Used bookstore finds...

Dinner...

boneless skinless chicken breast with "everything but the bagel" seasoning and parmesan cheese

salad

Wednesday

rainy afternoon

Chris had his bilateral hernia surgery yesterday...I'm a pro at waiting in a hospital waiting room...NFRH...bring plenty to read, have your phone to play on, water and food...and treat yourself to a latte...

Before surgery...

After surgery...

Thanks to everyone for their prayers and concerns for Chris. He is doing well but in a lot of pain. But rest assured Gary and I are taking good care of him😉

doc said it will be a long recovery
as he had problems with the
hernia surgery last year
my hernia scars and most other people's scars go in an angle up and down
or now they have robotic surgery
so it's weird to see his scars in this direction
super glue is the best

So...my washing machine has been spinning off balance...called our repair people and they sent out this 13 year old kid😄or so he looked...

I enjoyed seeing all the positions he had to get into...I felt like I was watching our techs at the shop.

Gary used to repair all our appliances
but these days the floor is a long way down

hopefully all fixed
as i love my old machine and
do not want to upgrade

Dinner...

stew and broccoli 

millet, zucchini, onions, mushrooms and carrots

Pollen everywhere...

I love our wind chime...sounds like we are at church...

Well hell has frozen over...we had a simple dinner and Gary volunteered to do the dishes!

i think there were three dishes
2 forks
one knife

here he is trying to figure out how to start the dishwasher😆

Sunday

i don't normally drink my coffee down at the lake
today was an exception

Oat groat for breakfast...

for at least the last 20 years i have had steel oats for breakfast
after having a fun conversation with a lady at Wards
i decided to try different whole grains
i started with something easy and close to what i was already used to
one cup oat groats and three cups of water
bring to a boil, place a lid on it and leave it overnight
warm it up next morning

i add
walnuts
flax seeds
chia seeds
hemp hearts
turmeric, ginger, cayenne pepper, black pepper and cardamon
love it, as it is much creamier than steel oats
but i agree it doesn't look very appetizing 

refrigerate the rest as it makes enough for several days,
reheat
quick and simple

Cleaned the shop today...

love being alone at the shop

Stopped by Chris'... had to admire this flowering orchid...

Dinner...

corn bread
Gary's favorite

salad
cauliflower, and green pea dressing

in case i haven't said it enough
Gary likes his beef
rare

rare London boil, corn bread, peas and cauliflower 

Saturday

beautiful afternoon
at least 10 boats
enjoying water activities

Stacy doing her thing...

Green drink and green bread veggies

Second batch of broccoli looking good...

Our visitor...

Dinner Veggies...

Our homegrown Collard Greens...

Dinner...

his and her salads

ham with yellow rice, veggies and Parmesan cheese

years ago when i  had taken several photos and had to choose only one to post
i would make Gary choose
not sure i remember why i decided
to do my own selecting
i just force myself as hard as it it sometimes