Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Another week slips by

I just got into an argument with somebody looking to troll a friend's post on Facebook. You'd think I'd know better by now. I did have the slight satisfaction of pissing off a young white guy so much he said I needed to have a look "at what the bible says about women attempting to educate men!" and I nearly spit out my drink when I burst out laughing.

So. That was rather nice.

Anyway, how have you all been? It's been a long empty week here at Casa de Sparrow without much to recommend it. Covid-19 cases are still rising alarmingly in this state. Things are so bad all of a sudden that there's talk about schools not opening after all in August. I can't help but fret for my job. Gregg is working more hours at the pet store to make up some of his lost income. I worry about him being exposed to the public, but who knows when his maintenance jobs will come back. Three of the best paying ones are in nursing homes and there's no end in sight for those places being under quarantine. Of course with a significant chunk of his income being gone, we're having to tighten the purse strings. Which is fine, but it's getting a little old. So many of the things I need/want to do around the house require money, even in small amounts, and I'm trying really hard to strictly limit unnecessary spending. I shouldn't complain. I know that some of it is just sheer boredom and a desire for escape of one sort or another. I've also been drinking more than usual, just to relieve the tedium of the long evenings.  (I know I need to be careful with that, and I am). Have you been turning to drink, or food, or anything else, during these strange times?

As for food, I'm lucky that I haven't been overeating all these months. I've been doing a LOT of cooking and even baking, but I find that the more work I do in the kitchen, the more easily satisfied I am with small portions and just having a "taste" here and there. And the fresh produce from the farmer's market has been a daily part of every meal I make.


This was my dinner the other night. Fried yellow squash along with fresh cucumber and tomato slices, sprinkled liberally with sea salt and, in the case of the cucumbers, apple cider vinegar. Not the healthiest way to eat the squash, but absolutely delicious.

And here was dessert: cherry cobbler.


This was taken when it was still bubbling hot, straight from the oven. It was so rich, I only had a small portion.

So that's been my week, friends. Cooking, sitting around, a lot of reading (maybe I should do some book reviews here) and a lot of waiting to see what's going to happen in this state with the virus situation. This is not the summer I was hoping to have! Tell me how things are going with you.


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  1. Your dinner looks delicious. Things are going okay for me. I've coped by watching a lot of movies and binge watching some series. When someone tells me that the Bible says "blah blah blah blah," my usual response is "The Bible also says that if your children misbehave you should kill them." That tends to shut people up.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. He was just a stupid troll. I realized quickly that I needed to disengage. Those people are only good for getting my blood pressure up!

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  2. You convinced me to pick up a bag of cherries tomorrow. I do know how to pit them!

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    1. I hate to admit this, but I used canned cherry pie filling, not fresh cherries. :( Fresh cherries would have been delicious but they're too expensive here.

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  3. Yum, it all looks delicious to me! I hope your husband is able to stay safe going to work. I know your state is one of the ones seeing a rise in Covid cases. My state is too and it's frightening. We opened up completely the 16th and of course the cases are going up quite a bit. I'd expect to see another lockdown except our governor is too stubborn to do it again.

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    1. Our "Guhvuhnuh" McMaster won't be shutting us down again anytime soon, either. I despise old Foghorn Leghorn.

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  4. nothing changed up here. spouse is working from home until 7/15 now. it sux. I'm eating less and not drinking more. diet pepsi is my go-to drink. been knitting/reading/listening to music more.

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    1. Diet Pepsi? I'm a Coke Zero girl, myself. :)

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  5. All is well here. Still not too many cases in this town but they are on the rise just like everywhere else.

    Golf is still available and we do that every week which gets my outside in the fresh air and in a pretty setting. That helps. Work is starting back up so that's very good too.

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    1. A sport to play like golf would be nice. The only exercise we get is short walks around our neighborhood.

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  6. I suspect that a lot of countries will see a serious second wave of Covid. People just can't wait to see their friends etc. Stay cautious!

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    1. I miss my friends, but it's not worth getting sick. You stay safe, too.

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  7. You know how things are going with me from my blog already, so no need for me to elaborate on that :-)
    I love your dinner and dessert!! Fried squash, how great is that! I am lazy in the kitchen, when my lunch break comes around, I try to keep the time spent there to a minimum so that I have more of my break that I can spend reading my weekly paper or simply resting my eyes from all the computer work. But I like to cook something nice when I know O.K. will be here to enjoy it with me.
    I'd love to know what you have been reading!
    Even if schools should remain closed for another period after the summer holidays, would that really endanger your job? Administrative work still needs to be done.

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    1. I'll do a post soon with a quick review of the books I've read recently!

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  8. I’ll come keep you company and wash dishes, those pictures are delicious! On second, thought, no. You’ll have to come here and cook. I’d much rather be in Spain than the USA. Hoping we don’t have a huge second wave but we’re light years ahead in managing. And at least we’re over the first wave. Sending you all good thoughts.

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    1. I'd love to come cook for you and SG but I doubt that my food would impress you very much. Your meals always look so gourmet! :)

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    2. Trust me, your food would impress us. It always looks SO good. I'm staring again at the two photos in this post!

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  9. As Meike said - "You know how things are going with me from my blog already, so no need for me to elaborate on that :-)"...We have got Frances and Stew with us. I didn't agree to this and we breaking British lockdown "rules". But where do you hear about the rules? On TV, on the internet...What if you don't use the internet or watch TV? How would you learn about the rules? There are no letters or posters nailed up in the street. It's another lovely day and I am off for another walk in half an hour or so.

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    1. Are Frances and Stew in lockdown at your house? And what didn't you agree to? Anyway, I hope you had a nice walk.

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    2. I didn't agree to them coming up from London to stay with us. Shirley and Frances arranged it. I was sidelined.

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  10. I enjoy baking and cooking a nice meal. I have cut down the baking to once a week but dinners have to be done every night. I long for the days of eating out in restaurants twice a week and even though they are open now, I do not feel comfortable going to one yet, even if it is outside eating. I think the opening of businesses was not done properly in many places and with that the large uptick in cases. It is best to stay home when you can.

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    1. I'm so tired of cooking. I think I'm just kind of bored with that, too.

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  11. I'm hanging in there. Some days that's what it feels like. Hanging in there. Florida keeps setting new records (as you know) and I'm going to redouble my isolation vows. My last two outings (to the dance recital and the lab) scared me to death.

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    1. I know. I'm trying to limit myself to a stricter lockdown again, myself.

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  12. Your dinner looks delicious! I have been a bit restless with all of this, and when I feel that way, Murphy and I go for a long walk. There is talk here of not going back to school in the fall. And when I see people who refuse to wear a mask, I fume. Something so simple to do.

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    1. We have an awful lot of non-mask wearing people out in public here. At this rate we'll still be dealing with this through the end of the year at least. :(

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  13. I think I've been drinking more too, although not ALARMINGLY more. With everything else relatively static, it's the high point of the day! :)

    I feel for you, having financial pressures on top of all this coronavirus tedium. Would someone please develop a freaking vaccine already?!

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    1. Same here, Steve. More, but not alarmingly more. It just pays to keep an eye on that sort of thing.

      Yes, on the vaccine!

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  14. It must be very worrying for you Jennifer but the schools will eventually re-open. For now you just have to sit tight, stay safe and keep smiling. I'm sure Gregg appreciates your baking!

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  15. That cherry cobbler looks simply delicious!!

    I'd have laughed to at that Bible bit. I'd have probably called him a cherry picker.

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  16. Your meal and dessert look fabulous. Coronavirus is spreading here in California too. Much of that spreading is due to human behavior. Currently stores here say we must wear a mask to enter which I think is wise.

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