We do have some mixed feelings about the temperature though -- we prefer to have the windows and doors open with the breezes free flowing -- but when it gets to be in the mid to upper 90s -- it is not sensible so we are thankful for the a/c.
This was out back this morning -- Dino is already relaxing poolside -- that won't be for long as the temperatures and direction of the sun change . . .
We like the daylight savings schedule and seem to want to get up and going earlier than usual. It varies for me from 5 am to 7 am, for Gail, 8 am to 9 am . . . today we both wanted to get up early.
Part of the reason may be how warm it is overnight.
We had three dinners delivered on Wednesday in a refrigerated box ready for us to chose which dinner to have first and then prepare it.
The first night we chose to have and prepare pineapple beef tacos. They turned out to be very tasty and fun to prepare. There was enough for the two of us with a portion that I had for lunch the next day.
Next we had roasted cauliflower mac 'n cheese -- this too turned out to be very tasty and different from what we might normally have prepared. Again the portions were good and there was enough for a luncheon portion for me the next day.
Last night we had crispy fried chicken thighs. Again everything was very tasty including the cucumber/tomato salad and the roasted corn.
So, we were pleased with the food items and the portions. Everything was very fresh and nicely packaged for us to follow the excellent procedure to prepare.
What is nice is that we had a variety of different food items and none were too difficult to fix. We will try it again this coming week with our selections for three meals already turned in. Three days during the middle of the week seems about right -- that leaves four days for us to plan form what we have on hand in the freezer and/or fridge.
But currently we are about to finish reading the book to the left -- "Educated" by Tara Westover.
Actually we were almost finished with it the first night -- we both had a hard time dealing with the family members and their beliefs and dealings.
For whatever reason, we did "force" ourselves to continue reading and for several nights we kept saying "that's it, we quitting".
Again we managed to continue each night (mostly me as I think Gail shut it out and it put her to sleep. which in itself was a good thing . . .)
Now that we are almost finished, I am glad that we continued to read even though it was a struggle. It is hard for us to believe what this girl -- young woman -- went through to become "educated".
Growing up, every once in a while, I thought the process was a struggle -- but in no way did it relate to the struggle presented in the book . . .
Above is a collage of some of the conditions going on in "our" world of the U.S. While we today on the west coast have "blue skies" other parts of the country have a variety of hazardous conditions.
Heavy storms and rain, tornadoes, wild fires (again) and of course Kilauea repaving the big island.
There really is no place to totally get away from one hazard or another. It seems that every region has their own special devices to deal with.
The only place that I have not lived is where the current volcano is erupting. I have lived in areas that have tornadoes and heavy storms, lived in hurricane country, currently live where there is the possibility of wildfires and earthquakes and actually lived in Washington when Mt. Saint Helens blew her lid . . . and in all these places, if the authorities recommended leaving -- we would.
Part of our dilemma during this time of the year is whether to watch baseball or basketball (finals) or both.
The other night for the first game of the NBA finals -- when our Giants were not playing -- we decided to watch that game.
We lasted about fifteen minutes and quickly found something else to engage our time with -- football is still three months away and even that may be on the doubtful list again . . .
So while we may record the NBA finals -- it probably will be to watch for a few minutes and then fly through the remainder . . . baseball (Giants) might get more fun with the return of several regular players who have been out for injuries -- we'll see.
What a smile! This is Lisa and Bob's dog -- in Washington.
She is a very happy dog and shows it.
That's the attitude we are adopting even though sometimes are smiles are not as big as her's are . . .
That is our week, see you all "in a few" ! 👨👩
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