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Hello all,
This is sort of a random blog, with no real direction.  The picture of the of the picture, is a picture that my friend Sheril did for me.  I have it in your frame for now Molly.  Until you are able to take the frame.  Thanks for the loan!  The Wrestling picture i especially like, because it is an action shot.  Silas loves to wrestle.  The other picture made me think of someone...... 
I will tell you about my day.  I got up this morning, and made yogurt.  Then I started bread.  I made Rye bread, and the dough is a very stiff dough, so I was a little nervous that it would not rise enough.  It did just fine, and is presently cooling on the counter.  I will bring the bread to Amy and Ana's  when we go there on Saturday.  Then I went for a walk as it was a nice sunny day.  Quite cold, but walking briskly warmed me up in no time.  Then I had 30 minutes to get ready to leave for going for the day with grandma Bakken.  I am pretty quick at getting ready, and even had time to spare.   We went to Oconomowoc and each had an hour massage from Deb!!  That was my birthday gift, and it was quite enjoyable.  Then we went to breugers, and shared a bagel sandwich, and each had a coffee.  Then we went to the outlet mall, and went to the children's place, and grandma got Silas three outfits for under 20$ for everything.  How nice of her.

Oh, we also went to Aldi, and got a bit of produce.  We also went to brownberry and got some bread, and plastic bags.  I dropped grandma off, and she gave me some odds and ends from her house.  Everything was quite useful.  So, I got home, and made Texas Caviar, of which was made with ingredients from Aldi.  It has beans, peppers,onions, and celery, and vinigar/oil dressing.  So, it has been a good day, and I am going to bed soon.  Enjoy your day too!



 

Doing nothing yet leaving nothing undone

Saturday I went for a walk in the morning.  The sun was out, and it was a beautiful day.  I was chewing a piece of gum, and thinking, as I put it in the baggy in my pocket, what happens to this piece of gum when I throw it away.  How big would the piece of gum be every day, of all of the gum people chew. All of that needs to decompose on the earth.  How about all of the plastic products that we use.  Like the baggy that I put my gum in, in my pocket, thinking I am being responsible by bringing a baggy, and not throwing it on the ground.  It is all going to be somewhere decomposing on the earth eventually, so why do I need a baggy to throw it in.  Then I thought of all of the plastic storage items we use, and how could we/I make more responsible choices.  Then I got to thinking of the products I use, with my hygiene, like soap, hair care, make up, cleaning items, etc...  Perhaps I should use more natural products.  Things that break down without harming the environment, and  use responsible packaging.  This walk lasted over 2 hours, because I was in deep thought, and having a nice time too.  I took a lot of pictures.  The sun was shining.  It was cold out, but I was warm.  Dan was waiting back at home for me, as we were going to the Red Robin for my "free" birthday burger, and we had also gotten a gift certificate for Christmas to use.  He was a little concerned   because I was taking so long. I got back to the house around 12:15, and I showered, and dressed and was ready to go by 12:35.  I am fast!!  We split a burger, and had onion rings.  It was a good day.  Then we watched 2 movies.  "Driving Miss Daisy", and "21".  We enjoyed them both.   

AjJourney begins with a single step

Winter is a lovey time of year here in Wisconsin!  The snow is beautiful, and the air is crisp and clean.  I really enjoy getting outside every day that I am able to.  Snowshoeing is the usual way that I enjoy the snow.  I went for two walks today, and it was sunny and clear, and cold.  It was about 18 degrees F.  The cold air feels good!  I dress in warm layers!  I saw 20 deer today on my first walk.  They have very good hearing, and are very cautious, not wanting me to get too close.  They are fun to see.  A few weekends ago, we had a very pretty coating of frost on everything outside.  It is called "Hoar Crystals"  You can see it in my picture.  It looked like long filaments of ice on everything.  Very Pretty!!!  I was so glad to be able to go outside and witness it, as it is a rare occurance.