Good Morning Sunday

 Good morning Friends, and I can't believe how fast March has gone by and next Sunday Easter already.

   I found the right eye drops so my eyes are doing much better but they still do not feel back to normal. My new glasses should be ready in another week or so. All takes time I know

  Over the weekend since it was so cold and very very strong winds I made us a pot of chili-will freeze most of it for later-I  always end up with a huge pot. This one turned out really delicious.

  I found nice fresh strawberries last week when I went food shopping, so decided to bake up gluten free cupcakes to put the strawberries over. The rest I will make up a keto frosting for the rest of the cupcakes (to cut down the amount of sugars)  This photo turned out a little dark. I made up a gluten free yellow cake and added strawberry extract to it.

  I hadn't been happy with my homemade ice  cream the last few times I made it, so I went back to purchasing ice cream. Just have to be careful with the sugar in it and serve smaller portions. I have not found a really good store bought no sugar ice cream as of yet.  

  I have also been finding these yummy large blackberries in the stores too.  At the woods house I would pick the wild ones-so good

     I started writing to seniors in rehabs and nursing homes and of course I am using my sealing wax. I use a special modern sealing wax that can handle the machines in the postal systems. I have also sent many international cards this way as well-with no issues at all. Last month I sent 10 of these to the seniors.

   I spent many hours putting 12 cards and letters together and yesterday this is what was in my mailbox. What this mail person means by my letters being a box I have no idea. Sooo upsetting and they also want another 44 cents on each card-I will be at the post office Monday morning right when they open. This has really upset me-and I have been mailing cards this way for over 4 years now.

  and the postal person put two of these rubber bands on my stack of cards which has squished them all together-Not happy at all. 

  and also-interesting-yesterday I mailed off a letter to my new slow mail friend with a wax seal which they took and then found this as a replacement-strange mail day

   I won't complain about our very cold and windy days since I am reading that many of you on the east coast are getting lots of snow. We had a call from a friend that lived next to us in northern Illinois before retirement. He and his wife moved to Arizona but were back to that area since his wife needed to do in person additional training for her job in home in Arizona. He called to chat with Larry and said he had to get used to snow again as that area was getting hammered with lots of snow and wind.  That must have been a surprise for them for sure as they have been living in Arizona for many years now. It was a nice check up with an old friend for Larry 

  Each day this week I have been carrying down half bucks of soil from that pile up on top of the steps. Since I have not done much in physical activities like this since last fall-I am taking it slow and only doing 4 or 5 half buckets. I am using a tall 5 gallon bucket. Yesterday I could see I am now half way through the pile-progress haha.

 Well this post is my ramblings for today smiles-Happy new week.