Things I don't like

Greetings all....there are a lot of things that I don't like.  I don't like knowing that roaches are crawling over the dishes in my cupboard, on my stovetop, on my cabinets and everything else that is anywhere.  I detest the critters but once they get into your home, they become entrenched.  I've just had to let the aversion of these nasty insects go by the wayside and  trust  my immune system to deal with any germs I may come in contact with.  I have my house sprayed once a month, but I really don't like having to do this.  I know the chemicals are bad for you, but what else can I do?  I do open all of my windows for several hours after spraying and I'm sure this helps a lot.

I also hate having to intensely look all around for snakes every time I open any doorway going outside my house.  I've also had to learn to live with this aversion.   We had a snake in the house once last summer for three days and when I finally found it, and my husband shot it, I realized just how tensed up I was.  I can remember breathing deeply for the first time in three days.

I also hate it when we have a very dry, hot summer.  I'm getting to the age that having to water plants is a real chore.  I have to hire someone to do this now and even to weed my flower beds, as the heat really bothers me; hot flashes and 90 degrees just don't go together.  I really don't like summertime because of the heat.  I usually have to stay inside most of the summer in the air conditioning.

There are a lot of other things that I hate, but the list is too long to iterate.

On my next blog, I'll list the things that I love.  Farewell all, Nana

Getting ready for Christmas

Greeting, all - Hope today finds all of you well and prosperous.

  Today is the first day in 6 wks. that I haven't had to do something for someone other than myself.  What a great feeling!  I slept until 9:30 AM, something I never do, got up and piddled around and now it's lunch time.  I have to go to the bank and to the post office, but I wanted to post my blog first.  I don't know why I keep doing this, because I don't think anyone reads it but my cousin and I.  Oh well, maybe one day someone will find this site and find what I have to say, if not informative, interesting.

I've got to get back to beading.  I had a request for some rings from some of the girls who work at the bank where  my granddaughter works, but really don't have the time to make anything right now, as  I want to make my granddaughter and daughter some items for Christmas, and also my great-granddaughter.  Also, I have to start on my great-granddaughter's Christmas dress this week.   So much to do, in so little time.  I did sell a pair of earrings yesterday to a customer of mine.  The crazy thing is, I really didn't want to sell them; I want everything I make.  I guess I'll have to make another pair for myself.

I'm having ambivalent feelings concerning putting up Christmas decorations this year.  I really don't want to do anything, but feel guilty for having no Christmas spirit.  I'll probably relent right before the big day and do something, although it won't be much, maybe decorate the mantle and set a few poinsettias
around.

Well, time's a wastin', so I'll close for now.  Adieu, Nana

After Thanksgiving

Hello everyone,  hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and fantastic food.  I didn't cook a turkey this year, it was just too much to even think about.  I baked a large chicken and  did a lot of different things to it.  I squeezed lemon juice all over the chicken and put sliced lemon and fresh rosemary in the cavity.  I also added lots of fresh rosemary on the top and a cup of white wine.  After doing all of this extraneous stuff, I couldn't really tell that much difference in the flavor of the chicken, although it was very moist.  I also made two pecan pies using the pecans from our trees across the street.  Needless to say, they were very, very good.  So good, if fact, that I ate nearly a whole pie.  It's been twenty years since I've made a pecan pie, so I thought I'd better eat as much as I could because it will be another twenty years before I make another one.  I also had candied yams, stuffing, peas, rolls and tea.  Not too fancy, but good enough.

My husband is still in the bed, going on five weeks now.  Hopefully, he will have the Meniscal tear in his knee arthoscopically mended Thursday.  He doesn't have to have a knee replacement, thank the Lord, so his recovery will be much faster.  He's been amazingly patient through all of this, for someone who hardly ever sat down before.  

We're both looking forward to being able to do our own thing once again.  Freedom is an awful thing to lose.  It's something we don't think about until it's taken away from us and then we realize just how precious it is.  It's being removed from the American people, day by day, by our current administration in Washington, DC.  I know a lot of Americans are very upset that they voted for such a liberal Democrat; in fact, the most liberal Senator who ever served (?).   The parties have changed.  The Democrats used to be conservative but now are liberal and the Republicans used to be liberal but are now conservative.  It's very hard for older Democrats to believe this.  In fact, a lot of them just refuse to believe it and they really don't see it.  I guess not, listening to the liberal media brain washing them, day after day, with their liberal swill concerning the Obama administration.  The only news to watch is FOX  news.  At least, they are "fair and balanced."

Time to get off of this computer and get some things done.  Have a wonderful day.  Nana