Went to visit with a dear friend this morning. I hadn’t seen her in over a year. Both of us have made significant life changes since last we met. I got to tour her new house. It is so nice and comfortable. She has done a beautiful job with the major remodel. It was good soul food to have a deep conversation with another woman.
I am almost finished with my cookbook project. Just need to type and print a table of contents and I will be done. Got all the recipes sorted and placed in the folders this afternoon. Made the labels for the dividers and got them put together. This has been a fun project down memory lane for me.
I’m making Steak Packets for dinner. I marinate sirloin steaks in a ketchup, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce marinate. Then I placed them on a big piece of foil and topped them with potatoes, onions and carrots. Bake in the oven for an hour and dinner is ready. I used to fix these using hamburger patties for the kids when we had our cabin at Lake Kahola. Easy to fix and yummy to eat. You can tailor each one to each person’s preferences. My packet won’t have potatoes and Jim’s will have extra onion.
I talked to Nicole today and told her we have decided not to have a Thanksgiving dinner. I hate to cancel it but I just don’t feel right hosting one. The spread of COVID is rapid and I just can’t risk it. Hoping we can figure out a way to do something for Christmas but am not going to bet on it. I have a feeling one to two weeks after Thanksgiving will show a huge spike in cases which will make Christmas even more risky.
I heard about some friends that gathered for a small party last Saturday night and now several of them are positive for COVID. It is so easy to spread it as you can give it to someone without knowing you are sick.
Jim and I are tucked in for the duration. We will only be going to town once a week for essentials. I took a risk yesterday getting my teeth cleaned and another risk today visiting my friend. I need to tuck in for a bit and not take any more risks and push my luck.
It only got to 50 today for the high but the sun was out and the skies were blue. It is to warm up some for next week. Still hoping to get some deck work done but am not going to hold my breath. I need Jim to do some sanding before I can paint and that hasn’t hit his list yet. No worries. It can wait.
I got the biggest belly laugh today. Jim came in the kitchen carrying his coffee thermos. He said he was going to dump it out and make some fresh as it had a funny taste to it. He said the coffee that was in his cup tasted fine but the thermos was yucky. When he was dumping it out the Scotch Brite Pad he uses to clean the thermos fell out along with the yucky coffee. No wonder the coffee tasted yucky. We both had a good laugh. I’m glad I am not the only one to do something like that.
Still feeling the restlessness although it has been a bit quieter today. Making the decision about Thanksgiving helped. The unknown is usually an uncomfortable place to rest in. There are lots of unknowns in the world right now. All will be well. All is well. I forget that sometimes.
Grateful for a visit with a friend, grateful the cookbook project is almost done, and grateful for the laugh Jim provided me today.