32°f/0°C, clear. Warmed up to 60°f, with a light breeze.
Our pear trees are beginning to bloom!
I have not been blogging this week, because I just didn't have much to say. Of course I have been all ears listening to the uproar over that overheard chat. It is hilarious on one hand--the morons!--and very disturbing on the other. The frankly stated opinions about Europe are certainly troubling, and have not helped our tarnished reputation with our friends over there. Seriously, what idiots Hegseth and his cronies are. And now I hear that the phone numbers and other personal contact information of some of these clowns has been found on the internet, easily available! But will anything happen because of this? Of course not. If the media could make Idiot-in-Chief think that this makes him look stupid, maybe he would act, but I doubt it. I think they should all resign, but nope. Not one has taken the responsible action.
One thing, though, really struck me today. Here we have this cohort of clowns, and on the other hand the reporter on NPR's Fresh Air today who has done in-depth reporting on Sudan, even traveling with some of the rebels. It made me wonder what danger any of those in the infamous chat group have ever faced. I bet they all get their news from Fox, which doesn't even have actual reporters. Grrrr.
But enough of that. It is too nice a day to waste on those fools---although this fool has been stuck inside all day and hasn't been out much at all! It was pretty cold this morning, so I did housework and eBay listings, then got into cooking. I made a large batch of penne pasta bake, and a loaf of pumpkin nut bread, substituting butternut squash for the pumpkin and adding chocolate chips. Then I worked on waxing the little dresser, which is almost ready to go. Larry has put together 2 of those ornamental windmills, which we will take to our booths tomorrow.
Yesterday I worked on pricing and taxes, in that order. Yuck. I am slowly getting everything in order to start inputting the data into TurboTax, so by the end of next week that job will be done.
Then I can get back to enjoying my life without that black cloud over me.
And that, friends, is about all the news from this hill! Pretty boring, right? And nothing exciting on the horizon either. Ah well, I shall have to get my kicks reading about all the excitement in your lives!
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...quiet can be under appreciated.
ReplyDeleteIf you get your taxes done by next week, you'll be well before the deadline. Good job!
ReplyDeleteMy taxes are also done, or almost after I sign a few things. One I purchase the program, I have figured out that it is not all that much more to have an expert do it, maybe double the cost. That is my rationalization for being lazy. 😀
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the quiet time these days...'boring routines' calm me. Happy Spring, Sue!
ReplyDeleteAt least the cooking and baking sounds great, and quiet ain´t bad, as Tom says...
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound boring to me! You've been pretty busy!
ReplyDeleteI walked through an antique mart last week looking for Easter items for granddaughters. I was unimpressed with the stalls. The pictures you've posted of your stalls are so much cheerier. I found one pink stuffed bunny and one glass one. The pink one was claimed by granddaughter #1 so she'll get it in her Easter basket. I found other stuffees at a Books a Million. Joanns is closing and I stopped there this week and got more items for the Easter "baskets" which will be decorated boxes that I got at Joanns.
ReplyDeleteI ignored the whole thing, although it had its funny moments, even on the periphery. Your slow day would make a very busy one in my life; the work you get through is awesome.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very productive!! Maybe reading about what you accomplished will motivate me on this damp and chilly end-of-March day.
ReplyDeleteYou've got green grass and trees starting to bloom! It isn't fair! At least we have no snow left.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have the pear trees blooming. Younger son planted two new pear trees but no blooms for the past 2 years, fingers crossed for this year. We are having an ice storm right now! Hurry up Spring!
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