HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE 2021

 I decided to make a Cherry Crumble today. It is delicious. It is huge so I am going to freeze some of it for a later date. I did this before and it defrosted very well. 

 Lucky and I took a short walk today since it stopped raining. We kept away from other dogs since she can't go near them. Her medicine came today so she is on the antibiotics now. Hopefully it makes her better quickly. 

I did my annual tradition of writing down what I want to get rid of in 2021 and what my intentions are for 2022. This year I added what I am grateful for in 2021. I then went down to the little clay chimney in the backyard and burned them. It sends them into the universe. 

Now I am watching yet another Christmas movie (almost my last from the 35 Lifetime Christmas movies of 2021) and then I am going to watch something not Christmasy. 

I wish you all a happy, safe and peaceful New Year!

Until tomorrow...

VEGAN MUSHROOM SPINACH TOFU QUICHE

 I felt like baking today so I made a Vegan Mushroom, Spinach and Tofu Quiche. It looks super delicious but I am waiting until tomorrow to eat it. I can't wait until tomorrow's brunch.

The rain finally subsided for part of a day.

Last night we were visited by two very large and fat raccoons. They came to my lower balcony at 6 am in the morning to look in the door and then puttered away down the stairs and over the fence to my neighbors yard. They were bigger than Lucky!! 

Until tomorrow...

BOXES, BOXES, BOXES

 I had a good night's sleep now that Lucky got a bit of cough medicine before sleep. It helps with her congestion. I hope the medicine shows up soon. 

I am trying to clean up the house from the mess I made around Christmas. Boxes, dishes, etc. everywhere. I got more deliveries today. I have so many boxes laying around. I have to recycle them. 

Another day of rain. Ugh! 

Until tomorrow...

LUCKY HAS AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

 Another crazy day. I want a calm boring day. All night Lucky, my dog, was unable to sleep. Then at 5 or 6 am she started coughing and shivering. She coughed for about an hour. It was horrible. She had a hard time catching her breath and she was coughing so much she was almost vomiting. I finally called the veterinarian's office when they opened to get an appointment. They told me I had to wait until tomorrow afternoon for the first appointment. Then I called back and asked about an emergency appointment and they said come in immediately and the doctor could see her. It costs more money but I was nervous about waiting until tomorrow. I threw on clothes and brushed my teeth, we got Lucky in her harness and grabbed my mask and keys. We were just getting in the car when the phone rang. The vets office called to say there was a cancellation at 11:30am. We went back in the house to wait. Lucky had stopped coughing by then with all the adrenaline pumping. 

We drove to the office at 11am and the doctor took her in to see what was up. Of course she was not coughing but the doctor made her cough. Turns out she has an upper respiratory infection. So now she has a UTI and an upper respiratory infection. Poor thing. She is now forbidden to be around other dogs until she is better or one week. She could be infectious. Lucky will not be happy that she can't go out and play. Today she mostly slept under a blanket.  She is not coughing and the shivering has subsided. She ate dinner so that is good. I have to give her cough medicine tonight and when the antibiotics arrive I need to give her those. They need to come from another pet pharmacy.

 That was basically my whole day. Babying the baby. Making sure she is okay. 

Until tomorrow...

ART PROJECT

 I bought an art project to do over the Christmas break. I wanted to make my own T-shirts. I found a way to print photos on this transfer paper and then you transfer it onto the T-shirt. I tried it today and it worked. I was so happy. I don't know how long it will last but it looks really good today. I ordered some short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirts to make more custom T-shirts. I think it is really cool. 

I spent another day with my knee elevated and I think it is feeling better. I am hoping the inflammation is decreasing.

I contacted REI and had them find the lost e-gift card for my step-sister. It turns out her firewall was blocking it. They resent it to me and I forwarded it to her. My step-sister was very nice on Christmas when her present didn't arrive. REI was very nice about the whole thing.

Until tomorrow...

HAPPY BOXING DAY

 The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because this was the day the masters of the mansion would allow the servants to go home to visit their family. They would give each servant a box of gifts, bonuses and/or food. If you have watched Downton Abbey you will remember the family giving the downstairs servants the day after Christmas the day off and the family had to fend for themselves while the cook made them cold platters to eat sandwiches for the day.

I spent the day on the couch relaxing. I finally made some vegan sweet potato, mushroom and broccoli curry at dinner time. It is really good. I made some rice to eat with it. 

Last night at around 11pm I heard a loud bang. I thought someone was trying to break in to my downstairs door. I went to go look and it wasn't my door but the fence between my yard and my neighbor's yard. A portion of the fence fell down. It was half laying down in their yard and leaning on their tree. The fence is also a security feature because their downstairs apartment has windows and a door on the ground floor. If someone got over the fence it would be easy to break in the apartment. I called my neighbor (not realizing what time it was) and texted him. I didn't get a response until the morning when he went out and did a temporary fix. He said they are going to install a new fence soon. It is clear the fence is rotted. He understood why I called at 11pm and was not angry. 

Until tomorrow...

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2021

 Merry Christmas! It is late because I was watching a Christmas episode of a show and right at the end I heard a loud boom crash and I thought I was getting broken into but it was the fence between my house and my neighbors. The fence fell down. It is a wooden fence and it crashed. Now I am not sure if it came down from the weather or someone pushing it. We will never know but the noise was really loud. Without that fence the downstairs neighbor's apartment is exposed since he uses the surrounding fence as his security. Now any Tom, Dick or Harry could break into his apartment very easily since he is on the ground floor with windows and a glass door. 

Anyway, I alerted the neighbors but it is Christmas night and no one answered their phones. 

Today was a day of resting my knee. Although with Lucky running me ragged I am not sure how much I rested. She was not happy that I wanted her to sit still today. She is tired of sitting still. It has been three days since she had a proper walk. She has energy to spare.

Lucky got a very nice food bowl for Christmas. I got so many wonderful things. My neighbor (with the fence) made me a wonderful vegan crumble cookie. Every year since I moved in he has made me a breakfast treat delivered on Christmas morning. This year he made me a vegan treat. He is so nice.

It was a relaxing day with Chinese food for my meal. 

Until tomorrow...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE

 I am still resting my knee. I am seeing that it feels better when I keep it elevated and rested. I just need to keep off it. It will be easier after Christmas. There have been so many deliveries and I have to keep getting up and down.

Lucky is not happy that the dog walker took today off. She has so much energy. She walks more than 6 miles per week and she gets antsy when she can't walk her miles. With me laid up she is climbing the walls already. She is going to drive me crazy by Monday. She took her second dose of the medicine. The first dose did not get in her mouth. She is so fast! 

 I decided to get Chinese food delivered for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I am not going to stand up and cook food

I did get out my vegan eggnog and make a cup of eggnog for myself for National Eggnog Day. 

Merry Christmas Eve!! 

Until tomorrow...

TWEAKED MY KNEE

 Today was an interesting day. I tweaked my knee. I don't know what I did but I am having a hard time walking and going upstairs without pain. Since it hurts I spent the day on the couch or on the bed with my knee elevated. I am trying to decrease the internal swelling. Since I am on so many anti-inflammatories, I don't swell outwardly but I know there is internal swelling. When I rest my knee I feel much better. 

Basically that is all I did. I shopped for food online and I watched Christmas movies. 

I did not rain today but there are rainy days ahead.

Until tomorrow...

EPISODE ONE OF RAIN THE CHRISTMAS VERSION

 The rain has begun. This is day one of eight days of rain expected. We need it but I am not happy about eight days of rain. Ugh. 

I went out between the rain drops to deliver some more plates of cookies. Happy faces all around. One neighbor told me she was not eating any of her cookies because she wanted to share them with her family in a few days. She normally does not want large amounts of sweets so I didn't give her many cookies. Today I gave her a whole bowl of cookies to share with her family. 

I worked on a big project today and it took a bit of time. Work. Always at the end of the year, right before I leave for vacation and right before something important. Ain't that the way.

I got the call from the veterinarian today. He says Lucky's tests came out great. He says the only thing is that there is a little bacteria in her urine. He thinks she has a UTI. So I am going in the morning to get her medicine. She is not going to be happy. 

That was my whole day. Sitting in front of a computer. 

Until tomorrow...