So...whats for dinner?
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I have been lazy on cleaning…not my favorite thing to do. Feels like a necessary but thankless job.
Hey, ladies, I drink wine EVERY night. So there.
Carole, those chops sound incredible. Do you dislike all soy sauce? Have you tried tamari? There is also a white soy sauce which I have never tried, so I cannot comment on taste.
I made a braised goat neck in a red wine/balsamic reduction. Sweet potato and steamed cauliflower. Leftovers tonight.
The winds are howling here again; hope we don't lose power. That is the bad thing about living on the straits.
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books: Kathy Reich (the Bones series from the TV show she also helped create).
Sue Grafton, the murder by alphabet…I was so sad when I heard she died.
DH reads so fast it is mind numbing. I'm slow and cannot sit still for long periods…takes me forever, unless it is non-fiction. For some reason, I can whip through non-fiction.
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The horse purchase is in advance of the expected loss of the oldest horse at some point - her high school horse that found his way back into her life years later. He is mid-20's now and has Cushing's and anhidrosis. He is doing well though, at this point, but is prone to pop-up issues. She got horse #2 to keep him company and protect him from bullying when they were all boarded in a group situation, but she has discovered that he has pretty severe separation anxiety. So badly that if she takes him somewhere she has to also trailer horse #1, and the anhidrosis issue makes that a potential issue in the summer months here. So, horse #3 is to keep horse #2 company, both generally and for later when she expects horse #1 to cross the rainbow bridge. So far, as she has mixed them together horse #2 seems to be protecting horse #1 from horse #3 - the dynamics are very interesting. They are all geldings but horses 2 & 3 seem to be flirting. Horse #1 could not care less, which makes the whole acquisition of additional horses kind of amusing except for the expense. Horse #2 just needed eye surgery for a squamous carcinoma less than a year after she bought him. He has changed hands multiple times but she was able to trace him, and he is a papered horse. Horse #3 was pretty easy to trace because she has his papers and she spoke to his former owner (he was bought at auction from a third party) and got his full history since he was a single owner horse, so that was great.
maggie - DD's original horse was an eventer and dressage specialist - he is a beautiful and gentle guy, very lovey and totally bombproof. The two of them went through sheriff posse training here, so you can shoot a gun or land a helicopter next to him - he cares not. Unfortunately, DD is squeamish about vet stuff, even with her zookeeper experience. She takes horse #1 to get acupuncture for the anhidrosis and she has to sit down because she gets lightheaded. If the horse needed shots or stitching, guess who would be doing it? Lol! Where do you come to in FL in the winter?
I am glad I was with my BFF - she did need the help and told me numerous times she could not have weathered the storm without me. OF course, she could have, but I am glad it was easier with me there. One silver lining to the amount of surgery I have had is being able to speak to the doc and the nurses on the post-surg unit from an informed viewpoint. I stayed with her in the nursing unit other than to go home and sleep a few hours, and I am glad I did because they were often busy and not in the room while she had the PONV. She was flat on her back from the spinal repair patch for 36 hours, which is not an optimal position in which to vomit… I will say those little bags that look like a windsock are a genius invention though!
minus - I am not sure how DD is taking care of all these animals either, and she doesn't even have any kids! She does work full time and has an hour-long commute in each direction, but it sounds like your niece has a LOT on her plate!
carole - I too have lessened sense of taste and I can't attribute it either. I am B12 deficient and loss of taste can be a symptom of that. Might be worth a check. I have also wondered if my taste buds have just aged, because that is also a thing. I did 23&Me DNA testing quite a while ago and they are often adding new trait and medical stuff to my profile as they develop testing. I logged in recently and found that they have done some drug pathway stuff - like the metabolizer ones for Tamoxifen. One of my results is that Plavix will not be effective for me - which I thought was really valuable info.
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My younger sister, 65, likes quarter horses. I think she currently has nine. I always enjoy seeing the babies. Occasionally there are tragedies, a part of animal ownership. We saw the quarter horse races in New Mexico one year and that was a hoot. They're off! They're crossing the finish line! In fast succession.
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Special - my niece's horse #1 is also an elderly 20. She got him in high school, did dressage & then took him to college on a Polo scholarship. Recently she's taken up jumping competition with one of the younger horses. I am always impressed with the mounted patrols - officers & horses.
Interesting about the B-12 and taste. I am also low and just started supplements last month. As for aging taste buds, there are some things I crave occasionally but usually I don't care enough to bother eating regularly or much.
Thanks for the book recommends Wally. Like your DH, I am a very fast reader. If I decide NOT to clean house (because I am retired after all), I can easily read a book a day. BTW - I clean sinks & toilets regularly and tend to ignore the dust & vacuuming. Good-oh on the wine. The nights I don't drink a glass of wine, I drink gin (or bourbon in the winter). I'm going to start paying attention to the 5 oz pour that Carole mentioned.
Had my yearly onco visit today. She says everything looks good. I'm still "wearing" the Allergan 410 implants at 10 years. I haven't had any problems and the last breast ULS shows no signs of leaking. Sure don't want more surgery at my age.
Finished the last of the egg salad for lunch. Maybe a big salad for dinner? I did buy some chunky Litehouse Blue Cheese dressing again. Haven't had it for ages & recently read it was top rated for pre-made dressing. Or maybe I'll have the left over half of my patty melt from yesterday?
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Reader, That apple cider martini sounds delicious. I'll have to come up with a way to cook chicken in something similar.
Carole, Coconut aminos is a low sodium gluten free stand in for soy sauce that I had to use on a GI diet at some point and kept using for the slightly different flavor. It's strange how tastes can change. DH will sometimes stop eating a food he has always liked when he decides it no longer agrees with him.
Wally, I hope you don't get blown away. I like listening to the winds howl outside but always worry about tree limbs coming down.
Minus, Celebrate your uneventful onc visit with some good wine.
Special, We go to Wellington to watch the showjumping and dressage; DH competed in showjumping there in the 80's when we lived in AL. We also trailered to eventing competitions near Gainesville and at Rocking Horse Ranch in Altoona. His best eventer was a Hungarian horse, descended from the cavalry horses Gen. Patton brought back to Fort Riley after WWII. He would jump anything and had gorgeous gaits but was bombproof only on course. Looking back I'm amazed at how much could be fit into a day. Both of us worked full time, I coached a swim team, and our two kids swam competitivly but rode just for fun. The competitive swim and eventing seasons didn't overlap so I was available as chief groom. Horses get into your blood. DH grew up on a farm in Ireland. As a young child he rode the work horses in from the field (used longer there due to lasting fuel shortages from WWII) but his dad wouldn't get him a pony. He made up for that as an adult and roped me into riding, too.
Dinner tonight was Angus strip steak and sautéed asparagus.
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My reading tastes drift toward flawed heroes (eg Jesse Stone, Jack Reacher, Harry Bosch, John Milton et al.) I read other fiction as well and am always looking for recommendations. Like Minus, I read a lot.
I spent a bit of time with horses when I was a kid. One of my best friend's dad raised quarter horses. We rode a lot then. Haven't been around a horse since then. I used to love horse racing until a horse injured a leg and had to be put down on the track right in front of us. I always knew it was a risk but the reality was pretty traumatic.
Tonight was Illimae's crockpot chicken legs (they were delicious) with buttered noodles and corn.
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