Saturday: Late yesterday afternoon we sat on the front porch until supper was ready. It was cool and breezy, comfortable. So very unlike our usual August afternoons/evenings.
Rufus came up to speak to John, thinking he was safe from scissors snipping at him, but unfortunately for Rufus, John picked him up and called to me to get the scissors and finish cutting the big patch of matted fur I'd gotten almost loose yesterday morning when he mutinied on me and walked away.
August 21:
Today I didn't put anything up in the pantry or freezer, but I did go to the hardware/auto parts store with John where I bought a flat of half-pint and a flat of quart sized canning jars.
When my Amazon order arrives today, I will have the Cream of Mushroom soup to put away. Apparently, the Cream of chicken soup is delayed until next week.
Saturday:
John and I ate leftovers for supper, the chicken and dressing and vegetables leftover from last week.
Sunday:
John stopped to pick up chicken tenders and potato logs on the way home. I appreciated that very much. But we had supper of more leftovers from the week behind.
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Today on the way home from running errands and shopping, I was chatting away to John. We passed the home of someone we know from church. Since we have been to his home in the past, I made comment that he had a nice home. It's average mind you on the outside and it's not fancy inside. But it sits far back off the road in a shady garden and it looks cozy. But, having been in the yard and home that one time, I knew that in the backyard, surrounded by a white picket fence was an in-ground swimming pool. Also surrounded by trees and bushes and in a semi-shaded setting, it had a tropical feel. It was quite private.
As we speak, bread is rising, spaghetti meat and vegetables are cooking waiting on seasoning and tomatoes and sauce, kidney beans are soaking to be canned tomorrow (hopefully) and my mind is awhirl with Fall cleaning plans for September. I've just got a brain full of things!
But my current thoughts are centered on my post from yesterday. While writing about a discovery season in my life during which I learned a great deal about myself, I recalled that there were some formative book and movies that hit me like a ton of bricks and really made me stop to think about that future ideal life. I thought I'd carry on in that line of thought.
When I was growing up there were three things the women in my family said repeatedly. "I'm not as smart as some and not as stupid as others." "We're as good as anybody else and better than some." "I'm exercising my prerogative to change my mind."
I haven't used any of these terms in my life that I'm aware of, except for the last one. I do occasionally exercise my prerogative and change my mind. I practiced that today.
Just recently I'd said, I wasn't going to can those bags of collards that were eating up space in my freezer. I was going to cook them, preferably in the slow cooker outdoors, then freeze them. This was due in part to my desire to season the greens as they cooked and partly due to the fact that I like pot likker, the juices the collards cook in, rather well. I find the liquid left behind after cooking very tasty and it's full of all those nutrients that cooked from the greens which makes it like a health boost in my personal opinion.
I was sad to hear the AC on when I woke this morning at 7:00am... What about the cooler weather we were promised with mornings in the mid-60s and days barely over 85f? I'd planned to clean the back porch this morning, but I had no desire to go outside in heat and humidity to work. Instead, I gave the house a Monday house blessing. I did a lot of work yesterday evening because of my plans for this morning.
The low 60's temperatures are coming! Tonight, we're supposed to get down to 61 and for the next 10 days we'll be hovering in that low to mid-60's vicinity. I am not prepared for this!