I've filled up my Nook book with freebies from the website, but as is true in most cases - you get what you pay for. I gave up on reading them, because there is a reason they are free.
They are crap.
I've also been trying to organize my craft room so that I can sneak in there and play.
Unfortunately, all my best stuff got packed up first, and sent down to my mother-in-law's for storage, so it didn't make it down here with the first load.
We are missing half of our furniture too, so the house is equipped, but not homey or cozy.
Oh well.
In the daytime, I've been watching old movies to fill the time (and subdue the quiet.)
Hubby took a day off last weekend, and I persuaded him to take me to the fabric store for supplies to crochet some scrubbies that I found on Pinterest, so I crochet and watch TV. Man, am I this old?
Yesterday, I got brave enough to venture out for a walk again. This time I stuck to my main road here to make sure I didn't get lost again. I made it all the way to the casino and back. (About 1.5 miles?) ...anyway, that's what it felt like.
I was hoping to make it to the park where the geese are, but it was further than I anticipated.
Maybe next time...
I'll have to remember my camera next time too - there are berried hedges all along the way that attract the birds. They must be good treats, because the birds hang out there and seem to have very little fear of humans. I got close enough for a chat a few times before they flew off to other places.
I've been subjecting hubby to a lot of new recipes since we got here too. That's one thing I never got to do at home - too many picky eaters. Cooking was always such a chore for me, but I'm enjoying it more these days. Love experimenting with new flavors and such.
Haven't had much success with baking though. The altitude is very different than the old home town, so things don't turn out the way they should. I don't like experimenting in that way, because I don't like wasting ingredients for things that don't work. (tried cookies twice so far, and finally gave up and ate the chocolate chips right out of the bag - true confession.)
I have those down days when I get so lonely, and the quiet overwhelms me. Wednesday's seem to be the hardest. This week was particularly gloomy. Hubby ran to the grocery store for milk, and came back with these;
Who can be gloomy with daffodils in the house? They do cheer me every time I look at them. Wish I could plant them in the yard when they finish blooming, but I don't think they would be very happy in that pile of rocks...
Last night, the big story was that hubby was on the local news.
Seems the area the store is going into has fallen on some pretty hard times - 15 years worth, so having a new business coming in has the neighborhood excited and optimistic about being revitalized.
Hubby got a good bit of air time, but his boss won't be too happy about how the store was portrayed - they didn't show the areas that are neatly stocked and ready to go - they only showed the messy bits, piles of discarded boxes and pvc pipe, sawdust, etc. Didn't make the place look interesting or the least bit enticing.
Dang media folks...
The store will be opening in a couple of weeks, then hubby will be able to put himself on a more regular schedule and not be such a slave to the place.
I guess I can endure until then. :-)
The children (and gran's) are coming to visit next week if all goes well - so excited to see them all!
Love me something to look forward to!
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