HOW I SPENT A HOT SUNDAY

          

Here’s my favorite dahlia again. It’s so big and heavy it was trying to tip over the entire bush. So, after I took the photo, I cut both of them and brought them into the house. Perfect timing because I just tossed the white lily I brought in last week. I’m going to have to stake up the wire holder that’s around this dahlia so it can continue blooming without falling.

Well, I’m just going to have to brag on myself since there’s no one else to say GREAT JOB, THAT’S YUMMY and pitch me any compliments. So, this is me and I telling you how wonderful myself was this weekend. Oh, yes, there’s also one thing for which we need to yell at myself. I’ll begin with that.

I knew it was going to be hot, so I was careful to water everything very well on Saturday. The last flowerbed I did has a soaker hose and I plugged it in for what was to have been like 20 minutes. Well, when I went out into the back yard this morning, it was still running. Everything, the lilacs and raspberries got a great big huge drink. And myself will be getting a big fat water bill. Shame, shame, shame. It seems like myself manages to do this at least once a year. Myself just got so busy doing other stuff it slipped my mind.

Well, on to the good stuff. As I said above, I knew it was going to be hot, so I cooked up a storm in the early mornings. First, I made Ginger Noodle Salad with Snow Peas…had it for dinner Saturday night and it was excellent. A new recipe for me which I’ll save and make again. Once that was done, I put baby potatoes in the Instant Pot and some eggs on to boil. While those pots were doing their magic, I made Lemony Icebox Pie except I didn’t have a piecrust. So, I pulled out some nice glasses from the china cabinet and put the lemony mixture in them. Myself had one of them for dessert with whipped cream…YUM.

This morning, I cut up the baby potatoes and eggs for potato salad. When I chopped up the onion, I realized I had too much, so I opened a can of tuna fish and put the extra onion in it. Myself is going to eat very very well for the next few days if it’s too hot to cook. If I feel like cooking, there’s salad makings, an ear of corn and a little steak. Myself isn’t going hungry.

All this good eating is creating a problem for myself…I tried to put on a pair of shorts Saturday and could not get the buttons together. This past month, or more, of not walking is definitely affecting my body weight. And, it’s not like I really care if I gain a few pounds, it’s just much healthier to walk five days a week than not. Of course, I’ve got a ton of excuses. First, I hate having to wear a mask because it makes me so hot, but it’s not acceptable to be out and about with one. Second, I really like my lazy mornings with the doggies on the deck, and going later makes me even more hot. Finally, I’ve been taking this shingles medication and one of the side effects requires I remain near a bathroom. I’ll be finished with it soon so hopefully my digestive track will return to normal.

Sunday was a very enjoyable and lazy day. I first watched the movie COCO on my computer. It’s a lovely move about the Day of the Dead. Before the movie, I didn’t realize that the Day of the Dead is not only about honoring those who have passed on, but that because we remember them, they are allowed to return to see their living loved ones via special bridges that day. Photos of loved ones to be remembered are placed in a sort of shrine with all the foods and drinks the loved ones liked in real life. When you are no longer remembered, then you disappear for good. I have to admit I cried toward the end of the movie, but I really like the concept. I think myself may just have to celebrate the Day of the Dead this year.

Once I watched COCO, I got some lunch and watched HAMILTON. OMG, what a production, what a show, WOW, WOW, WOW. It was wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed this play. In fact, once the final credits were running, I went on line and ordered Alexander Hamilton on which the play is based from the library. I also ordered the play in book form. I think I’d really like to know way more about Alexander Hamilton aside from the fact he was shot someplace in New Jersey (which I visited back in 1982 by the way) by Aaron Burr. In fact, I’d like Lin-Manuel Miranda to do more plays based on history like this. I think I’d also like to know more about Mr. Miranda.

Hopefully, you know I usually write today’s post the day before. And, may I say Sunday was/is HOT. I didn’t hook up the air conditioner, but I’m sure it will be just fine. I went out on the deck thinking there would be a breeze from Lake Washington, but, nope. Even my poor doggies were panting. Now, they’re inside where it’s a bit cooler, stretched out asleep. It’s now after 5:00 pm and once I copy and paste this to my blog for tomorrow, I know a cool shower will fix me right up.