Winter has finally hit and we'll get snow for most of the day today, with the heaviest being in the early morning - just in time to impact my drive to and from the gym. I had some yesterday, shoveled the driveway when I was leaving to see Dale with my computer. Today will be worse. It's supposed to be wet, heavy snow, and I want to at least get my side of the driveway cleared before leaving for the swimming pool. I set my alarm for 3:00 am and actually awakened before then. I'll do my morning meditation either while shoveling at the shop, or afterward. It's going to be a high exercise day, and I'll have nothing to do with it at all - not a purposeful day, in other words.
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According to Google, you're not supposed to be shoveling snow after age 45. Obviously in this instance, Google is absolutely clueless. I'm in my late 60's, and I'm still shoveling. I might not be as fast as I was as a youngling, but I get the job done. What I really hate are the big snow jobs in the deep freezes. But today we're at freezing right now, so it's actually pretty warm - leading to wet, heavy snow. |
The computer is fixed. It turned out to be the power supply, which was Dale's original thought. He's a genius, of course, so I'm glad he was correct and that he had something on hand that would be available for the repair. I was back out in mid-afternoon picking up the computer and handing him money. He only charged me for the part, he threw in the labor, and we had a small window of time to talk about his autistic dog and his two horses. He also gave me a printout of a book he recommended for me, so I'll try to find it today (on something other than Amazon). One of the great joys in our lives is theology. He keeps trying to convert me, I keep firm in my own beliefs, but love to challenge him every now and again. The book sounded interesting. I have the note buried in my jacket pocket right now, but if I find it and order it, I'll let you know what it is.
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I'm hoping I can get this as a Nook book. I know Amazon has a Kindle version, but even though I have the Kindle app on my phone, I really prefer to read my books in Nook format. I have no intention of ordering a physical copy. Nope, absolutely not. |
Between all of the trips here and there, meals were interrupted, laundry was hit and miss, and I didn't end up finishing my Wednesday chores until almost 8:00 pm. I did scrabble together a quick pea and chicken soup yesterday, which I hope I'll enjoy. I'll certainly eat it for the four days or so I made, but I may never make it again if I decide it wasn't for me. I had two bags of frozen peas in my freezer that I had to get rid of, so when I was at the store, I made sure to pick up some more chicken stock. It's VERY green - LOL, and turned into another blender soup which is excellent. I have hopes that I won't mind eating it, and I now have a freezer without frozen peas, a win in my book.
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I ended up using this recipe - Pea Soup from Eating Well. I added a little bit here and there, but it was a blender soup - after a quick simmer, it was tossed into the blender and pureed. It turned into a quick soup to make and I now have two very green containers of soup in my refrigerator, and no peas in my freezer. |
So, I'm out of here. The driveway is calling to me to get shoveling and it's going to take me a while to get it done (and of course will need to be re-done several more times). DH is dreading pulling the snow from the roof, which had been beautifully clear before now, but I think it's going to be snowing for most, if not all day. So he may not have the opportunity to do much about the snow until tomorrow. I'm out of here, and grateful to have a functional computer once again. Be kind, stay well, and Slava Ukraini.
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