Plans

 Tommy saw two small birds swoop in and sit together on one end of the porch. One bird flew away from the house. The other bird flew to the direction of the birds in the flowerpot. He said she had food in her mouth. So, the little birdies are still there and doing well. I will get a bird house before next spring that will suit her for more babies. 

We left this noon to go and get the ads. It only sprinkled a bit, but we did not shop, just came back home. Tommy immediately looked over the ads and made a list. 

I have been using a bottle of Italian Dressing, Kraft, I believe. It has been too tangy for me, so it has been eaten slowly. Yesterday, it was almost empty. Today, I poured olive oil in it to break the tanginess that chokes me. It was still too tangy. I think the time has come to make my own dressing! Maybe tomorrow. 

I have felt well today, not shaky, getting my own food, and making plans instead of just sitting and trying to exist. Last night, I went to bed around 9:30, woke at about 2 am, went back to bed at 4am, and woke aat 9:30 am. It is amazing what a good night's sleep will do for mind and body. 

Tonight, I made a salad of the rest of the bagged salad, put a bit of grated cheese, and olive oil on it, plus a little bit of turkey, and a whole tomato. My eyes were bigger than my stomach. I also have strawberries to eat afterwards. I suppose what I cannot consume will the a snack later. 

I finally contacted the cleaner. She has not answered the phone. Well, she had surgery on her thumb. She had a trigger thumb. She might be here Saturday. I promised her light work and she can just not do anything that will bother her. I need her to dust and not pick things up, just dust around things I would normally have her pick up to dust underneath, get something down from tall cabinet. She is 5'11". 

Install my printer, show me how to send picture from phone and my camera to computer. Put a thing under the bulb by the door so it comes on automatically at night. Remember, she is tall. Straighten top of my dresser. There is two hours of stuff to do here that will not hurt her hand, hopefully. Oh, stuff needs to be moved from table in dining room so that electrician can get to the light fixture. 

I have installed every printer I have ever had, but this is in a location where I cannot stand and bend to do so. I do need a stool on wheels with a lock for the wheels. 

This tomato is delicious. Tommy cannot stand the seeds and the membrane around them. To me, that is the best part! That is why I like home-canned tomatoes.

He stays in the kitchen four or five hours a day. Tonight, I missed him and asked what he was doing. He was checking to see if some dark rolls were out of date. They were frozen. I took them, smelled to see if they smelled fresh--no moldy smell. Then, I checked each roll for signs of mold. He is cooking them. Then, I will put most of them in freezer bags. When I buy a loaf of bread. I put two slices in freezer bags. It is good to have frozen buns or rolls, or slices of bread. It saves a trip to the store. The Aldi rolls were delicious!

Someone in a comment asked me how much cheese I eat in a week. I finally know. I ate three pounds in eight weeks. I ate 6 ounces each week. Is that a lot? I just finished the three pounds, and just in time, the regular pack is on sale. We may shop tomorrow. I eat more cheese when I make pimiento and cheese. 

I forgot to make squash casserole or freeze squash!  Maybe tomorrow. I will slice one to put in the leftover salad I finally put in the refrigerator. I like raw squash in a salad.

Dogs are still here. Tomorrow, I will call humane society. The city is only removing them to mow the grass. I am afraid they will just put them back.

Maybe we will have a BLT tomorrow. Right now, I need to make a list from the three stores' ads.

Do you like raw squash in a salad? 

Do you like the seeds and squishy membrane around the seeds? 

Is six ounces of cheese too much to eat in one week?

Gorilla Glue Call

 

This is sign is hilarious. I had a cat I loved that I carried from Jackson, MS to Memphis, TN. Mama said I had to leave the cat because it would just escape on the trip. I held onto her so tightly that she did not escape. I really loved that cat and held her all the time. That all changed when I learned cats could be an allergen. I only petted he on the head after that even though she wanted in the house. Even now, if I go into a house with a cat, I am all sneezes. 

Friday, I made a call that I forgot I made. Since the beginning of the lollipop-from-noodles journey, I have questions. I want to get this right the first time without having to try out the glue and make a mess if it does not work.  I called Gorilla company to see which glue will work. I talked to a very nice woman who was not only helpful, but hilarious while helping. She told me exactly what glue to use--Gorilla Clear Grip. This needs to be applied to both sides (I think) and let it air before joining. She said this was the equivalent of E6000. She said it is Walmart. Probably on Amazon, too.

No, Gorilla glue won't melt in the rain. I knew that but I had to ask her. However, fierce heat and sun can melt it. In December the sun and heat will not be so bad.  So, her recommendation was Gorilla Clear Grip.

The other call I needed to make was to Macy's, but I postponed that because of current problems they are having. 

Like I said, we bought paper towels, a six pack. I thought Tommy was cutting little pieces with a scissor. However, I could not fathom that he would cut good squares. But, the Sparkle paper towels have perforations to tear each paper towel into four pieces. There is even a picture of this feature on the front of the package. Next time I buy paper towels should be in a year or more, so I need to remember Sparkle.

Today, before I took a nap, I heard a bird chirping outside the window by Tommy's chair. It was thrilling to hear the mama bird. Tommy could not hear it at all, even with the door open. Finally, he said he heard a bird in the tree across the street when he went to get the mail. It was so disappointing that it was not my little mama bird. Tommy looked her up in a bird book. We have a house wren. 

Does the sign at the head of this post reveal the way your cat would talk if it could talk?

 

I know some of you don't use paper towels, so this question is not for you--have you ever used paper towels that can be cut into four squares?

It has rained on and off today, a gentle rain, for a total of about four hours? I can do without the wind, and lightning. How much rain did you get?

I Goofed Up and Dogs Being Removed

 As I said, I ordered a mini chain saw Sunday night. I searched on Amazon for a Stihl GTA26. Then, I ordered the one that showed up. It was not Stihl as I figured out this morning. So, I looked for Stihl dealers. We went to a very nice hardware store and bought what I wanted. The guy was nice and brought it outside for us to look at. He took Tommy's cc and driver's license, went inside and paid for it AND filled out the warranty. Easy peasy.

We went to phone store. Somehow, the pin did not work when I talked to person on the phone. Then, we went to Publix for eggs. 

The chain saw was a total of $199. Tommy likes it. 

I called city about why yard is overgrown again. Also, the dogs are still suffering from being abandoned. Plus, on the telephone pole at the end of their fence, on the right-of-way there is a coil of wire, probably from internet company and a loose piece of wire. I have seen kids touching them. I am afraid someone will be hurt. The woman told me those were not electrical wires as though I thought they were live wires. I told her emphatically that I was not fearing electrocution, just hanging themselves. She told me to call ATT. Nope, I have reported a danger to children. They can call all the internet/telephone services themselves. The woman said someone else called about the dogs this morning, too.

Tommy saw people working and went to tell them about the trees and weeds between the two fences that both belong to the house next door. When I mentioned it to the woman, she told me just to go and spray it. I told her I did not like Roundup and certainly did not want to look at tall, dead, brown trees and weeds. She told me to go over and tell him when he was working. Why is all this my responsibility? She is very nice, by the way. 

I told Tommy and he went over when the guy was mowing, and I was napping. The guy had a big trailer full of limbs and junk. I don't think they have ever picked up a limb since they have lived there. The guy cleaning the yard said they removed huge boxes from the carport and found lots of rats living in them. I suppose they will come here for shelter! The piano is still on the front porch where it has sat for two years. 

He told Tommy that when the city came and removed the dogs tomorrow, he could mow the rest of the yard. Maybe the dogs will get a good life now.

As we were leaving today, a little bird was sitting on my wire chicken. It looked this way and that and jumped over a bit, looked this way and that. It repeated this action until it jumped into two-foot pot that has no plants. I told Tommy there was a nest in there. When we came back, I shuffled over there and looked. Under a piece of cloth there was a bird nest with one egg. I think it was one egg. I did not touch it or disturb it. It seems like it is late in the year for birds to be laying eggs. I hope a displaced rat does not come over here tonight and eat the mama bird or the baby. 

Right now, I must cancel the mini chainsaw. 

I am so happy to find the hardware store with a present owner, I may abandon Lowe's. He even knew about my hardware store in Cullman. 

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Have you ever had neighbors like this? 

I suppose we will have a rat infestation?