Risk

[susandennis]

I'm going to Goodwill today. My donation pile needs rehoming and I need a couple of things at the store. Plus steps. So I'm going. The smallest crowds seem to be when they first open so that's when I'll go.

I made a batch of ginger cookies yesterday. A good batch.

I bought a carton of egg whites a while back and froze what I didn't use in an ice cube tray. Then I popped out the cubes and put them into a baggie.

Yesterday I got one of the cubes and put it into a small plastic bowl and set that bowl into one of hot water. It thawed quickly. I added some vanilla - maybe 5 drops and mixed the two together and then dumped in powdered sugar until the consistency was what I wanted. Could not have been easier and turned out exactly right.

Very satisfying.

Not very satisfying is that one of my long time LJ friends, who posts daily, is missing. The last post was about medical issues at the end of December. I'm sure the news is bad but not knowing is even more worrying.

It's way warmer here today (46/7 at 9am) and rainy. We haven't had much sun so the snow mountains still stand. Maybe they should build chair lifts for them...

I need to cut my hair before my shower this morning so I'd better get going or I'm going to miss the non-rush hour at Goodwill!

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Still reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.

Watched yesterday: Bob Hearts Abishola, more Never Have I Ever and Stay Close. On PBS, Ask This Old House and the final episode of RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service

Comments

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

I hope your friend is OK!

[meowmensteen]

Frozen egg whites are just as good as fresh. I use them all the time.

[susandennis]

i wondered. they worked fine but ... thank you. now i'm even more enamored of my easy icing scheme!

[dustbunny105.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna have to remember that about the egg whites.

More importantly, though, I hope your friend is alright! Best wishes.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I love RFDS, mostly for the amazing outback scenery. When the plague age is over one of my travel plans is to drive across the Nullabor Plain to experience it for myself. Straight road for more than 1600 km/1000 miles.

[susandennis]

It is amazing. I do hope they do another season or 8.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

BTW if you like looking at the outback, keep an eye out for a new thriller series called The Tourist (Australian/BBC coproduction). The plot is a bit farfetched but the outback is the biggest star.

Also in the Down Under category is Lucy Lawless's series My Life Is Murder. Fairly routine mystery series but pretty. The first series was shot in Melbourne, the second in Auckland because we had no Covid at the time. They make Auckland look far more gorgeous than it actually is. I wish I lived there.

[susandennis]

Hahaha I didn't realize the second series of Murder was filmed in a different place. The show doesn't require intense concentration but it's a good watch anyway.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I hope your friend is ok, have you sent them a message?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

one of my long time LJ friends, who posts daily, is missing.

That is always so worrying, isn't it? It is the not knowing.

[susandennis]

yes it really is. plus i miss the posts!

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

I'm worried about him too. I thought he might have gone filtered but if you're not seeing posts from him it's more concerning. (I mean you're closer to him, you're on the calendar list right?)

[susandennis]

No filter. His profile says his last entry was the 31st which is the one I can see. And no response to my email of earlier this week.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

:(

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

Aww, man. I hope your friend is ok.