no coat

 We went to our neighborhood WalMart with a shopping list but no coats. The temperature is in the high 60's !!  This Walmart is in the process of updating... and it seems like almost everything is somewhere else. Had to ask people stocking and unloading where things were.... must have been used to it because they took me to where things were with smiles on their faces and a laugh at my confusion!!  They new layout has more self-serve checkouts and more regular checkouts!

So far Friday the 13th is fine!!

 Working on my bear and trying to ignore my thumb.... leftovers from Olive Garden for dinner plus some of the red cabbage I made the other day...and a green salad.

  

Thumb still inconvenient... plus 60 years

 Yes.. .the thumb still gets in the way and hurts when I try to do bear making things... though I did manage to cut out a cat!  And take pictures for my selling page!

We are celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary today ... going out to Olive Garden - thanks to a tempting email they sent!! 60 years sounds like forever... I started thinking about the actual ceremony... St. Anthony's Church in Nanuet, NY......Seems like everybody is gone.. parents, relatives,and so on. Only Bob and I and his younger brothers ...one of whom acted as an alter boy... are left...

Dinner was fun...we talked and  remembered different things about the wedding!  

When Carolyn called on her way home ( it was a late day due to parent-teacher conferences) she told us that all the lunch ladies at her school heard her mention our 60th anniversary and were amazed and sent us warmest of good wishes!!

 

 

 

 

 

forgot to post

 Somehow I sliced the top of my right thumb from the nail down about 1/3 of an inch. Aggravating and uncomfortable so no bear making for awhile...Luckily I have a few new books on my Kindle!

Bob is quietly reading a book he picked up from the library yesterday.

Today is the anniversary of our son's death... didn't sleep well last night ...

Since I can't push pins or sew I have been decluttering a bit ( and reading)...Spent time organizing my mohair closet and getting rid of lots of wire hangers.  

Both the kitchen floor and the entry way/lobby needed cleaning... so Bob and I went at it. He even got down on the floor to clean under the stove. Things look much better... especially the lobby which gets all the dirty/ salty water from our snow shoes or boots! 

 

Off to Hallmark's card store

Leaving Bob behind..(I wanted an anniversary card  and a Valentine card.   Thursday is our 60th wedding anniversary!) I am heading to our Hallmark card store. It won't have the same cards as Price Chopper!

When I got home I managed to sneak the card bag into a hiding place. Then back to work on a bear.

Bob headed out to the library.. to return things he says... but it wouldn't surprise me if he was doing what I had done!! 

Both of us kept busy the rest of the day 

Alexa says 64F high today

 Yes, Alexa said 64 F today... but the computer says 57F high. I'll take Alexa's !! If she is right... that means a walk in Blue Springs' Rotary Park!

We didn't make it to Rotary Park but tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer so maybe??

I managed to cut out three more bears... my mohair stash is getting smaller.. I've even started working on two of them.

This morning I took out a frozen container of " who knows what". It looked like cooked hamburger with some onions and garlic.but when it came time to turn it into something for dinner I found it was cooked Italian sausage. The end result was fine ( especially with a green salad) and the freezer has one less leftover something in it!

Also a little more decluttering... 

 

 

Not as warm today

 Here it is... 39 F at lunch time. Miss yesterday's 55 F !!

Trying a new recipe... creamy parsnip soup. I don't  have quite enough parsnips so I am going to shred two carrots and add them!!....It was good if a little bland. Next time more parsnips.

More bear work plus some decluttering.

My poor b-i-l who lives in Rochester, NY is having to cope with wind chill temps of -20 F. Bob says Rochester is headed for warmer temps!

 

WARMER !!!!

 At 10.40 am Friday the temp is already at 47 F.... Alexa says it will get higher!!...... and it did! Way over 50 F.

I finished my new smaller bear ... but haven't decided whether or not to accessorize him/her.. Later in the day I cut out 4 more bears.. Guess I am back to minimizing my fabric stash!

Dinner... crab cakes, baked potatoes with sour cream and/or butter and a lovely green salad!