CPVOD. Aitp care. Manicure

 Thursday. December 2. 2021

Usually, Thursdays are pretty busy.  We are playing sheepshead at 10:00 a.m. because Herman likes playing, but he hasn't been coming.  Jack, Jon, John Peter and I were playing.  We got news that all activities are cancelled because three people in IL tested positive for COVID.  That meant no dominoes, Happy Hour or dinner.  

I took advantage of my free time to get the Low Tire Pressure light remedied at Boucher.  I also needed a tire valve.  Then I picked up a couple stollens at Aldi.  I don't know what I'll do with two, but they will be nice to pass around.

I called QNails to see if they could take me for a dipping powder and they could.  It has been well over a year since I had my nails done; they really looked shabby.  I have a nice bright red for the holidays.

I picked up a blanket to donate to a family SRS is helping and did some grocery shopping at P & S next to Kohl's on Hwy 100.

That pretty well filled my day.

Thanksgiving 2021

 Thursday, November 25, 2021

Jay and Laura's house smelled like Easter, instead of Thanksgiving; it was the bacon wrapped turkey that I smelled.  Brad and Janice arrived with a big assortment of appetizers that we noshed with beer/wine while waiting for dinner.  The table setting was lovely and the dinner was excellent.

The turkey was deliciously moist and flavorful accompanied with mashed potatoes with chives, green beans, dressing, gravy, broccoli salad and a cranberry ice.

Laughter helped us digest this repast with Brad the butt of the humor. That was followed by chocolate pecan torte with a candle to celebrate Colin's 28th Birthday.

Claude took me home so that he could check the connection on my VCR.  He was having the same trouble that I had.  He just happened to have a co-ax cable that he traded with mine and he got it to work.

I spent the rest of the evening watching "You've Got Mail".

Place cards, Jewish Museum, origami wreaths

 Monday, November 22, 2021

I worked on Thanksgiving place card boxes.  I used photos instead of names and they turned out really nice.

I'll fill them with trail mix.

The SRS bus was out of commission so Cookie offered to drive Lanore and me to the Jewish Museum.  The featured exhibit was Scrap Yard.

There were displays and videos of how scrap was collected and processed; copper being the most valuable metal.

The rest of the museum was on the settlement of Milwaukee, a timeline of events and notable people in our community; I spotted a photo of  Dr. Weil, my psychology professor.  It was a worthwhile visit.

Cookie mentioned the origami wreaths she was teaching.  I said I'd love to learn how, but I'm in Hales Corners playing sheepshead when she was teaching it.  She offered to show me how.  I met her in the Trattoria at 3:00 p.m. with my origami papers and we went to it.  The folding isn't too complicated, but assembling takes more time and skill.  I managed to complete one.

Then I made another with smaller paper.  It kept falling apart, but I managed to hold it together.

It might look nice with a little sparkles.

Dinner Is Served by Janice

 Sunday, November 21, 2021

Brad and Janice came early afternoon laden with food for our dinner. We watched the Packers lose to the Vikings while munching on tortilla chips and guacamole.  We watched more football until Janice began preparing our feast that was all premade, just to assemble.  The main dish was pierogi.  She made them very small and delicate, but the taste and consistency was just like I make.  Because Janice is vegan, she modified some ingredients, but none of the taste was sacrificed.  She also had a mushroom dish and broccoli salad.  We had pumpkin pudding for dessert.

We had such a pleasant afternoon: visiting, relaxing and enjoying a wonderful meal.  I have left-overs for tomorrow when meals are not served at SRS.

I am so grateful prior to Thanksgiving Day.  Every day is Thanksgiving.

How Vulnerable We Are

November 20, 2021

I arrived at SRS on May 24, 2021

My  Roosevelt across the hall died, I never met him.

Jackie had surgery and is recovering.

Judy Engle fell multiple times; taken to East Castle, then St. Mary's.  Might be coming back to Assisted Living.

Connie Haas fell at our Wednesday Bar Hop

Susan Cantrell fell and broke her femur while shopping.  Is in the hospital.

Tony is in the hospital with a foot infection; efforts are being made to save is remaining leg.

Connie came back from the hospital this week after suffering tightness in her chest.

Patti was taken to the hospital this morning with tightness in her chest.

Festival Symphony. Wlaters on North

 Saturday, November 20, 2021

My concern for parking at the Bradley Symphony Center is resolved.  Parking is at the rear of the building, with a walk through an alley, not a problem at all.

Peter and I joined the Vagabonds for our first experience at this fabulous new venue for great music.  The music was moving with a beautiful flute performance of Mozart's Flute Concerto no.1 in G, K313 by Emma Koi.  Also on the program were Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" by Ralph Vaughan Williams and a rousing Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish" by Felix Mendelssohn.

Walters on North finished the afternoon with a hamburger and beer for Peter, a liver sausage sandwich with fresh onions and catsup and two beers for me while watching the Badgers beat Nebraska 31- 28.

Peter took my Roku TV and will have to work on his Spectrum password before he can use it.

Small World

 Thursday, November 18, 2021

At Happy Hour today Rosemarie made some reference to the Rudolph Cheese Factory.  I said I know where that is; my family went there on one of our December family trips.  Rosemarie said she grew up in Junction City.  I started naming people I knew and she knew them all.  LaNore was her best friend, she knew Peggy, she worked at the grocery store and knew all the places on the main street. She lived on O past the cemetery and knew Tom Knietch.  It was such fun recalling old acquaintances and places.  I sent her a photo of our class reunion.