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Amish Heart said:
I don't even have a list yet.
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I have a list, but it is mostly banana breads! That's about all I give as gifts. I do have cards to send mostly done. If one gets a banana bread, they don't get a card. I can only do so much.
sonya123 said:
that is how I put on weight in winter.
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Me too!

Dh is still doing great (now with cane and sometimes walker). Had therapy today, but I didn't see her do much. Except vitals and records. Did a test to see how long it took him to get from dining room chair to living room recliner.

Yesterday was Church and walk dogs. Not a lot else. I was tired!

Today, walked first.
Handyman here to install security screen door and replace kitchen window. They are still working on the window.
DH's therapy.
Did laundry.
Made a couple of calls for follow up appts. Hoping I'm about done, but we will see.
 
Weedygarden said:
I used to make just about everything from scratch but pasta sauce is something that is good to have on hand. I've never made any to can, but I have been trying different kinds and trying to figure out which is best. Of course it is the more expensive brands that are better.
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jishinsjourney said:
Pasta sauce was always from scratch when I was growing up, and I‘ve just kind of carried that with me. I have yet to find a store brand I actually like, but to be fair, I haven’t experimented with a lot of them. (Some of that is salt content; I have to keep an eye on it.)

It’s so easy to make (2 32 oz cans crushed tomatoes, 2 cans tomato paste, 1 large onion diced & sauteed, 3-5 cloves garlic minced & sauteed, generous glug of red or white wine if you like, dried porcini or any other kind of mushrooms if you like, as much Italian seasoning as you like, s&p, simmer at least two hours), but it’s that simmer at least two hours part that can get in the way. :D
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My Nana was 100% Sicilian. We always had pasta sauce from scratch. The recipe was pretty similar but I think she added a bay leaf or two and a bit of sugar. My pantry staple is Prego traditional. 😩
Patchouli said:
@LadyLocust i didn’t go to church yesterday either. My hand wanted to do nothing. Tried to do as little as possible yesterday to give my hand a rest. Also have not felt good off and on all last week. Dr’s office said since it has been more than a year since they’ve seen me I’ll be treated as a new patient and therefore having to wait months to be seen.
Today I am planning to get some sewing projects completed as well as outdoor chores.
The creepy crawlies have been coming out a lot. One of the kids was stung by a scorpion 🦂 on the hand in bed last night in the dark. Ouch. (She lives out in the country nearer to Pearl).
I caught 2 recently at work. They were mostly dead.
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My Hubby said he saw a small scorpion crawl under a cedar chest I have in our bedroom. We never did find it.
 
Home health came today and I was discharged. Tomorrow I get my staples out. Wednesday I start OP PT. She checked the incision and dressed it, asked me to flex as much as I could and straighten the leg as much as I could. All looked good. Then she asked me to walk with the walker. She was surprised I was walking on it with the use of the walker. She said I was only supposed to be putting 25% weight in that leg. That’s harder to do than just to walk. I do put some weight on the walker but there are times I take several steps without the walker. I asked her if I was doing any damage by walking on it and she said no. She said the doctor will probably release me to put more weight in it tomorrow and also release me to drive. I’m ready to just be walking but I’m a bit nervous about driving. It’s my right leg that got the new knee.
 
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I did something today I’ve been needing to do for years. I went and bought a new tractor and a new trailer.

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The Princess completed the initial population of her canning cleaning and chemical shelves.

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I had some success using the wire lube.

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I had to carefully dress the conductors since they were jamming were they crossed over inside the conduit. Then it was time to burn up a hammer drill masonry bit. It was a bad sign when the bit came out off the hole glowing red. Switched to spare to get the outside outlet mounted.

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Ordered a replacement bit for the one I destroyed. That finished that project. In theory, all I need is a good generator to be able to keep the freezers running. I bought this one from Harbor Freight on sale many years ago.

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Still in the original box. I will probably unbox it tomorrow.

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hashbrown said:
I did something today I’ve been needing to do for years. I went and bought a new tractor and a new trailer.
Good for you, I would have liked to have a tractor like that years ago instead of the 1964 Ford 4000 which was badly worn and scared me to think of not being able to get the parts for the multi=speed transmission, also having four wheel drive would be great for the clay like soil around here. At the time I bought the Ford, the prices for tractors like your new one were well out of my affordability's .
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So this weekend, I picked most of my scarlet runners. They had gotten rained on so I brought them in the house and have been rotating them through the oven on low to help them dry out and hopefully not rot. Then I put them in big open weave baskets and place them near the heater in the dining/living area.
Follow me for more decorating tips 🤪
 
I got a B1860 years ago. Hydro drive. I was skeptical. But I was amazed how much faster I could do the yard not changing gears. Down side, can't roll or pull start if the battery is dead. I was more concerned doing ground work, but I can pull a single bottom tater plow down as far as the lift will drop. Mine's only 18hp.
My wife drives it when we're diggin taters.
 
Bacpacker said:
I got a B1860 years ago. Hydro drive. I was skeptical. But I was amazed how much faster I could do the yard not changing gears. Down side, can't roll or pull start if the battery is dead. I was more concerned doing ground work, but I can pull a single bottom tater plow down as far as the lift will drop. Mine's only 18hp.
My wife drives it when we're diggin taters.
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I know there are a lot of them out there I just never thought about buying one.
 
winds-of-change said:
My Nana was 100% Sicilian. We always had pasta sauce from scratch. The recipe was pretty similar but I think she added a bay leaf or two and a bit of sugar. My pantry staple is Prego traditional. 😩

My Hubby said he saw a small scorpion crawl under a cedar chest I have in our bedroom. We never did find it.
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My mom’s family is from Sicily and Calabria, and my dad’s is from Asti, with just a smidge of Portuguese. We’re all Italian all the time over here — though we draw the line at lasagna for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We do have some traditional foods we do for Christmas eve (baccalá pasta, anchovy-breadcrumb pasta, broccoli-cauliflower salad) and cannoli are required, though my grandma does not make the shells any more. They were a lot of work, but no one could ever match the spectacular thinness and deliciousness, and how beautifully they shattered if they were the ones she made.

Thanksgiving dinner is a wonderfully complicated four-day-long cooking festival that starts with working a gigantic stockpot of turkey wings down into a demi-glace for the gravy, brining the bird for three days, and grilling it on the BBQ. Stuffing is focaccia with wild mushrooms. It is all to die for.

@Weedygarden It’s hard to imagine growing up without pasta on the table. I think we had it at least once a week growing up, plus leftovers for the next day or two! My family was never very meat-and-potatoes. We did chicken, turkey, and fish, but pork and beef were pretty rare. Lots of veggies, lots of salads, lots of good bread. Mmmm.
 
jishinsjourney said:
Pasta sauce was always from scratch when I was growing up, and I‘ve just kind of carried that with me. I have yet to find a store brand I actually like, but to be fair, I haven’t experimented with a lot of them. (Some of that is salt content; I have to keep an eye on it.)

It’s so easy to make (2 32 oz cans crushed tomatoes, 2 cans tomato paste, 1 large onion diced & sauteed, 3-5 cloves garlic minced & sauteed, generous glug of red or white wine if you like, dried porcini or any other kind of mushrooms if you like, as much Italian seasoning as you like, s&p, simmer at least two hours), but it’s that simmer at least two hours part that can get in the way. :D
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You forgot the 4 types of meat, diced beef, diced pork, ground beef, and Italian sausage either loose or cut sausage links. Mmmmm. Let it simmer all day and enjoy.
 
This week, today, I started work at 9am instead of 8 because the boss thinks it is too cold in the mornings, but with the time change yesterday that gave me 2 extra hours of "sleep" before work. That didn't do me much good because I barely slept last night and I was awake from my last short nap by 6am. I just lied in be with the heating pad on my back and neck until it was time to get dressed. But, the boss was not there again today and I had quiet time and got everything done by 3pm, including an hour lunch break so I had an early out. At home I took a hot shower, relaxed with the heating pad for about an hour before heading to the chiropractor appointment. Good news, he said my range of motion in my neck has improved by 30% in just one month, next month more X-rays to confirm the progress and pinpoint where he needs to focus his attention. My aches and pains are a bit better and some nights I am sleeping better but so far the overall results have seemed minimal, but as one set of muscles relearn their normal position the surrounding muscles let me know they are there and will slowly improve as time goes on.

My son sent me a video of him bench pressing his personal best today, 185 pounds. He is 16 and probably weighs about 185 so that is impressive. I think he is lifting about 10 pounds ahead of where I was at that age and I was the same weight, and he is about 3" taller. Saturday I get to drive 3 hours to Nevada to watch his football team play the semi-final playoff game. If they win they advance to the state championship game for their division. 10th grade and starting varsity on the offensive line. The coach moved him to another position instead of left guard just to make sure he can get playing time because Michael is very strong and doing well. I am very impressed. He has come a long way in 2 years, from soft and fluffy to muscular and solid.
 
INresponse said:
You forgot the 4 types of meat, diced beef, diced pork, ground beef, and Italian sausage either loose or cut sausage links. Mmmmm. Let it simmer all day and enjoy.
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In our house, usually it was sausage or short ribs. If we were making Victoria’s Sauce, that includes a whole chuck roast!
 
jishinsjourney said:
@Weedygarden It’s hard to imagine growing up without pasta on the table. I think we had it at least once a week growing up, plus leftovers for the next day or two! My family was never very meat-and-potatoes. We did chicken, turkey, and fish, but pork and beef were pretty rare. Lots of veggies, lots of salads, lots of good bread. Mmmm.
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I grew up with German and Czech ancestors. We did eat lots of meat and potatoes, but also lots of kraut. Everyone had a large garden and canned. We only had homemade bread for many years. We had homemade egg noodles (cooked with chicken for chicken and noodles), dumplings and lots of soups. There were always home baked goods in the house. Ribs were cooked in a pot with kraut and potatoes. I never had barbecue until I moved to Kansas City when I was 21.

I once had a volunteer helper when I was teaching whose family was Italian. She talked about how every Sunday there was the pot of red sauce, or red gravy as she called it.
 
Early to bed, early to rise...... somebody (🐕‍🦺) had to go out to pee!! I'm probably going back to bed for an hour or so!! Regular work day for me, nothing out of the ordinary (hopefully)!! Two more warm days before a cool down!! Will haul firewood inside. Not planning much this afternoon!!
 
Weedy: my family ate a lot of meat and potatoes also, and Kraut, and red cabbage and more potatoes....I think those are my dad's favorite food and we had them probably 5 out of 7 days. The other 2 were pasta and soup

Today I need to do laundry and clean some, animals are still all out, it warmed up some.
Debating on what to cook today, I marinated some pork I had defrosted in soy sauce and chinese cooking wine, debating between Kung Pao pork with peanuts or pork lo mein
 
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