March 27: Grocery Day

 

It's incredible to me that we're nearly done with this month...I'd love to ask where it went but I recall too well that for at least two weeks, I struggled with fatigue (residue from that flu) and then for two weeks I have struggled to catch up with all the things I wanted to get done this month.

Today, I headed to the grocery store.  I went alone which was rather nice.  I just went to Aldi and concentrated on produce and eggs, but I did pick up a ham (shank end to divide and bake in whole portions and a boneless sliced ham for sandwiches).  I also got some chicken tenders and a package of breaded veal patties.  But everything else was indeed produce as I'd intended.  We are now stocked and should be good for another two weeks or so.  And I am down only another $130 which means I've spent around $250 this month and that's something to sing about. (Alter that to add in the $67 I spent on Amazon Sub and Save.  Still, I have about $180 left which is nothing to sneeze at either.)

As I said, I was on my own today, John saying he didn't much feel like leaving home.  I don't mind when I get to go out alone, but I find more and more, now that we're in the habit of just being at home so much, that I am prone to say, "Oh I don't need that..." or "Why would I buy this?" and putting things back.  Not just food.  Other things, too.  I'm just not that interested in shopping.  I am, honestly, more interested in getting things that will have a more lasting value in our home, like those curtains I hung yesterday in the guest room.

John shocked me into complete silence yesterday.  He actually contacted one of the workmen who helped renovate our home and asked if he'd paint our kitchen...Wow!  When he hung up the phone he said, "We'll just take the money from the bank and be done with it."  Double Wow!  I wasn't expecting that to be on his radar any time soon.  I'll be so pleased to get the kitchen squared away at last.  

John is off mowing again, this time over at the Manor House as he calls it.  We were much amused on Saturday when Josh said to John, "I think it's time for you to start mowing over our way.  The grass on the secret path is getting pretty high."   John laughed about it later, but it did light a fire under his feet to start his mowing season.  I can't recall starting it this late in years and honestly the grass here in our yard didn't look bad.  In fact, we haven't heard any neighbors mowing their lawns just yet, either.

Today, while I was driving along the roads, I noted that Dogwoods are blooming and Wisteria (which grows wild and free here, taking over like Kudzu).  Wisteria always reminds me of my friend Shirley, who died in 2020.  We were driving along country roads and noted how pretty the Wisteria was along the way in different shades of white and purple.  She said, "Why it's a variable jungle!".  She meant to say it was a veritable jungle, but her slip-up was far more apropos and every Spring when I see the Wisteria I think of that moment with her and laugh all over again.  

I also noted that Tansy was blooming in various places.  Spring flowers, like autumn ones come mostly in purples and golds.  Speaking of purple, when I went out to get in the car this morning, I noted that the purple iris has started to bloom.  I am tempted to go cut another bouquet, but the previous one didn't last too well in the house.  I think it was just too warm in here for them.

Goodness, it's 4:30...I need to plan supper and get it going.  I don't think we'll have a big meal tonight since we ate another very late lunch.  I've put it off too late to get anything cooked in time to eat, so I shall have to go peruse the fridge and see what I might make.

Then I'm going to sit down with the genealogy notebook and work on another section.  My goal is to get all my notes on the proper pages and to make them legible.  It's a long and arduous, but very fascinating, task.

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