clocks back tonight

Today is the last day of day light saving time, we gain one hour of sleep tonight.  I hate the thoughts of it getting dark so early it makes a long evening.

 Laundry and housework, took some leaves to the recycle depot, and I went for my walk.  Had to bundle up again the wind was quite chilly. Thanks goodness we did not have a repeat of yesterday afternoons weather. snow flurries.

Not much else happening today.

Dinner tonight, BBQ ribs, cauliflower and salad, Hubby will have dessert I am not having any tonight, starting early to not eat any to see if it helps with my weight loss.  I did have a lighter lunch today also and will continue for the month of November.

Eyes

 Saw my eye surgeon yesterday,  in a couple of weeks I go for measuring and testing, then in Dec. my right eye will be operated on.  Then in Jan. the left eye will be done, then I should be able to see properly without my glasses for seeing in the distance.  Will need them for reading and close work, but I can live with that

Cloudy, sun, windy and cold, that is the mixture of weather today, and we might as well include some possible rain or heaven forbid some wet snow flakes.   Leaves will be needed to be picked up today for sure.

Update:  Just came back from my walk and it was  cold, I was  dressed for the weather so I was OK.  However, no sooner had I arrived back in the house, it started to snow not flakes but the small pebble's.  The grey clouds look as if they could hold more snow too.

Hubby is all bundled up and is picking up some of the leaves that fell during the past couple of days.  

Something hot and warming the body for dinner tonight, I bought some beef for a stew earlier in the week, so that will be on the menu for tomorrow.  

Dinner tonight: meat balls in sauce, butternut squash, potato and salad.  Not sure what is for dessert tonight. 

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

 No I don't think so, but cloudy with a chance of showers is the forecast, ruminants of  the hurricane in Louisiana and the other coastal states. 

Today I go to visit my eye surgeon to advise I want to go ahead of the laser surgery for  my cataracts, the first eye to be done will be the right eye.  It is going to be costly but, I need my eyes  to be the best they can be. Hoping for an early appointment to have it done at a private clinic.  

Not much going on in my neck of the woods today, the leaves continue to fall, however, there are some trees that have green leaves yet to change colour and fall.  Temps. are suppose to go down to the minus degree mark, tomorrow night, so they might bring them down all at once.  Then finally we can get them all picked up and call it a finish.

Dinner tonight salmon, veg and salad, will make a crumble with some peaches I have, so that is dessert for tonight and there might be enough left over for tomorrow.

Starting on Nov 1st I am going on a no dessert month, hoping to loose some weight along with the walking that I am doing.  I am not fat, but feel uncomfortable with the weight I am at the present time. The charts indicate that I should loose 10 lbs. to be at my desirable weight.  Ten pounds does not sound like much, but do you know how difficult it is to loose that amount at a late age.  Ten pounds.....a bag of potatoes,  I can do that.   

Wish me luck.

Fast and Furious, Dream

That is how the leaves are falling from one of the maple trees on our property.  They are a beautiful yellow and with the bright sunshine we have today shining on them, the front guest bedroom is awash with yellow light.  Goes well with the quilt that is on the bed, as I turned it over to the backing side for the Summer.  Reminds me to flip it to the patchwork side soon.

A sad day today, our classic Mustang convertible was placed in storage for the Winter, it was hard to do on such a lovely sunny day, but it was much too cold to ride in it with the top down.  Look forward to another Summer of drives next year.

Dream,  do you dream?  I do, not every night but when I do I remember them in the morning, some are downright silly, some crazy but they are never scary like a nightmare.  Last night I went to a shopping mall, it was a huge one, and the thing I cant figure out is, I have actually been in this mall, but do not remember where or when.  The only way I could get around the mall was on a childs tricycle, and we could only go one way, (That is because of the markers on real life mall floors, I think).  I get to the end of a walk way, and have to go down a slide on the tricycle, there is no way on earth am I going on this slide, it was so steep.  I abandon the tricycle and some how end up in a freight elavator with a young woman wearing a white lace face shield, (again Covid related).  We keep going up until we see, out of the roof trees and the sky and then we go down again, never getting off.   Can anyone tell me what this dream means.  Am I going shopping, become ill and go to heaven with an angel?   Just kidding.  

Finishing this post, going for a walk in the beautiful sunshine.

Dinner tonight, left over roast beef, gravy, veg and salad.  Dessert has not even been though of yet but it could be fruit tonight.

Late again

I get busy doing things during the day, sit down after dinner and then realized I have not done my daily post, so here I am better late that never at 7:30p.m.

Up early to get groceries, have you ever counted the number of times you  handle the products you buy. First, it is taken off the shelf and placed in your cart.

Second, out of the cart onto the conveyer belt,

Third,  at the present time we have to bag our own groceries, so we then put it in bags.

Fourth, take the bags out of the cart and place in the car.

Fifth, take them out of the car and into the house.

Sixth, take them out of the bags and place them in the cupboard, fridge, or freezer.

Seventh, take it out and prepare a meal with product.

Whew, I am tired just thinking about it.

Rant over!

We have had a cold wet day, you knDid a bit of sewing, and odd jobs around the house, nothing much to speak of just busy.

ow the kind that gets into your bones and you have trouble getting warm and staying warm.

I received a message from DD1 she and her hubby are on a staycation here in Ontario, not sure where exactly but, the photo she sent showed it was snowing where she was.  I hope she is way, way up North, and she keeps that stuff there, too early to bring it here.

Dinner tonight was chicken, gravy, spouts, made a salad, but too full to eat it,  thank goodness it is one that can be put in the fridge for tomorrow.  Chocolate pudding for dessert.

Dull Day

 Had rain over night and today looks as if it is going to be cloudy and dull, which is typical for this time of the year.   Some of the trees are looking very bare and grey,  the wild flower field across the street is void of any colour, it is just brown now.  Sounds depressing doesn't it, but it is like that every year, so I just go with the flow.  The snow does brighten the country side, and it would be OK with me if it stayed off my driveway and the streets and roads.  It does not happen that way though.

I feel for all those people who usually go to the warmer climes for the Winter, they will have a difficult time getting through any lock downs we might have and also the cold temps. 

I cannot recognize my sewing room fabric cabinet, it is so neat and tidy, will try and keep  that way. Instead of piling the fabric on top of each other I now have folded so that it stands on its end, why I didn't do it that way before, is beyond me.  I can easily look for certain colours or patterns a lot easier.  Will now continue to work on m GD5's quilt.

We received a message from the man who stores the old convertible in his facility for the Winter, he is now asking we take it to him as he is putting everyone's vehicle away.   That means all of our drives have come to an end, but I must say we did more this year than we have every done.  Mainly because there was not much else we could and also Hubby has not been working.   

Dinner tonight, left over roast beef,   not sure what veg. and a salad.  Not sure what dessert will be either.  For dessert last night we had pumpkin pie that I made for Thanksgiving earlier this month.  I froze what we didn't eat, (never did that before) pleased with the way it thawed.

Thanks all from me today.

Slow Sunday

We have a bad habit of watching TV late on Saturday nights,  therefore we tend to sleep in a bit longer than maybe we should, but at this time of the year and in the troubled times at present there does not seem to be any need to get up and get moving.  Now, we do get up at a reasonable hour during the week, leaves to be picked up and last minute chores outside before the cold weather sets in.

Yesterday I did a deep clean in the living room, so feel happy about that  I am still  working on the fabic in the sewing room and it is beginning to look more organized.  If you are a quilter reading this, how do you sort your fabric stash?

One of my Mother's cousins who lives in England has been working for years to compile the family history of my ancestors.  The information he is providing is so interesting, he has it going back to the 1600's now.  When  we were adults we asked Mum many questions regarding family mainly because we did not really know any of them.  My sister and I came her as 10 and 12 year olds and at that age we were not interested in family.  Now this cousin is asking some questions we are having trouble answering, now wishing we had asked more questions, but unfortunately it is too late to do that.   So, if you have questions you would like to know about your family, and you are able to do so, I would suggest it be done before it is not possible to do so.  

Today is a mix of sun and cloud, mostly cloud, temp went down to 1*C last night, could be  seeing 7*C today for a high temp.  Not looking forward to next weekend, we put our clocks back, then it will be so dark in the evenings.  

Dinner tonight, roast beef, broccoli, butternut squash, salad and I have some pumpkin pie in the freezer so will see how that kept since Thanksgiving.