The Lady of the House Speaking
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
If this is Tuesday, it must be England #164
Monday, March 18, 2024
Hello Monday - March 18, 2024
I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.
I left the house early on Friday to get to the hospital pharmacy ahead of the crowd. I think I was in and out in under 15 minutes, unheard of! Then it was off to the base for a quick stop at the exchange and the commissary. I got stuck at the gate (you have to show your ID to get on the base) behind a young man who had not only an expired ID card, but also an expired driver's license (and he was driving!). He was dropping his active-duty wife off at work, so he had to move to the passenger seat while she got behind the wheel. Then the military policeman (there were five of them present at this time) pointed out that after he dropped her off, he wasn't going to be able to drive. I'm not sure how it was resolved but off they went, escorted by the military police, so she could get to work. Perhaps they escorted him to the nearest DMV? All in all, it was about a twenty-five-minute wait for the resolution.
I finished my shopping and headed home, making a quick stop at the donut shop. They were closing early so the only filled donuts they had were key lime - oh my goodness, this is my new favorite donut, they were delicious! Sorry, there's no photo, by this time, I was starving and pretty much inhaled it!
Laundry and a few chores and then Vic came home, walked Malone, and we headed out to the movies to see One Life with Anthony Hopkins.
Speaking of movie food, anyone else appalled by the cost of concessions these days? Along with all of the other prices that have gone up, a soda and tub of popcorn are getting unreal.
Vic checked his e-mail while we were waiting for the movie to start and there was an e-mail from one of the companies he was interested in, requesting that he contact them for an interview. It's an exciting and very busy time in our household. Resumes, references, applications, interviews...it's all go.
It's finally warm and dry so on Saturday, the gardeners arrived to take care of the yard. I asked them if they had time to tidy up the mulch area in the corner of the backyard. They did and quoted me a very reasonable price and it looks great now. It was a layer of underlayment covered with mulch and Malone had just destroyed it doing the "I've finished my business" dance. Vic plans to clear the rest of the mulch and gravel and plant grass here.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Friday Favorites - St. Patrick's Day
Putting up a late post as I completely forgot to hit publish on this one yesterday!
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are my decor favorites.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Around the 'Net
If you've watched The Great British Baking Show, you'll know that there is an episode titled "Pastry Week" in every series. This popped up on my Facebook the other day - a sample of some of the yummy pies that are available in British grocery stores or made at home although shepherd's pie doesn't have a pastry crust. There is nothing better than a pie, warm from the oven, served with chips or mashed potatoes. Banoffee Pie is a delicious dessert.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Hello Monday - March 11, 2024
I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.
I stayed home almost all day on Friday (took just a 20-minute run to the grocery store) because our new chairs for the morning room were supposed to be delivered. I waited and waited and waited, no delivery. About 9:00pm on Friday night, the tracking changed from "today" to "delivery delayed". Bummer. Vic picked up Chick-fil-A on the way home and we enjoyed that with another episode of our continuing Grey's Anatomy marathon and then Vic continued with the closet installation in Sophia's bedroom/guest room. I put a slash there because it looks like she may not be coming home as originally planned. We're waiting for an update so stay tuned.
I can't believe I didn't take a single photo of the inside of one of the chowder cups!
On the way home, we stopped at a new Filipino restaurant near us to try their lumpia. We're taking lumpia to our small group on Wednesday and our usual go-to is a bit of a drive, so we thought we'd try somewhere closer. Think again, it was a fail. The lumpia were giant, greasy, and limp. I'll spare you a photo! Vic dropped me at home, picked up Malone, and headed to Lowe's for baseboards.
Saturday night was snack night with more Grey's and since Vic was finished with the closet, he put off working on the baseboards in favor of working on his resume. He had two call backs from the job fair he attended with recommendations for fine-tuning his resume, so he needs to make sure he's got all the keywords that federal employers are looking for.
We skipped church on Sunday because the tracking for our chairs updated that morning and said that Sunday was delivery day. It was really raining and since it was a doorstep delivery, we didn't want to take the chance of the boxes sitting in the rain. Vic went back to his resume, and I finished up the Adventures in Washington two-volume scrapbook. When the chairs arrived, Vic brought them in and put them together. They are sitting in the living room right now as the morning room is a mess while he tackles a rewiring job. Photos coming soon.
And that was our weekend!
Sunday, March 10, 2024
10 on the 10th - March 2024
Thank you, Joanne, for the reminder that it's time for 10 on the 10th with Marsha over at Marsha in the Middle. Here we go with 10 of my favorite green things.
1. Any countryside scene in England. This one is from Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales, my favorite place in the world.