I came to my senses... a tiny bit

I canceled the Google Home order. I like my Echos and they do what I want. The Google Home does some things better and maybe more but they aren't things I need/want. So cancel. I didn't cancel the phone. The more I think about it, the more I want it. It's a lot smaller than my current phone and that will be a welcome change. Plus other goodies. Plus blue. That one is going to be harder to cancel/send back.

There was an accident on the bridge this morning so getting home was more of a challenge than usual. Google told me to take a bridge that is closed today. Google knew about the accident but didn't know about the pre-announced bridge closure?? Bad Google. Bad.

But, I'm home and all is fine and no whacky tortilla sleeping bag projects on the agenda. It's definitely going to be a doll doll doll day.

I bought some knit pants* from Walmart a while back that were $6 and every bit as nice as the ones I bought from Amazon for $20. I bought 3 pair and wore and washed them and they did great. So I went back for more. And then learned the real price was $10. WHAT??? I'm not paying $10 for $6 pants. I crack myself up. Anyway, I've been carefully price watching and today they got down to $7. OK, I'm cool with that.

They have a $50 free shipping so I figured some pants, and a $20 box of doll/bear stuffing. But, wait! The $20 is now $24!! WTF??? But, I do like the pants. And I do need the stuffing. So I folded to big retail. Sigh...

*I wear these pants every day. I'm not an underwear person so I use the pants for both under and outwear - saves on laundry. Some version is made by everyone and available everywhere. The quality does not get appreciably better by paying more money. In fact the last couple of pair I paid $20 each for, shrank into nearly capris pants. I generally have about 10 pair in daily rotation and 3 or 4 pair that have never been worn or worn once in case I have to dress fancy :) It's a totally workable system that gives me comfort and efficiency with minimal daily decision making.

The waldorf salad I made yesterday was so simple and so delicious. I'm making more today.

1 fugi apple chopped up
1/4th cup chopped celery (from freezer)
1/4th cup chopped walnuts
1/4th cup mayo
1/4th cup sour cream.

It was good just after I made it but after a few hours in the fridge it was really really good. I'm a meat and potatoes person. I'm ok with some vegetables but the effort to include them in my meals is just usually more than I'm willing to put out. This goes for salads, too. So finding a salad that I can just spoon onto the plate, that is good and goes well with my meat and potatoes is excellent.

Time now to get to sewing...

Hurricane... Get The Fuck Out!

In in 1989, my parents lived in the old section of downtown Charleston, SC. They had retired there and lived in an old old old house designed by an almost famous architect. They had lived there full time for about 3 years when Hurricane Hugo hit.

They had tons of warning. Hurricanes are like that. Usually they turn out to be way more warning than actual hurricane. My parents had lived all over the world. They had been in bad weather. They were born in Texas and Oklahoma and lived through the dust bowl. They were not fazed by a little bit of wind and rain.

So when they were told to evacuate, they made sure they had enough bourbon, scotch and ice and put their feet up to relax.

Hugo came through and over the course of the first couple of days and then the next few weeks, explained to them the difference between a little bit of wind and rain and A FUCKING HURRICANE!!!!!

They actually did stay in their house until the 3rd day of no electricity. Mom's hair needed washing and Daddy was totally out of ice. My brother and his wife were living in Jacksonville, FL and so that's where they went.

Hugo really fucked up Charleston. They lost a couple of their favorite restaurants and several businesses they used just never came back. Their dry cleaners disappeared totally which does not sound like a big deal unless you understand that in the South it is quite common to store your winter clothes at the dry cleaners. Daddy always said that he figured his good camel hair coat was somewhere over Bermuda.

Ever after Hugo, whenever there was hurricane talk, my parents started their Get The Fuck Out Of Town planning. They never had to actually ever go but they were ready. Once burned.

Today Charleston is once again being evacuated. Before they died, my parents moved into a retirement village that was huge and beautiful and a mix of able bodied, needs assistance, and total dementia. And it's out on one of the island peninsulas off the Charleston coast. I wonder how they are managing.

I think I'm allergic to afternoons...

Every day this week, at about 3ish, I get a cough causing tickle in my throat that will not go away until I get up and take one of my magic make-the-cough-stop pills (aka benzonatate). It's weird and annoying and, at least so far, not fatal. Turns out that benzonatate is not covered by my insurance but I have a nice little stockpile. (Last breaking news... I just thought to look up the street price and it has either dropped significantly or I've been scammed. The last time I paid for a prescription for it, it cost me $45. Now Walgreens, Wallmart, and a bunch of other places have it for $10. Nice to know.)

Nice day here. I didn't really do anything but sew but I sure enjoyed the heck out of that. Chicken for dinner and TV this evening. All is good. Really good.

I did get some dolls made and there's a bear I finished last night.

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