Really Rad Ricecapade

 

The Senior Moments Continue. While peeling apples to cook for Bob, I placed this 60 second Rice cup in the microwave. Peeled, sliced, added cinnamon and a little water and one package of sweet n low, put the lid on the corning Ware, set the microwave for 5 minutes, took the peels/cores out for the bird, came back, time went off, lifted corning ware out, stirred apples, another 5 minutes and done. 

ten minutes and Bob had cooked apples for the week.

2 hours later, I prepared lunch, which was stir fry, and looked for the minute rice, and found it in the microwave cooked into a hard rice ball.

Seems it got it 60 seconds and 10-minute cooking time with the apples.

Lucky me, i had another one to zap and the stir fry had to live with hot rice not cold rice.

You would think I would have noticed it was in there when I put the apples in not once but twice.

Glad I did not have to use the new fire blankets I purchased for Senior Moment Fires.

Guess what? The birds loved the rice ball. I tossed it out with the apple peels, and they ate it first.

 Just Because SOMEONE might need to know this. 

Store Natural Peanut Butter Upside down, it is easier to stir the oil.

It works great IF you remember to turn the jar on its lid when storing.

Dear Smucker's, please put the label on upside down and store it in the store like that. I mean what if I was OUT of PB and needed to stir it as soon as I got home? 

Florida Life = hurricane supplies. I always have 2 Jif for bob and 3 smuckers for me, all year long.

I don't eat much meat, PB is a staple for daily life for me. 

 From now until November there are usually 5 of each.

How many do you keep on hand? Do you eat PB? What Brand? Crunchy or Smooth. 

I eat only Smucker's Natural and always have Crunchy and Smooth on hand.

My dog Beau and Me on Selfie Sunday, Beau eats any brand Peanut Butter, what ever he is handed.

Senior Moments?

Every day of my life, I get my OCD self out of bed, potty and then make the bed. NEVER in all my years,  have I forgotten to make the bed. NEVER

I came home from the YMCA Friday morning and walked in the bedroom to do my leg excercises on the bed, and I had pulled up the top sheet and walked out. No spread, no pillows.

Peel, slice, sprinkle with organic cinnamon and 2 packets of Sweet N Low, microwave 5 minutes, stir microwave 4 minutes YUMMMM

After lunch I started to peel apples to cook, the phone rang, it was a scammer leaving a message,

 I stomped over to delete it, saw the Samsung tablet, and thought I want to send something to Mable on FB.

I thought it would be easier on the desktop, and I carried the Tablet in, sat down sent the message, got up and saw the laptop charging, unplugged it, took it to the bedroom, propped on the bed to watch a video I found while sending Mable the message. DOZED for about 30 minutes, woke up and was finishing the video that put me to sleep.

Bob comes to the door and said
"did you get side tracked" I said "Why"  he said you left 2 apples peeled and the rest are still there.

The second time I started peeling the apples, I thought I should tell blogville this story, then I thought, take a photo of the apples Snap etc Snap then I thought they need to know I use organic cinnamon, snap etc etc
Not only did I NOT make the bed, it took me 3 hours to get the apple's peeled and cooked.

Jake cared not one whit!!! whatever a Whit May Be

The Price We pay

 

The price we pay is not always quickly evident! Bob doesn't eat apples unless cooked and I wanted apples just for me. I always buy Gala, and it is a bag for 3.74 most of the time.

I decided to try  1 each Ambrosia Gold and Honey Krisp Ambrosia. Price I paid for TWO apples put me in a state of shock when I scanned them to check out.

Crisp was 1.36 and Gold was 1.59 each. 

I shopped this week and there were no Galas and the bag of 8 small apples cost $4.44. All others were $6 to $8 a bag.

I am a one stop shopper but may have to dart from store to store sale shopping.

Has anyone notice the sky rocking food prices and the lack of what used to be there?

Strawberriy Kabobs

It is strawberry season here in Florida and Wal-Mart has local strawberries as big as my palm. In a prior post I told you my food plan includes cooked apples. By accident I discovered Fruit Kabobs.

I had sliced strawberries, fresh pineapple and cooked apples, all in 3 small containers. to MAKE room in the fridge I dumpet the three together. OH MY WORD! take a fork or tooth pick, stab a strawberry slice, a pineapple chunk and a slice of apple.... YUM! Bob and I loved it so much, now I keep them together in the fridge on purpose.


Recipe for Cooked apples in PRIOR POST    

Below is a photo of my newest find. Stevia Sweet Drops, this one is caramel, but it comes in other flavors. I drop it in coffee, in hot chocolate, and also put it in my frozen oatmeal. If you try it, I can tell you a little goes a long way...  I AM AT TOPS meeting this morning. see you later in the day

You Are Awesome to the Core

Apple Art to for all of you, just so you know I think you are all awesome to the core!

Cell phone view of Mothers Dish, Gala apples that cost $3.78 9 apples.

I peel and slice, add lots of cinnamon, one squirt of vanilla stevia drops and a tad of water.

Zap in Microwave 5 minutes, stir and zap another 5 minutes

and they taste like apple pie without a crust and my IBS says YES to them.

The good news is, they taste sweet and are cheaper than a cake or pie.

Yes, I did MONKEY with the photo in PicMonkey

P.S. In Monday post I told you my struggle is real and it had killed my creative ability.

 I got my creative juices flowing by taking photos of the things I shopped for with no idea how to use them.  The kitchen counter clutter and the apples did the trick.

I am singing If your happy and you know it, clap your hands. Singe with us now

Two Toes and a Finger continued

  

Continued from yesterday Post...

Bob and I had an argument about who locked the window and who put it down last. 

I kid you not, I was in agony, limping on 2 feet, with 3 toe injuries, my finger swelling and throbbing and we were Talking Loudly over just whose fault it was by locking that window.

Enough about that.

Have you ever tried to spray hairspray without a pointer finger? 

Did you know if you use the OTHER pointer finger, you will entirely miss the hair and spray the mirror?

You also need need to know you need that pointer finger to Squeeze a Spray Bottle of Lysol Cleaner in the shower.

Try squeezing a tube of anything without that finger..

There are a few things that become awkward that I will NOT mention here. In the bathroom.

 Use your imagination.

Last but not least, trying to feed pumpkin to Big Boy, using the OTHER pointer, the food ends up on his face, on the floor and he says what is up Mama? Use the right finger.

Right?

Also the last, but not least, if you try to peel apples to cook them for your dog that is ill, and you use your favorite ceramic knife, you will drop it on the floor causing the tip of it to break off.

The tip disappeared, it is gone, could not be found. even with a broom and a bright flashlight.

I am sure I WILL FIND IT with ONE OF MY FEET..

See dog food apples cooked and raw below..........

Guess what? when I went to set these for auto post THEY WERE BOTH ON BIGS BLOG NOT MINE.  (remember these were created before Big died)

They have been in drafts on the Fourpawsetc blog since OCT 4th...  

Sunday Oct 25th, I finally copied from that blog to this, 

If the first finger on your dominate hand, in my case the right hand, is out of commission

that one finger is  Something You WILL Miss.

 the finger still hurts, and I never did find the tip of the knife.

this was on auto post  and I am trying to talk to my tablet to add this information. I had a 1:30 appointment with my primary just my regular get my prescriptions blood pressure that kind of stuff. On Monday Which is now yesterday if this works! I had soaked my feet so that I can trim my toenails and I got up and dried off my feet and then I needed to tell into the tub I forgot that my feet were slightly damp and I stepped out onto the ceramic tile and my right foot went out behind me and I fell on both my hands and all my arm and on the way down I ripped the skin in three places. Bleeding like a stuck pig down on the floor needed somebody to help me up and no Bob to be found. I dragged myself on my butt into the bedroom and got managed to get up and then I went to the doctor and walked in the door with blood dripping off my hand and a hematoma on my left knee I went down on that knee that looks like a softball. They took 5 X-rays of hands and elbows and three of the knee and nothing is broken and he said I have beautiful bones. What he exactly said was you have beautiful bones how old are you and I said 76 and he said wow you really do have beautiful bones. So nothing is broken but I can't walk for 3 to 4 days I have to lay with it propped up and put ice on it I can't go in the pool at the Y for at least a week maybe longer. I can't walk the dog. And here I am and I will not be back until I figure out what the heck I'm going to do. I may or may not be able to comment by talking to my phone we shall see what we shall see

Oy Veh! 420.00 Dollar Week End

 

Before you read the oh so important info here, see if you can guess what this is a photo of.

Can you guess what the red is in the stopper?

The red in the stopper is the cover on my iPhone.

Did you guess the trap in the bottom of Bob's Bathroom sink? that is what it is. The bill came and is bad but not as bad as it could have been.   He replaced all the pipes you see here and a new stopper in the sink. Two Hundred Sixty One Dollars and 79 Cents.

The shocker was the bill came on Saturday, Saturday AM I shopped at Walmart and when I got home, this is the email that was waiting to tell me how much I spent at Walmart.  I knew what I spent because when I tapped pay now, I nearly fell over at the amount.

The two most expensive items were Dog food 30.00 and 4 light bulbs for the ceiling fan 15.00.

you do the math, with eggs at 4.96, I don't buy the 8-dollar eggs.

10 for 2 pounds ground beef, Small peanut butter for me, 5 dollars.

The thing is, I had most of what we will eat for the week, this was just. 

weekly stuff, milk, eggs, cheese, bread, peppermint tea, Bob wanted an apple pie, $7 dollars.

Its cheaper to buy from the bakery than to bake one. 

Apples were 8 to 10 dollars per bag, A bag had 7 apples. OY VEY!

We may have to go back to an outhouse in the back yard and no hot water in the house just to eat.

Everything I bought was FOOD, you know edible. Except the dog food/bulb.

Sunday, I spent 40 dollars on 1/2 tank of gas/fuel.

total spent on Sat/Sunday was 420 dollars... OY VEY!!!!!!

Total spent at Annual Eye Exam, Monday, 523.00. Seems my eyes changed drastically. I knew they had because I can't see the TV no matter how close or far, if I don't have on my glasses.

ooooooooooooooooooooyyyyyyy evvvvvvvvhhhhhhhhhhh

How long will I be able to pay for internet to receive alerts from the bank telling me how much came out of my account????

Vertigo induced Pondering

Vertigo induced pondering....

While leaning/hanging/clinging to/on the breakfast bar staring down at spinning plate that sweet hubby served my dinner on, I pondered WHY did I ever buy these plates?  I hate cherries and apples and pears around the border



This led to another ponder. Why do my  preferences change over the years?

 plain with silver border plates in 1963,

sprigged with small flowers in brown and pink in the 70's "the country look"

and  then in the 80's I preferred brown stone ware.

d sometime in the 90's I changed to the two above now and I no longer want the cherries/apples border. or the floral whatever/

what do I like now? still pondering DON"T KNOW and will not replace these anyway. I have decided to move to a hotel with room service.

If you are now pondering why I was sitting at the breakfast bar to eat during Veritgo,

 It was day7 and I was sick of crumbs in my bed from trying to eat while lying down, and sipping coffee out of a bendy straw. and pouring said coffee on sheets and my chest.

I AM NOW Pondering....  What's on YOUR plates? NOT food silly? what design or style?

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Apples N Strawberries OH MY!

We live in Florida, local strawberries are IN season. OH YUM! Since I gave up processed sugar a year ago, my go to sweet desires are from fresh fruit. Each week, I peel a five pound bag of apples, slice, sprinkle with lots of cinnamon, sprinkle 1 pkg. sweet n low, a dash of water and microwave in a covered dish for 5 minute, stir, 4 minutes and stir.

We keep it in the fridge for eating cold or reheat and eat for dessert.

Last week I bought fresh strawberries and sliced and put in a container for the week.

Half way through the week I needed more fridge space and dumped the two together, stirred the cinnamon juice on the strawberries and OH MY!

This week I just added them together to start with.

PS. do not cook the strawberries! 

This is America and all warnings have to be posted.

You are Berry special, and Berry Nice to read all this. I thank you Berry Much for stopping by.

Where's Da Brain???

I made a Friday AM to-do list.
A list that a few short years ago, would have been completed in Under TWO hours!

At noon on Friday, most of the list was done, SIX hours of working on it. Six hours to do 2 hours of work. Here is the rest of the story.

I completed Two loads washed in new washer, dried in new dryer. That was on the top of the list.

The part of the TO-Do list, that was not written down, included

A.  Three  3 trips into the living room to Ask/Tell Bob something, that required me to walk back in the other room to figure out what to tell/ask.

B.  a few times of staring into the distant space trying to think what I intended to do or not do...

I peeled the apples, placed in microwave for 5 minutes, the dog asked out. I went with him because he refuses to PEE alone...

20 minutes later I came back in to check the list and found the microwave chime saying, hey stupid, were you cooking apples?

It seems I saw the deck covered in bright yellow allergens and leaves/flower pods from Avocado tree, and swept the whole deck.

I put the microwave on the last 4 minutes and tried to stay within hearing distance of said microwave.

Where Da Brain when I need it????.

Cracker Schoolhouse @ Christmas

School House/Construction Paper Triva

In the mid 1880’s teachers received $4 to $10 a month. A lot of teachers had to " board round", meaning they had to live with their students

Students of all ages were in the same class. Some of the younger students were three or four years old and other students were sometimes older than the teacher! The students weren't grouped by age; they were grouped by what book they were using. They all worked together on the same subject

The schools only had one room and all the kids were taught together. The children did not start school in September, either. The fall time was harvest time and kids had to pick apples, husk corn, carry water, and cook for the men working in the fields. They also gathered firewood and helped preserve the fruits and vegetables. School started when harvest was in.

In 1904, children were supposed to go to school until the age of 16; however, most kids never finished the 8th grade. They went to work in factories, farms and coalmines to help their families.

You may be wondering if they had construction paper back then. YES, they did, you know I googled it. I know

We have all cut it, pasted it, colored on it, made things from it. Did you know it was orginally called Sugar Paper?  The origin of the term sugar paper lies in its orginal use for making bags to contain sugar and for putting sweets in it.

a genre of colored educational papers were marketed to teachers in school supply catalogues (Andrews 1878, Babb 1897-98). the J.L. Hammett Co. catalogue (1895) of kindergarten supplies
 

the most amazing fact I found were these pastel drawing done on construction paper by artists in 1915.

Seems it got its start way back in 1600 and as we know it now in 1903. How many of you are thinking, Is She Nuts? a blog on Construction paper? Well the windows and all the decorations were made from construction paper at the villages and as I walked through I kept thinking, did they have construction paper when this school was built? and here we ARE

I WILL TRY TO DO BETTER TOMORROW

Timeline of Construction Paper if you care. ho! ho! ho!

*Information on construction paper

The Great Fruit Ball

 

Lila and Berrylicious at The Great Fruit Ball

Madsnapper input the ideas and my ghostwriter, Bing CoPilot wrote the poem, Designer AI created the dancing berries.

Berrylicious at The Great Fruit Ball

Once upon a time in the whimsical land of Berryville, there existed a plump and jolly strawberry named Berrylicious. Unlike other strawberries, Berrylicious had a secret: he loved to dance.

Every morning, as the sun peeked over the strawberry fields, Berrylicious would sway to the rhythm of the wind. His leaves would flutter like tiny green skirts, and his seeds would twirl in delight. The other fruits would gather around, their eyes wide with wonder, as Berrylicious spun and dipped.

“Look at him go!” exclaimed Peachy, the peach with a penchant for pirouettes. “He’s the sweetest dancer in the orchard!”

And indeed, Berrylicious was a sight to behold. His red skin glowed like a sunset, and his stem wiggled like a leafy tail. His smile was as wide as the horizon, and his laughter bubbled like fizzy soda.

One day, a grand event was announced: the Great Fruit Ball. Fruits from all corners of Berryville would gather under the twinkling starfruit chandeliers to dance the night away. Berrylicious’s heart skipped a beat. He had dreamed of this moment—a chance to showcase his moves on the grandest stage.

But there was a problem: Berrylicious had never danced with a partner. He practiced his spins and hops alone, imagining a graceful raspberry or a sassy blueberry by his side. Yet, when the night of the ball arrived, he found himself partnerless.

As the music began, Berrylicious hesitated near the punch bowl. The apples waltzed, the grapes tangoed, and the watermelons cha-cha-cha-ed. But Berrylicious stood there, his leaves drooping.

Just then, a soft voice whispered, “May I have this dance?”

Berrylicious turned to find Lila, a delicate strawberry with a blush-pink hue. Her seeds sparkled like stardust, and her stem curled like a ribbon. She was the most enchanting fruit he had ever seen.

“Of course!” Berrylicious stammered, his seeds doing a jitterbug of excitement.

And so, they swirled across the dance floor. Berrylicious led with flair, twirling Lila under the moonlight. They salsaed between the raspberry bushes, wiggled past the pineapple palms, and even attempted a daring grapevine step.

The other fruits watched in awe. “Look at Berrylicious!” Peachy exclaimed. “He’s found his berry best dance partner!”

As the night wore on, Berrylicious and Lila laughed, dipped, and spun. Their dance was a blend of sweetness and grace, like a strawberry dipped in chocolate. The stars twinkled in approval, and the fireflies clapped their tiny wings.

When the final notes played, Berrylicious dipped Lila low, their stems touching. “Thank you for the dance,” he whispered.

Lila blushed. “No, thank you,” she replied. “You’ve made my seeds skip a beat.”

And so, the dancing strawberry and the blushing strawberry became the talk of Berryville. They danced at every moonlit soirée, their love story written in twirls and giggles.

As for the Great Fruit Ball, it was remembered as the night when Berrylicious and Lila stole the show—a strawberry and a dance that became legend. And if you listen closely on warm summer nights, you might still hear the echo of their laughter, carried by the wind:

“Dance, my sweet Berrylicious,” it whispers. “Dance like no one’s watching, and love like every seed matters.” 🍓💃

The End

Which came first, the poem that was written by Bing CoPilot or the Microsoft Designer AI pictures of the Fruit ??

"Pot" News!

 

Each day I cook Beau a 37 second egg in the microwave. I saw this POT on Amazon and thought, I can cook his egg, cook my eggs and not even have to stand at the stove.

WRONG! It is easy and it works, it scrambles eggs quickly, but the one thing is, I don't like the taste. I am not fond of eggs and only eat them for protein, because I am not a meat eater and find it hard to get enough protein.

In the past before IBS I doused eggs with Ketchup, now I can't eat ketchup.

I was really bummed! I moaned I wasted my $$$

The light bulb popped over my head

And NOW I LOVE THIS POT

Since I cook for Bob and for Me separately now, 

I end up reheating in the microwave a LOT!

Each weekend I cook 2 cups of Rice Elbows noodles and then reheat per meal.

Add to pot cold noodles, grate seriously sharp cheese, close lid and

ZAP! in 60 seconds my Mac and Cheese is Ready, 

I use it now to put just about anything I want to reheat. 

Meatloaf for Bob. Left over mashed potatoes/gravy.

Beans, Taters, Veggies, it reheats quickly anything at all.

I can eat apples if they are peeled, raw or cooked. I peeled and chopped an apple in the pot, sprinkled cinnamon, zapped 1 minute and YUM!

A blog friend Posted a recipe for Mug Cake, made in of course, a MUG.

The pot works better than a mug. 60 second cake,

I adjusted the recipe to gluten free flour and Ste via. Bob wanted to eat it when I let him taste it. I say get your on Pot Bob... 

Wait! Maybe we need TWO POTS, don't leave me Amazon, I'm coming!

PicMonkey Autumn

Creating Fall in Florida..... starting with a blank white page in PicMonkey, using Word Clip Art and Free Coloring pages from the internet, plus textures and overlays provided in PicMonkey.

Five women are sitting in a room, there is a basket with 5 apples in it.

Each woman took 1 apple, there was still 1 apple in the basket.

How could this happen?

The fifth woman took the entire basket with one apple still in it

Deck The Cracker Kitchen......

The kitchen of the cracker house is decorated for the holidays using fruits and berries and pine cones. Here we go a googleing Fa La La La, La, La, La, La!

Deck the Halls...with boughs of holly, fans of apple, ornaments of dried okra, pomegranate, oystershell, and all things natural

What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet? the Christmas alphabet has No L (noel)

the use of fruit and berries, vegetables started in the early 1920's. The custom of affixing fruits, vegetables, dried flowers, herbs, and other plant life to basic Christmas forms like wreaths, swags, and roping traces its roots to the early years of the twentieth century, a time when Christmas was growing in significance and the Colonial Revival was pulling decorative impulses back toward the eighteenth century. A 1926 issue of House Beautiful illustrates several fruit-laden wreaths a they used nuts, berries, hard cookies, pine cones

Americans would string long strands of cranberries or popcorn to encircle their trees. Early settlers would not have used fruit or other foods because they had to keep them for food. Only the rich would have used fruit to decorate. Apples and oranges were used as gifts.

Why does Santa have 3 gardens? so he can HOE HOE HOE

In 1912, the first community Christmas tree in the United States was erected in New York City.

what did the ghost say to Santa Claus? I'll have a booooooo Christmas without You

Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.

why was santas little helper depressed? he had low ELF esteeem

 

Between 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the Christmas Ship would tie up at the Clark Street bridge and sell spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans

what do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustiphopic

YOU KNOW I HAD TO BREAK UP THE HISTORY LESSON WITH A LITTLE LEVITY!  Sorry, I know they are TACKY

Peppermint Tea, the wonders of it all

 

  The cup you have seen before, the saucer belonged to my mother's mother. I use the saucer as a lid while the tea bag steeps.

My IBS is most of the time under control, but I continue to look for new ways to keep it at bay. I typed in Eating with IBS, to see what would come up and this is the LINK

I fell down the Alice Hole and spent over and hour reading all the links and found a lot of new things that help. 

I can eat Molasses, Oranges, tomatoes, apples (peeled, raw or cooked) but only in small amounts and never eaten on an empty stomach.

I try to Eat more of soluble foods on an empty stomach and the rest of the meals for my day eat 70% percent soluble 30% un-soluble.

Info on that in link above.

My BEST New Friend is PEPPERMINT TEA!  

Peppermint tea is a tummy soother. 

If I drink it on my empty stomach when I first wake up it works wonders.

Since reading her website I found FAT and Dairy and that includes Lactaid, are the worst symptom triggers of all.

 It is not the lactose for me, it is the milk.

I now drink almond milk and despise it.

Random Shots of (POO)

 I left these items sitting on the counter overnight. I use CLUES to make myself remember things I want to do for just in case I forget to look at my list of  To- Do Today. Guess what 4 things it was to remind me to do. Answers below....SCROLL Baby Scroll  (POO) Perfectly Ordinary Objects

Peel and cook the apples for Bob. Cook Rice Pasta for Beau and Mama, Make Mama's Granola, Cornbread baked and put in freezer. ALL for the coming week. 

I SAW, I SNAPPPED! it looks like the glass cracked and is leaking liquid glass. What do you see?

  I found this homemade business card, in a snack bag, with a small rock. 

Tree Service Advertising. Cheap !! Glad it did not hit the window.

Received the above in my email, stating Bob's Calamine Lotion, 2 bottles for 5 dollars, was delivered by Walmart. No, I did not order just that, I twas part of this order, total cost $159.00

Default delivery on my orders say, leave in baskets under white bench on porch.

the white bench was moved, 4 months ago for the wheel chair bench, and the baskets stored under the bench, when I order I pull them out and sit in front of the wall. This time I forgot to move the basket,

The girl piled all the groceries in one spot. There is a 25 dollar ham, a pie, bread, eggs, a lot of things. 

I watched the young man, slide the basket out, gently place the package in and slide it back... which one do you think got 5 stars?

No, I did not give her a bad star, I just did not answer the email request. These people are saving my life driving my shopping items to me.

I am thankful for them, no matter where they place them.

Just because I had the app open I Instat toned his email photo.