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  1. It's not a new product, but it's new to me-- I recently discovered the yumminess of Noosa yoghurt. The lemon one and the raspberry one are so good! Of course, I know that they are good because they have real fruit puree, cane sugar, and wildflower honey in them. So they will have to be an occasional treat (mainly because of the calories and sugar), but they are tasty.
  2. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 7 months since I lost my Alice and almost 3 months since Maggie. I still miss my two kitty girls, but It's gotten much better over time (although I still tell them 'good night' when I go to bed most nights :) ). My daily routine has gotten a little easier (although I would trade the ease for my furbabies, of course). I'm now used to being able to put grocery bags right on the countertop when I get home from the store (instead of having to unpack immediately or put them in the laundry room due to plastic-eating Maggie), I can leave the outside door open if I need to without worry of a cat running outside. I have a little more money to my name (I still feel odd if I leave Walmart without any cat food or litter and I think about them when I pass by my vet's office or the emergency hospital--where I spent a lot of hours during the last year or two of their lives). I can also travel if I want without worrying about them or having someone come by to scoop boxes and to feed them. I have a good friend who was happy to do it for me, but I didn't travel much over the last couple of years due to the babies' being elderly and having health problems. I didn't want to put a burden on my friend to maybe have to deal with a health crisis while I was out of town. Another thing I thought of recently is that for the first time in 20 years I can have live plants in the house. I used to have live plants all over my house, but from the time I brought the sisters home they destroyed any plant I brought inside. So no plants at all (since I don't like artificial plants). It will be bittersweet, but I want to fill my house with plants this spring. I do still have some reminders of them around. I haven't gotten rid of their cat dishes yet and have some canned food around. I'm going to see if the local shelter would like to have them. I'm hoping to find a home for the big cat tree (although it needs a little repair in a couple of places). It's still in the corner of my living room. As a matter of fact, both of my baby girls' ashes are sitting in one of the risers of it right now because i still haven't decided where to put them. Today's chore is to sort through their huge basket of cat toys (I mean really huge--not that they were spoiled or anything, LOL). I will toss most of them, but will probably choose several that I know were their favorites and put those away. Sorry for the long post, but I'm doing some early spring cleaning and I keep coming across things that belonged to them or things that remind me of my Alice and Maggie May.
  3. I've already deleted the episode from my DVR, but can anyone post the text of the exchange between the new vet and Francois about the poor dog's continuing flatulence? Something about how the dog was doing and Francois said something about the odor making him want to go back to France. 'But France has been invaded'. 'Exactly' (but in French).
  4. Thanks! I'll look for the Astoria book. As for fiction, I like mysteries (cozy mysteries or those with some humor ('Cat who...' mysteries, Janet Evanovich). or those where the main characters has an interesting job (and gets mixed up in murder and mystery) such as the Anna Pigeon mysteries by Nevada Barr. And 'medical fiction' (Robin Cook, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Palmer, etc.). Adult situations are fine, but I'm not a huge fan of most detective, police fiction or courtroom books (with the exception of Tess Gerritsen). I also like historical fiction if it's the 'epic' type such as 'Lonesome Dove'. I like the ones that span generations.
  5. I made a New Year's resolution to read at least two books that each have a setting in each U.S. state plus Washington, D.C. (so 102 books minimum). I want to read one fiction and one non-fiction book for each. I know I can find some recommendations online at various sites, but I wanted to check with all of you fellow readers for your recommendations. I know it will narrow the choices a little, but I'm partial to mysteries for fiction and true crime or biographies/autobiographies for the non-fiction.
  6. I decided not to wait for Jan. 1st to begin my healthy eating regimen for the new year. I started on Saturday. So far, so good. I'm tracking my food and am trying to become more active as I'm able.
  7. I love collards and turnip greens (but not the roots), but cabbage has gotten to be a go-to for New Year's because it's so easy to get at the store. Sometimes the other greens look a little wilted and sad at the store and I don't always have access to a local farmer's market (where you can get the good ones). Our Christmas ham was almost too salty to eat (I've never gotten one that was that salty), but the leftovers are perfect for seasoning pots of things (I plan to cut up the last bits and pieces later today and freeze them for future use). I had the flu the week before Christmas and still wasn't quite myself for the actual holiday. Luckily, it was just me and immediate family and we kept it low-key (we didn't even exchange gifts this year). I mainly took it easy.
  8. I had a banana and some peanut butter for breakfast. Since it's New Year's Day, I'm going to cook up a big pot of black-eyed peas (seasoned with some Christmas ham bits) for lunch and some cabbage (again seasoned with ham) for dinner. This should take care of my luck and prosperity for the New Year.
  9. It turned out that I have the flu. Today is the first day since Friday evening that I feel more like myself (although I still look like death warmed over). My fever is gone too. The idea of coffee sounds good, too, which is a good sign. When I'm sick, coffee becomes unappealing to me.
  10. I used Betty Crocker brand, but mainly because that was the only one I saw (although the store might have had Krusteaz brand). The recipe I found online didn't specify.
  11. Well, Friday evening I realized that I had developed a cough and a scratchy throat. It turned into a real barking cough and I had fever last night (just over 100), that seemed to come and go. Today I feel better (I got a little sleep), but the cough continues and the fever just came back (once again, 100). I made an appointment at a local drugstore to get a Covid and Flu test this afternoon.
  12. Here it is. (Please excuse the condition of the card. I've used it for many years and it's gotten grimy. :) )
  13. It's a few years old now, but every now and then I have to pull up this Cartier commercial to watch. It's so beautiful!
  14. I just took a Sour Cream Pound cake out of the oven. And then put an Eggnog Pound cake and a pan of brownies in to bake. The Sour Cream cake was the hardest because it was totally from scratch. The Eggnog one and the brownies both start with a box mix, so they were easy to mix up. The scratch cake is for a luncheon tomorrow and the other two are for an open house at my local museum tomorrow evening. After these two events, the only other holiday-related party I have to get ready for until Christmas is a lunch on Friday (and I'm making deviled eggs, so I need to remember to boil the eggs tomorrow morning so I can 'devil' them tomorrow night). Here is the Eggnog Pound Cake recipe: 1 box pound cake mix 1 1/4 C. eggnog (I use bottled or the kind in the carton) 2 eggs 1/2 t. vanilla 1/2 t. fresh grated nutmeg (I throw in a little bit more for good measure) Mix until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Pour into a greased large loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. (you might have to bake a little bit longer. Check after one hour). Cool in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out on a rack to finish cooling.
  15. I'm not sure about where I got Maggie May's name from. Maybe 'wake up Maggie...', but I'm not positive. She was actually named Olivia for about a day until I realized that she didn't look like an Olivia. She was a Maggie. As for Alice, there was a commercial for something running on TV at the time (probably cat food) and there were cats named Ralph and Norton. A tiny new kitten was added to the family and they named it Alice. When I got Alice she looked just like the kitten in the commercial, so I named her after that cat.
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