Music in my head today: Can you believe it? Raindrops keep falling on my head again! Maybe I should use my brain music for weather reports.
Binge Watching
Well, I had to do it! I stayed up until the wee hours in order to see the whole of the Netflix special "Making a Murderer." And... my juices remain stirred up even now. I really shouldn't tell you the outcome because it would spoil it for you... just know that I think that Steven Avery and his nephew were "railroaded!" Were they guilty of crimes? Did they have to go to jail? You watch and you decide.
This true documentary was extremely well done, in my opinion.
Clean up Time
This was the day that Dinah came to do some housework for us. She vacuumed, dusted, washed the kitchen and bathroom floor, cleaned the countertops and tables, and got the house smelling nice. It's still a "hoarder's" typical house, but at least I no longer feel ashamed to let my kids come to visit.
Serendipity
As Dinah worked in the house, I worked in the garage and made exciting discoveries, such as:
o 1997 Sports Newspaper that predicted that Cal Ripkin would not keep up his race to fame because he was nursing a bad cold. But, of course, that did not stop him... he showed up to play even when he was ill.
o A commendation given by President Ronald Reagan to Elaine's father because of his Army service in WWII.
o A Rollator in brand new condition.
o Three Walkers, also in new condition.
o A type of wheelchair that is used to transfer patients from their cars to the operating room. In pristine condition.
(The medical equipment was given to me to pass to people in my acquaintance who need it. What I have listed here is what is left of a large group of equipment. This material was purchased by my daughter in law, Kathleen's father and never used. When he died, she thought that it might be of assistance to others... and she was right. As part of the group, there were ten or more new canes. I was able to give those to people who needed them.)
o Lots of flower pots.
o Old records... I mean OLD. These were part of Elaine's mothers music collection.
o All of Elaine's dolls from when she was a little girl.
o Tools that belonged to Elaine's father.
o Real old Christmas decorations from Elaine's family.
o My busted up Moravian Star that I put together and displayed at Christmas Time so that I would not have to get up on a ladder and string lights all over the place. Most of my neighbors had never heard of Moravians, and they wouldn't want their sisters to marry one.
o Scraggily Christmas wreaths that I would reluctantly stick up during the holidays, even though I thought that the Moravian Star sufficed.
o Evidence that a Mr. Mice and his family had made themselves at home in an old box of towels during the cold winter months. I'll bet it was cosy for them.
o Spinning wheels on sticks... these are supposed to be put into the ground next to your plants, to scare away birds and varments.
o A heavy to lift strongbox, with no key. Wow! Maybe there is a million dollars contained within.
o A framed picture of Elaine when she was in her 30's. She was very pretty... she still is.
o A framed picture of Elaine's daughter, Emily, when she was eight years old and wore teeth braces. Also very pretty.. and still is.
o Lots of other neat stuff, but I'm too tired to list them all.
A Problem with Garlic
Recently, Elaine has developed a condition so that whenever she eats anything with garlic in it, she gets deathly ill. I mean very very ill. So, we are experimenting with our diet. Last night, we made our own Spaghetti meal, without garlic. It was wonderful! Luckily, we saved some of the sauce and will make it again tonight.
Surprise! Surprise!
Mental Floss reports that $10 can get you a surprise gift. You send your $10 to somethingstore.com and they will send you back "something." They say: "Recent customers have received a necktie, or a Kindle, or a heated ice scraper. The package is always worth at least $10..."
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