most of my cereal in this manner with no milk on. The one I have every morning I have just enough milk to mix it to a paste disguising I know :D I have such re read your post I have had a second thought what cubby might mean now I think it might be cupboard or larder? Today I am going to be a lucky bunny my DH is taking me out for Sunday lunch but it is a healthy dinner as there is plenty of vegetables and I just leave most of the potatoes and eat the rest. I don't eat the Yorkshire pudding though as I don't like that but I know a man not a million miles away who loves them namely my DH so it does not go to waste. The café is only a 2 minute drive in the car bit longer now the road works are in operation at the bottom of our road. The food is very reasonable at $8 per meal and $6 for senior citizens. I know it is a touch more on a Sunday but not much more. The staff are lovely and so disabled friendly. We meet frequently in there a friend of ours who has MS. His disease is more progressed than mine. He just has to sit down and they come to the table for him and get his order. We have to go to the counter and pay there. Staff come to the table for his money, with his knife and fork. It is nice to see that staff care so much for Pete this way and the elderly community that frequents there. Time to put some laundry away that has been drying all night. I washed the bed clothes so they just need a wee bit of airing before I put them away completely. I need to do some ironing as well if I get anything today called "energy" :D. I have not got too much to do but I do not want to add another load to it otherwise the ironing will be too much for me. So time to go as laundry calls and so does washing up the breakfast pots. So a big hello :wave: to NUMPSTER, RONNIE, MEOWEE, VALDINE and BEVERLYJOY I hope I haven't missed anyone if I have sorry. Take care one and all till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
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Our clocks used to be on the same schedule as yours, PURPLE, but two or three years ago now, the USA decided to start changing earlier in March and not going back until later. They are our largest trading partner so I guess that's why most of Canada decided to follow the same timetable. I say "most of Canada" only because Saskatchewan has never gone to DST anyway and still do not. Maybe I should move?????? I do not do well with time changes. But . . . I won't bore you with my usual harangue about the evils of Daylight Savings Time . . . why would I want to do that when I can still complain about the delights of our weather. :lol: It has been snowing pretty much all day. At least it has been straight down and pretty wet so probably won't last long. It definitely looks all fresh and white out there once again. :s: I could happily eat oatmeal porridge every day. As a child I never had it. My poor Mother got it shoved at her everyday when she was a kid and she hated it. Consequently she never made it. I really only discovered it in fairly recent years. |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ DH was up at the crack of dawn and went around turning all the clocks ahead; he said NIKO woke him up at 5 am. :lol: I think he can read clocks too! ;)
MEOWEE ~ you probably aren't the only one who thinks that way, I'm sure (DST). It seems anyone who had too much porridge as a child, dislikes it when they are older; but if you didn't have it, you like it later on because it's something different. I like it, but only want it now & then because it was better than that rice puffed wheat stuff which I really hated (that came in those giant bags), so I would eat toast one day, then porridge the next. PURPLE ~ DH and I couldn't understand why they were putting it ahead so early, so we checked our 2008calendar and it was put ahead on the 9th last year. For the last few years, they have been putting it sooner and sooner. Meowee explained in another thread that the US puts their clocks ahead at this time, so our Canadian government decided to do the same. I had always thought that it coincided with the alleged first day of spring which used to be March 21; that has been changed to the 20th as well: why? Who knows? :shrug: Anyways, everybody knows that spring doesn't arrive until APRIL: you know, April showers bring May flowers, but what can you do? I do like having more daylight though, but I was never really sure why we put it back in the first place, and I'm still not sure ... :?: Maybe we learned this when we were kids and I just can't remember anymore! A CUBBY ~ is short for CUBBYHOLE which is a small cupboard or closet or pantry, of sorts; you can use that name for any of them really. We have cubbyholes here; one above each closet and another one above our washer and dryer closet. In one place we lived, I had one above my staircase and often you can find them in attics too. So, you guessed right! :D The only cereal I can eat dry is granola or those ones with the sugar on them like Captain Crunch and so forth; but I don't buy that kind much anymore. When we got out on our own, my SIS (Numpster) and I shared an apartment and one of the first things we did was buy the kind of foods we liked, like Captain Crunch Cereal (which has a kind of honey coating on it: yum). Once there was this really nice one made of bran and honey squares with holes in the center; and I loved it, but they don't make it anymore ~ shucks -- and I could eat them plain too, esp for a snack! We had lovely sunshine all day today, but yep ... you guessed it -- it was very, very cold here today as too. Well, I'm glad we had the sun at least. DH worked on getting his bike ready for summer and I did stuff in the house today; very little really as I was restin' up my back and it worked. I am feeling much better now, but I am gonna take it easy this whole week and give my back a good rest: a March break, so-to-speak. ;) That show with Monty in a stone cottage sounds really interesting. I think England has lots of interesting shows. Over here, they don't seem to have any imagination or creative thought about shows at all. I just finished an interesting book written by real women who lived in our province who talked about their lives from childhood up or some other real-life happening from their marriages. I really enjoyed it; and some of these stories would have made a wonderful show or some really nice movies. You know, the pioneering women of Canada type stories ... ANYHOW, it's time for me to go as it's getting late. We had a nice steak dinner with lots of mushrooms and other veggies (some were leftover roasted veggies from another day). I had cauliflower and a salad with mine as well, and DH had a new potato with his. It was very yummy. Take good care ladies ... :hug:ROSEBUD :hug: |
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It has just got mid afternoon and I realised that I had not put in an appearance here as I have been very busy this morning. This has been the first opportunity that I have had to sit down . I still have a few chores that i want to pull in if my body is willing ;) Namely hoovering and the sorting out of the waste paper baskets as tomorrow is bin day for the garden waste and recycling bins. It does not seem 5 minutes since I was doing it last week not to mention that we are now in another month. Have already done my exercise for the day but the walk was hard work. The weather appeared glorious but it disguise the wind blowing a gale. Good job I had my DH to cling on to for grime death :D The gusts were so strong it would have had me floored on more that one occasion if DH wasn't there. Saw my first daffodils out in full bloom today but this garden I know is in a sun trap so they are a touch earlier. I have daffodils in my garden but mine are only in bud. The only things that I have flowering at the minute are pansies and primroses. MEOWEE Thanks for letting me know about the moving of the earlier DST heres me wanting to put BST (British summer time). Here there has been much debate whether to still use it or even revert to the war time schedule of BDST which is British double summer time which is forward the clocks 2 hours. No bills have been past either way so for now we stay with the traditional hour forward and hour back. Takes me a while to adapt to the hour forward more than the hour back. Glad you have found you like porridge in recent years. Like me because your mother didn't like something I did not get to know whether I liked it or not. This included bread and butter pudding and spotted dick (steamed suet sponge with dried fruit). I found out I like both of them but do not have them frequently now I eat more healthier ROSEBUD Thanks for explaining cubbyhole a cultural difference. Here is means more a little niche a small area for putting things. I am confused though I always thought a closet was for putting clothes in. Not that we use the word closet the word we use is for putting clothes into is a wardrobe. The only context that we use closet in British English is for someone revealing a closely guarded secret out about themselves namely their sexuality. So maybe a closet is a walk in cupboard? Yes I know we have to pay a television licence fee but the BBC (television company) tends to put out some good programmes the documentary sort like this. Looking forward to the antics of Reuben and Monty I have another programme to watch that I have to see off the INTERNET. I am lucky that the BBC allows you to catch up on programmes previously viewed on television though I suspect you have to be a resident of the UK to take free offer up :(. I know if I go to American sites they have full series to view but as I am not a resident of the States it won't allow me. I am looking forward to a book coming out in a couple of weeks time and the author in question is from my home county of Lincolnshire. All here books have been set in and around Lincolnshire and have the Lincolnshire dialect in the book. People from Lincolnshire do not have a strong dialect though there are a few words that people don't understand. Like jump dyke's are sheep :D and tates are potatoes. Though the word jump dyke is very old Lincolnshire dialect from my grandparents day really. I know the book that is due to come out is called the suffragette girl. Had steamed medley of vegetables (using up all our fresh vegetables), potatoes and beef. Then for dessert it was low fat and low calorie yoghurt with sugar free jelly (jello) with mandarin oranges in :T Again using up bits and pieces from the fridge and cupboard. The small piece of beef that was left over I have made some rissole's. These are made by using a food processor and blitzing down the cooked beef. Then 1 or 2 slices of whole meal bread again blitzed down to make bread crumbs. Then add in 1 medium sized onion which is minced super fine. Or you could use onion powder. Then you will need a couple of eggs to bind it together. you need the mixture to be more on the wet side as it make better rissole's that way. Then in a frying pan put some olive oil or vegetable oil. Just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Then over a medium heat cook on each side until golden brown. Try not to turn until the first side is cook otherwise they have a tendency to break up. Make each rissole to the size you wish put press tightly together to withstand the riggers of cooking. You can serve with whatever you wish or if the rest of your meal is not ready place in silver foil (aluminium) and wrap up tightly and place in oven to keep warm. Or let go cold then freeze them. When ready to use place in silver foil with a tiny bit of spray oil and reheat in oven until hot throughout. This is an old dish passed down to use up small portions of meat and make them go further. They taste lovely with any roast meat though chicken or turkey rissole's tend to be softer in texture to the red meat rissole's in my experience. Right must go and tackle another chore otherwise I will never get any more done. Bye ladies and take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
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It was actually :sunny: today but still quite cold. Same kind of stuff is supposed to continue tomorrow. :crossed: Just wish I felt better so I could enjoy it more. :mad: Our local evening news is doing a review on whether the earlier move to DST the past couple of years has actually saved any power costs (the reason the USA said they were doing it). Wonder what the verdict will be for us. I can see that it might result in electricity savings in the southern states. I'll let you know what they have to say. Not too much going on for me . . . nursing sore ankles (back is not too bad) but have been really experiencing a lot of pulmonary edema lately -- you know coughing more and enjoying it less, especially when I go to bed and start making those sizzling 'coffeepot' noises. Finally get to see the doctor on the 23rd so hopefully he can give me something. In the meantime, I am happy to report that this is day 9 of my good eating and the scale-:devil: showed me 210.5 this morning. I know that probably means the exiting of a lot of water but, hey, that has to go too. Hope I can hold it together, because I really want to see that new decade again soon. I caught a very fleeting glimpse of 209 for a couple of days waaaaaay back last September. :lol: Other than that . . . nothing exciting for me. Have a good evening, all . . . :carrot: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had a gorgeous sunny day; and tonight there is clear skies with a beautiful full moon. We had lots more birdies come today: some starlings are now coming every day, plus we had the two kinds of finches, chickadees, and I have to make a correction -- as I finally found an exact picture of my newest birdies: they are actually HOUSE SPARROWS (not female juncos), which are bigger and different than the Song Sparrows we get in the summer. These ones have a black mask on their faces and the others do not, but they have beautiful markings on their feathers and grey bellies and heads. They are a bit skiddish too; gathering as much food as they can, and going back to their homes/nests hideaways rather than hanging around for long.
I also found one picture of the hummingbirds we used to get in the country; the only one even close to it -- is called the 'Ruby-Throated Hummingbird' although we used to call them the red-banded hummingbirds because ours have a red circular band all around their necks; the females didn't have the red band and were just that lovely metallic blue-green with white bellies. I find many of the birds we have here are very pretty and much brighter in color than some pictures I have seen. MEOWEE ~ oh, thanks for the info about DST; as we don't have TV right now, we didn't know the reason they were putting it back. I thought it may be because of SAD, but I could see that they might think people will use less hydro with more daylight, which remains to be seen, I guess. I know at my Dad's cottage, there is no hydro hooked up; and we just used the daylight and then just came home before it gets dark. We mostly ate cold picnic lunches, and my DAD used a small propane burner stove for a hot soup or something like that. This year, we plan on taking our BBQ up there too. :congrat: on losing 4.5 lbs -- surely some of that will stay off; you are doing really well. Hope you are feeling better soon though, and your doctor finds a way to help you ... HI PURPLE ~ WOW, flowers blooming in MARCH -- you are fortunate over there. We are still buried with snow, but I'm looking forward to seeing how my SPIRIA Bushes do this year; last year, the pink ones bloomed twice. Here we have closets for putting all kinds of things in: food, linen, clothes, coats, laundry machines, and tools. I even know some people that have 'fridge closets' or coldrooms. I had a friend who had one in her apartment in the basement; it had a door just like a closet and you walked in and that was her fridge. Some people call them cold rooms these days but hers was quite modern. Some are walk-ins and some you just open the door. One Italian family I babysat for -- had a DRESSING CLOSET where they put all their clothes and they went in there to dress. After I told my mom about this, she made one for my sisters to keep their clothes out of the bedroom, and off the floor. Numpster could attest to this, but she was a neatnic like me (the youngest one was messy then but not today; :nono: shhh ... don't tell her I told you this). Well, we had a lovely roasted chicken dinner tonight with cabbage, celery, onions, baby carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli with new potatoes. We have enough left over for another dinner too. I am really liking roasting all these veggies -- this is very handy and you can put them in soups & casseroles too. I had leftovers from last night for my lunch today. Well, that's all the news for today; letting my feet, legs, and back rest today; DH has been helping me quite a bit too, which is nice; and last night, he did the dishes for me too. He says he appreciates all the delicious meals I cook, so it goes both ways. HI to VAL, and NUMPSTER, and RONNI, and BEVERLYJOY ... hope you all had a MARVELLOUS MONDAY!!!:hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
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Good Afternoon just returned from my oxygen therapy but had a little bit of bad news today. A friend I have made from the MS centre Peter whom we have lunch with at a café around the corner. Yesterday his wife past away. She had cancer and was poorly for a long time. I never went to his home as his wife did not want people seeing her "in this state". I respected those wishes of Margo Peters wife but would have like the chance to get to know her. I have sent Peter a card saying we are thinking of him during this time. On a more pleasant note the MS centre I attend as be bequeathed in a will a 6/8th portion of a bunglow worth about $220.000 so that will work out at approximately $186.000 which is wonderful news for the centre. The centre is run as a charity and only has 2 paid members of staff. One full time and the other part time. The rest of the staff are made up of volunteers like my DH so any fund are gratefully received towards treatment and running cost of the building. MEOWEE I can understand if DST is being done if savings were to be made upon electricity. I do not know if the majority of your electricity is produced via fossil fuels like it is here or neuclear power stations. We have only a small percentage that actually comes from renewable sources like tidal, wind or hydro. Has we all know fossil fuels are going to come to an end some day. Sorry to hear that your ankles are sore and that your pulmonary oedema is getting progressively worse. I hope the visit to the doctors will improve matters for you on that front. Great news that you have had a positive weight loss but your days on plan are paying dividends. :congrat: keep up the good work. I am on a plateau myself though part of that is not sticking enough to consecutive days on plan as I should. Too many naughties creep in :o ROSEBUD Thanks for letting in about the closet gosh I really had got the wrong end of the stick thinking that it was only for putting clothes in. My sister was the messy one growing up drove my Dad to distraction who like things neat and tidy. After my sister did not heed his warnings about tidying her room my father put all her stuff off the floor in a black bin bag and put it out for the bin man. I felt sorry for her so warned her but this did put the wind up her and did make a conscious effort to keep her room tidy. To see her home now you would not believe it was the same person it is so neat and tidy especially as she has kids. I like a soup recipe which the pumpkin and onion are roasted before putting in a chicken or vegetable stock to make a soup. I love the taste that the roast vegetables bring. Time to get my body in the kitchen to start to make tea we are having a cooked tea tonight. Though only a matter of reheating. So bye ladies and take care. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hello, everyone! I've just had short spurts of time to get on the web the last few days, so just don't seem to get to post everywhere I want. I do try to get here and read even if it's just a couple quick postings, though. I've decided I'm going to have to try roasting veggies after what you've said about them-sounds delicious! We've had some varying weather too-one day sunny and nice, next day sleet, today rain, sleet,and maybe sleet and snow again later:p. But, when I looked out the window at our front flower bed (which is right up against the south side of our house), I noticed that the crocuses and daffodils have just started peeking out of the mulch! Finally, a sign of spring-I thought I heard a robin the other day also, but haven't seen it yet, so could have been something else, like one of those mimicking cat-birds.
Purple-so sorry to hear about your friend's wife. He and his family will be in my prayers, as will you, because I know it's hard to see our friends suffering. That's excellent about the money for the MS center, though. I know what you mean about walking being difficult in the wind gusts. We get lots of wind here too-sometimes it just rattles the windows and I've been blown nearly off my feet before(even when I was still at 260!). Our county is said to be the 12th windiest county in the US, so all the utility companies have put up wind turbines all over the place. I think it's great to be using that free resource, although my DH works in a natural-gas fueled power plant, but he wants the company to use as much renewable energy as possible too. Rosebud-We get hummingbirds here too, though, not usually till fall when they're migrating. We have put up feeders in the past, but not in this town, because they fog for mosquitoes every week during the summer:mad: and the insecticide they use would make the hummingbirds ill, so we don't encourage them to come. I had to laugh about you and your sisters! My sis was the messy one, too, but now her house is always a showplace. She has big, big closets in every room, while, I, unfortunately, haven't had a closet bigger than 3 feet across since I got married:lol:and DH gets 2/3 of that! Someday, I'll have enough closet to actually hang up my clothes and not keep everything folded in drawers or laying over the ironing board:rolleyes: Meowee-4.5 pounds lost!!!:carrot: Every loss is a good loss in my book! Really sorry you're having those health issues, though. Praying that the doc will be able to help ease the symptoms.:hug: Not too much going on here, but must figure out something for dinner, so I'll talk to you all later! |
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Another gorgeous day -- sunshine and temperatures right at the freezing mark. I was out and about for most of the day and am glad to say I managed to avoid all the chocolate bunnies that were calling to me. So my tenth day in a row is still in fine shape. The verdict for Atlantic Canada (and I imagine for most of the rest of Canada, too) is that there has been no difference in power usage because of the earlier and longer switch to Daylight savings time. No surprise -- what we save in the evening we are simply using up in the morning. PURPLE. . . in Canada most of our power is generated from fossil fuels, although most of South-Western Ontario is working on hydro-electrical power thanks to Niagara Falls. Down here in the Maritimes, they are starting to lean toward windmill power (boy do we ever have wind), but it will be a long time before they can phase out the dependence of coal. I did buy some more yarn so guess I'll just keep knitting -- good way to avoid those chocolate critters -- hard to do 'busy work' that requires both hands and eat at the same time. n:lol: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had a mixed day of sun on and off, but it was mild too, so we'll take it for sure. I spent most of the day backing up all my files and pics onto discs while doing laundry and other daily chores. I try to do that regularly, and it's easier to do while doing something else; not so boring, etc.
MEOWEE ~ so I guess the experiment didn't produce any benefits, so I wonder what they'll do now??? :shrug: I think they should harness all that free energy from the sun and wind; I think they are putting up Wind towers near Sudbury now. HI RONNI ~ so nice of you to drop by; we love hearing from you. Did your DH go ahead and put that application into another place after all? Maybe a move might make him happier, and you may like to move into a bigger place too. I like to make a few OVEN DINNERS each week where I use a large roaster and do lots of veggies; then use them over the week; they can be frozen in containers also to be added to soups and casseroles. I just put the 'meat of choice' in and surround it veggies & new potatoes with skins, adding water & seasonings, and let the oven do the rest of the work -- so easy! Sometimes, we have red or white new potatoes (a small one for me and a medium one for DH). I have even roasted corn on the cob this way; it's great! HI PURPLE ~ yes, so sorry to hear about PETE's wife passing; he's in our prayers too. That is so nice that someone left something to the center to help them out. Will it be put into a trust or an annuity? Because, if they did it that way, investing the bulk of the money (in safe stocks & bonds & GIC's) -- that would guarantee them an annual income perpetually, and help the center for a very long time. :D We just had a quick dinner of 'Bangers on buns' (a large lean Sausage on a whole wheat bun); and I had a salad with mine. I love these as they are really easy and quick to make; while the sausages are sizzling, I make up the salad. This made it kinda feel like it was summer. DH worked on his bike and trailer all day whilst I did my thang; time to go have a fruit snack with a tea; and do my puzzles too. Hi to VAL, and BEVERLYJOY, and NUMPSTER ... Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!! Take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi gang . . . :grouphug:
Sunny again this morning, but snow/rain is in the forecast for this afternoon. I think Canada will stick with the same timing as the US regarding DST. Too bad. Personally, I like to see daylight earlier in the morning. |
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