Jim

Took my vacuum in, it needed a belt and lent me his, picked it up and brought it back. He liked to do things for me.

I will miss him as an unlikely, older friend.

I unconsciously said something about it becoming routine and he called yesterday and suggested we step back for awhile.

We don't have scheduled meetings, yes some dates but not any form of relationship but I /we enjoyed being with one another; and we both knew any future to be unlikely. I can't stand his smoking but I am still sad.

depressed i need some chocolate

instead went to dinner w ricardo for pad thai

Chocolate steamed pudding

Makes two generous deep ramekins, or three less bountiful ones (which is fine. remember that ice cream?)

Put 50 gr. of 52% chocolate and 50 gr. butter in a big microwave safe bowl. Give them one minute on half strenght, and then mix well with the wooden spoon. Little fingers willl interfere but let them. Butter and chocolate, what´s wrong with that?
beat in an egg, and add 25 gr. of flour and a pinch of baking powder. Mix well and put the mix into ramekins. Cover them with clingfilm and microwave on high for 60 seconds.
That should have a bit of sauce underneath, but if you prefer to have the thing cooked through so you can turn it out, then give it 90 seconds, and butter the ramekins.
(You might need a test run. Microwaves are notoriusly weird, and different from each other)

new fence

Prayers go out to Karen's Dad.


Happy birthday to my big brother, hermano mayor, Bob

Coming up on Ms. Emily Jean Wesley Phillips B.D. 8/5, born in 1972.

Getting a new side fence put in for 800 dollars. yikes. It's been down since I trimmed the trees in Oct.

The trees will have to wait.
I don't want to trim them anyway. cutting off the tops 16 ft. It's more than 3k.
Everything costs money.

getting the car washed. Giving lemons and t shirts as a tip instead of the tip they wanted for lunch or a good job.

called AAA thinking my battery needed a charge. I left it on in the garage for 2 days it's so quiet. Fortunately it was because I took the keys inside. I never do because I leave my purse in the garage in the car. Because I had helpers here I brought it in.

Ants are still driving me nuts. almost ate one this morning..ewwwwww, how can anteaters and apes eat them? They smell terrible squished and taste worse.
the smell alone will make u sick
I got bait to put all around the house.

Hopefully it will get them using grains. inside liquid bait and spray. i need to find their nest.
Since they came up through the floor in the bathroom, I sprayed them and think the nest is under the house near a toilet leak.

Blah

I'm thinking of going on a few road trips overnight to Pismo Beach. Morrow Bay and points south. He has an RV and likes to surf so that will get my back off the ground. That is an improvement. I'm getting too old and infirm and out of shape to sleep in a tent on the ground. Perhaps the last is the major reason.

Started dating 2 trainers who want to put me on a program, Swimming and walking and hour each isn't wnough. At my weight I need to do aerobics too and meditate and do some yoga. That's 5 or 4 hrs a day let's see what they have to suggest. So far it's also been natural supplements. No thanks.

Have been up all night for the last few.

My neighbor has a peach tree and they are almost ripe. I had one on my cereal.

oil

This is my 3rd day of cleaning the house inside and out. In addition, the toliet hose needed replacing on Sat.

I've tossed tons of recycling. and have 4 bags waiting for the can to be empty today. Jim lent me his vacuum and took mine in to get fixed. I would have just thought it needed replacing.

I got the oil changed too.

On Sun. at the farmers market my back went out. I coudn't carry cherries, zuchini, nectarines and apricots. Boy I've been into the drugs. they cut the pain but just mask the hurt.
After 2 yrs, workers comp is covering 6 sessions of physical therapy and this flair up.

Happy Birthday Dad

We took
did we give back?
children rarely do

cut the lawn

decided the straw growing needed water or it had no recovery possibility.

something is wrong with my auto sprinklers so I've been watering my the one u screw on the hose.

I need a new hose this one leaks.

My new mattress is about to arrive. I wondered should I change from a q from a K. Then there is the headboard and all the linen....
I'm ready to move into somewhere where I have a little yard no yard work, a maid comes to clean and It is 2 bedrooms. I'm in a downsizing and a tossing mood.

Met with my library ladies birthday group the day after the 4th. The library is sure cutting hrs and people. There is no money fireworks were canceled but there seemed to be some going off everywhere.

Made some corn, shrimp and new potatoes.

These ants are driving me crazy.