Thursday morning

Beautiful chilly morning--about 58 in the night. Nice sleeping weather!!!

I went around and put packing tape on all the holes in the screens. (Mosquito deterent) I had conveniently forgotten about the holes in the front window screens where Houdini would climb with his buddies. Beautiful screens with some kind of soft netting like material--black. I am guessing it will be expensive to replace. Well, most of the packing tape fell off in the night. I am guessing the little buggers were pushing from the outside to get in and sleep in the comfortable brown chair ;-).

Tomorrow begins the "big" 94 repaving. The road commission has posted electronic signs all along 12 telling us to expect delays, increased traffic--strange they would do both east and west at the same time. The 94 rumble can be heard this morning --I imagine the sound will increase tomorrow as it moves closer on Old 12.

Off for breakfast. Hmm--banana muffin anyone? (please!)

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turned out to be

a beautiful day. The humidity of the morning disappeared and it's dry, warm (77) and hosting a cool breeze.

I went to the Farmer's Market prior to Polly's. I found tomatoes, onions, pepper (mine will be ready this weekend), and a cucumber. I've always enjoyed fresh tomatoes, but biting in like an apple--'member that story about what's worse than finding a worm in your apple? ;-)

Went to Polly's and now mashing 3 more bananas. That leaves 20 bananas to entertain. Perhaps I'll surprise you, Jean and send some your way ? ;-) (yes yes I know what they'd look like when you got them)

Jan wants to walk tonight, I think I'll sleep. I think Muffin and her outstretched paw kinda interrupted the flow this morning.

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eggs?

So you need lots of eggs for banana bread??? I made two rounds of muffins and bread (23 bananas to go) and ran out of eggs. My official pj Mary Kay barefoot feet, no makeup and hair pulled into a girlie scrunchie is over. Off to Polly's, cash in hand

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Don't come over!

I'm in my pjs ;-) Rainy grey day and still a bit sticky out. I was up at 4:30am. I was dreaming Tony Randall was on some talk show and as I watched a lioness came up behind him and put its paw around his neck and started choking him. I blinked my eyes open and Muffin was on my bed looking at me with her paw outstretched. I decided to get up ;-)

Currently washing the little banana loaf pans I bought yesterday at Meijer. I guess the banana rama day has come and I'll be up to my elbows in mashing soon. (running the loaf pans through the dishwasher was a nice delay ;-)

Have a kink in my back today--developed over the weekend. After the bake a thon perhaps I'll work on my taxes. Actually I have a list of things I "could" do that I have put off so effectively...one of my friends asked if I would come help her declutter her house and I thought--oh yeah, "declutter"--and looked around here. On some red letter day you'll find me in the cold storage room but for now--it's fun to wear my glasses (allows me to be removed one step from reality) and wander about aimlessly. Sometimes summer vacation is just pure goof off time. I could go walk but it is drizzly and oh those mosquitoes. My toes were pokin' out of the sheets last night and yep--my feet are about 2x their normal size from the nibblin' beasts. So picture this--barefoot wearing a layer of Mary Kay on my feet, prancing about in my summer pjs, with glasses 1 step removed from reality, listening to Big Band music. Ah life is great!

Smiling--hope you are, too

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okay okay

I bought the ingredients for the banana bread--but I still haven't mixed anything up. The temps just don't encourage hard work in a kitchen! Those poor bananas. They really want to do something other than turn brown on my counter.

Got pounded by rain on the way home, but it didn't follow me over the Fletcher bridge. It stayed to the south and never wet my plants. In all kindness I should have donned more bug spray and gone out to water but I just didn't wanna. The mosquitoes are big pigs and I didn't want to donate any more blood. As it is they are floating past this computer screen and look like small humming birds!

I went past 2 of the 63 houses the realtor has forwarded my way. Not interested. The Washington street house is up a hill (I'm done with hills) and the Ashley house is a "fixer upper" --but at $249,000 that wouldn't leave me much to fix her up. It's been a rental for years so, I can imagine the insides. It is also next door to the Washtenaw Dairy = heavy pedestrian traffic.

Saw an ad for the Spring house for rent. I just might schedule a tour. Maybe that's not nice considering I am not going to rent it, but I want to see it so I can say "DARN that's the one!" or maybe "wow, it isn't at all what I thought". Maybe Cynthia would consider going with me. (a partner in crime?)

Had the sweet corn for dinner. YUMMMMMMMMM

Hit the Produce Stations plant clearance sale. Bought a few things to fill in where the deer left holes. We'll see.

Wearing my halo tonight. ;-) Ask Jeanine ;-)

Loving Limeade. Where has this been all my life?

Okay I'm outtie (ala JP in his early teens)

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up late

sharing banter with David Letterman. Finally it was just too hot in my room so I ended up sleeping on the floor in the family room. Always a nice breezy place.

Out walking this am, sorely aware ;-) that I need new walking shoes, but it will have to wait until after a few other big budget items. Thought about precious Hunter and how soft and gentle and everything is so "present" for him. "I'm hungry now" "I want to go outside" (signals with out stretching his hand, taking your hand and walking you to the door) "Mommy" "Daddy" (they are gone and he whimpers and points to the door--any time during the duration--out of nowhere hours into play--just "Mommy" "Daddy" and the point. How he loves to cuddle with a book, a iPhone lotsoffiretrucks.com movie, or just preparing for a nap. How he trusts. when I put him down I'll sit in the rocker and tell him "I'll wait right here while you fall asleep and will be back in a second when you call me later". I tell him "Gma will take care of you, honey" and mean it.

Then I realized I never fed him any veggies. Whoops. He needs veggies!!! I'll do a better job next time. Yep, reflecting on my time with Hunter was a good companion as I walked.

My hip is giving me problems. Shoes and not stretching I imagine. Considering going back to yoga instead of just donating to the Wellness Center and not going ;-) Zumba is Thursday night--now that sounds fun!

Accomplished something big this morning. Actually took the harp outside and down the back steps and stowed it in the lower level (cooler, don't have to run a/c so much). Yes, it was hard. Yes, I usually have Doug help me (a lot) but he kept coming at the wrong time (raining, I was dressed to go out to lunch and pushing/shoving a harp down outside with the mosquitoes was not my idea of how to present at lunch)--The harp got hung up on the top steps, but I pushed and shoved and rocked and WHOOSHHHHHHHHHHH it went down the steps. (I'm sure Marshall thought I was riding a roller coaster over here with all the noise I kicked up)

Heh, a squirrel was eating my tomatoes this morning. Gpa says they do that to get the water. hmm. I noted they only eat ripe ones, not the green ones. Creeps!

Off to A2 today. A few errands, need to pick up ingredients to take care of these very ripening bananas (banana cream pie anyone?) Will make a lot of batter, cook in the cool of the evening (supposed to be 85 and sweaty today) and freeze for quick breakfasts in the morning. . Well, Happy Kristine's Birthday. If you are my kids, drop your Gpa a card or call this week. He loves it and It's the right thing to do. ;-)

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itchy goomey

so I sprayed up and went out to water my plants. I watered them thoroughly on Thursday before I left for Jeanine's, watered them Sunday (yesterday) when I was here and today they were dying and thirsty, Come on guys, give me a break!!! So I spent the extra time taking buckets to the new plants, filling the earthboxes, carting to the individual plants. I now have had 15 cherry tomatoes (yum!!!) and numerous big guys in the pale shade of pink. Jan and Doug stopped by with fresh picked corn YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM. The neighbor farm on Scio Church has the best corn in the county--and Doug is in charge of picking the corn and stocking the outdoor fridge. You drive along, if the frig is out, stop and get a dozen ears ($4 last year) and drop your money in the cigar box. Nifty keen. It is picked fresh daily and stored in the frig.

My cousin David's daughter Angela (Buckeye 2) emailed and said she and 2 of her Buckeye friends are traveling to TC in mid August. Since one is coming from PA, they hope to connect in A2, leave a car somewhere, spend the night and move on. I offered my garage (for the car) and my house for the sleep over. Could be fun. Angela is a pharmacist. Probably will be a late night as all three "girls" are working and then beginning their jaunt. Oh, I should tell her 94 is supposed to be down to 1 lane then (starting this week) from Baker to Jackson County line. (Take note, Jeanine for your Fair Parade jaunt)

Well, I am spent. You'd think I walked a marathon and did 2 yoga classes instead of lounging about with a good book. yawn--none the less, I'm headed to tv land.

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