The stores are just too scary.
In fact, rumor is the store will be going to order/pick up only. I think that will be really smart. Safer for everyone. Less contamination for everyone.
Pick up is today. I started clicking on Saturday or Sunday.
My neighbor warned me that I will probably get 2/3 of what I ordered.
If I get 100%, we are going to be disinfecting for a very long time.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
Tupperware
I go thru cycles of using and storing Tupperware.
We mostly eat and store food in glass containers these days.
But I have kept the Tupperware.
Mostly, recent years, the Tupperware has been used for transport. Middle baking and taking food somewhere, for example.
However, in these days of potentially contaminated packaging from the store, we are moving food to other containers. My husband and I do it together. He has the dirty pair of hands and I have the clean. He opens the store package, I hold the clean container, he pours and then takes it right out to the recycling dumpster. I put the lid on the clean container and put it away.
Five big and three small packages of oatmeal fit in these (below) four containers; yes, my husband eats a lot of oatmeal.
We mostly eat and store food in glass containers these days.
But I have kept the Tupperware.
Mostly, recent years, the Tupperware has been used for transport. Middle baking and taking food somewhere, for example.
However, in these days of potentially contaminated packaging from the store, we are moving food to other containers. My husband and I do it together. He has the dirty pair of hands and I have the clean. He opens the store package, I hold the clean container, he pours and then takes it right out to the recycling dumpster. I put the lid on the clean container and put it away.
Five big and three small packages of oatmeal fit in these (below) four containers; yes, my husband eats a lot of oatmeal.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Recipes
This was dinner on Friday night. We are all eating two meals a day most days.
https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-veggie-supreme-egg-bake-242506
I use kale instead of spinach.
I put the kale thru the food processor.
I use skim milk instead of half and half.
I do not use the cheese.
I use red potatoes instead of frozen.
I put in larger volume of veggies.
I use a huge glass pan.
Middle also made drop biscuits.
http://www.shutterbean.com/2020/simple-drop-biscuits/
I like this recipe because there is no yeast, simple ingredients, and it makes a small amount. We had 1 and 1/2 each.
Middle had never made anything like this and had never used a pastry cutter. She was pretty impressed with herself.
Everyone thought it was a really great dinner.
If a chef came to my kitchen, of course there would be things he/she would find missing. But for the average person, I have a well fitted kitchen. And everything is organized and pleasant.
https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-veggie-supreme-egg-bake-242506
I use kale instead of spinach.
I put the kale thru the food processor.
I use skim milk instead of half and half.
I do not use the cheese.
I use red potatoes instead of frozen.
I put in larger volume of veggies.
I use a huge glass pan.
Middle also made drop biscuits.
http://www.shutterbean.com/2020/simple-drop-biscuits/
I like this recipe because there is no yeast, simple ingredients, and it makes a small amount. We had 1 and 1/2 each.
Middle had never made anything like this and had never used a pastry cutter. She was pretty impressed with herself.
Everyone thought it was a really great dinner.
If a chef came to my kitchen, of course there would be things he/she would find missing. But for the average person, I have a well fitted kitchen. And everything is organized and pleasant.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
We liked it a lot, yes we have watched a lot of TV this week
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/06/amazon-heidi-klum-tim-gunn-making-the-cut-show
It is different than Project Runway.
Contestants are established designers.
Prize is $1 million.
Each designer has a seamstress who sews over night.
They do not interact with the seamstresses.
They communicate directions via written note.
They travel during the competition (first two are in Paris).
Different judges than Project Runway.
We overhear judges’ comments during the runway show.
Fabulous runway shows.
Heidi and Tim are comfortably themselves.
I think Heidi is softer.
We liked it a lot.
And it is just different enough than Project Runway. Fresh.
It is different than Project Runway.
Contestants are established designers.
Prize is $1 million.
Each designer has a seamstress who sews over night.
They do not interact with the seamstresses.
They communicate directions via written note.
They travel during the competition (first two are in Paris).
Different judges than Project Runway.
We overhear judges’ comments during the runway show.
Fabulous runway shows.
Heidi and Tim are comfortably themselves.
I think Heidi is softer.
We liked it a lot.
And it is just different enough than Project Runway. Fresh.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
We enjoyed the new cast!
We did not mind the cast changes. We have always loved Christian.
We thought the challenges were more creative. And the show was fresh and interesting.
We loved the most recent two seasons (Amazon Prime) and are now current with this series.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Great re-do! Their guest room turned into an arts/crafts homework room.
https://www.younghouselove.com/kids-art-homework-room/
Monday, March 23, 2020
Amazon must be a hopping and a bopping
The little things, that one is use to running out to grab, I assume nationwide, we now order from Amazon.
To be honest, before seclusion, I use Amazon (and Best Buy) a lot, because most of the time I do not have a car. And if I go to a store, probably I buy more than the one thing I went to get. Ordering on Amazon, I just get the one thing. Yes, free Amazon shipping. And the cardboard boxes go to recycling. And I look carefully that I am buying from Amazon and not a third party.
Somethings, masks and wipes and tp, Amazon is OUT. (I had ordered masks, long ago, when I saw this coming, for youngest at college. Middle and I use masks regularly, crowds and planes. So we each keep a supply.)
We now have two people working from home and one finishing a semester of college from home, so I ordered (Amazon) ink cartridges for the printer yesterday. I had one cartridge of each (4) color in my stash. I ordered two more black ones. That was my biggest concern. They should be here Wednesday.
We have 3 pleasant, spacious work stations set up in separate rooms with doors that close. No one is in the rooms that I use. Youngest’s bedroom and workstation are both upstairs. She does not have a separate kitchen, but it is like a little apartment. She has her own bathroom and “living room” with a TV and all the game systems are up there. So she is doing okay at home. Her friends are all going nuts at their homes.
It is very weird not to have any extra kids. One kid we normally would have had, possibly had been exposed (student teaching in a big town with cases). And the other kid had in person interviews and appointments scheduled, youngest told her if you leave, you can’t come back, and at the time, she wanted the interviews, so she is not here.
So all weekend, I barely saw the girls (or my husband) even though we are all under the same roof 24/7.
I hear from my brother via text every day. I hear from my mom via email on occasion.
Youngest has now been home for almost two weeks. Her college acted very fast. She was one of the first kids sent home, nationwide.
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We have also been ordering from Best Buy. |
To be honest, before seclusion, I use Amazon (and Best Buy) a lot, because most of the time I do not have a car. And if I go to a store, probably I buy more than the one thing I went to get. Ordering on Amazon, I just get the one thing. Yes, free Amazon shipping. And the cardboard boxes go to recycling. And I look carefully that I am buying from Amazon and not a third party.
Somethings, masks and wipes and tp, Amazon is OUT. (I had ordered masks, long ago, when I saw this coming, for youngest at college. Middle and I use masks regularly, crowds and planes. So we each keep a supply.)
We now have two people working from home and one finishing a semester of college from home, so I ordered (Amazon) ink cartridges for the printer yesterday. I had one cartridge of each (4) color in my stash. I ordered two more black ones. That was my biggest concern. They should be here Wednesday.
We have 3 pleasant, spacious work stations set up in separate rooms with doors that close. No one is in the rooms that I use. Youngest’s bedroom and workstation are both upstairs. She does not have a separate kitchen, but it is like a little apartment. She has her own bathroom and “living room” with a TV and all the game systems are up there. So she is doing okay at home. Her friends are all going nuts at their homes.
It is very weird not to have any extra kids. One kid we normally would have had, possibly had been exposed (student teaching in a big town with cases). And the other kid had in person interviews and appointments scheduled, youngest told her if you leave, you can’t come back, and at the time, she wanted the interviews, so she is not here.
So all weekend, I barely saw the girls (or my husband) even though we are all under the same roof 24/7.
I hear from my brother via text every day. I hear from my mom via email on occasion.
Youngest has now been home for almost two weeks. Her college acted very fast. She was one of the first kids sent home, nationwide.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Great activity
“Robert Norman Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe.”
I happen to keep a well stocked supply of art and craft items.
So no shopping was required. My husband and both daughters had a very good time painting a Bob Ross project. (His videos are online).
(These types of supplies are probably available for immediate shipment from Michael’s, JoAnn’s or Amazon.)
I happen to keep a well stocked supply of art and craft items.
So no shopping was required. My husband and both daughters had a very good time painting a Bob Ross project. (His videos are online).
(These types of supplies are probably available for immediate shipment from Michael’s, JoAnn’s or Amazon.)
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Sinus surgery
I had major sinus surgery in 2005 when I discovered my left side was blocked and probably always had been.
A few weeks ago, I realized it was difficult to breathe thru my nose, particularly left side.
I had my routine 6 mos check up with my new GP on 3/10. He confirmed there was something wrong with nose and sent me to ENT. I saw ENT on 3/11 and had surgery on 3/16. So I am efficiently in isolation and recovery simultaneously.
A few weeks ago, I realized it was difficult to breathe thru my nose, particularly left side.
I had my routine 6 mos check up with my new GP on 3/10. He confirmed there was something wrong with nose and sent me to ENT. I saw ENT on 3/11 and had surgery on 3/16. So I am efficiently in isolation and recovery simultaneously.
Monday, March 02, 2020
One of my favorites / PBS
We no longer have cable.
New shows appear on PBS’s website and app for a short time when they are broadcast. Or PBS members have access to them all the time.
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