As if the year was not unpleasant enough - here in northwestern New Jersey the forecast is for 12 to 18 inches of snow perhaps beginning with sleet, starting midday, wind gusting to 35 mph.
Himself decided to cancel tomorrow's appointment for his stents. The hospital is 40 miles away and we'd need to be there at 8:30 a.m. Most of the travel is on limited access highways with heavy tractor-trailer traffic.
What does the cancellation mean? Need to reschedule, obviously. Pre-procedure bloodwork is only good for two weeks so that will need to be rescheduled also. And the covid-19 test must be done four days before the procedure so that also needs to be rescheduled.
The cardiologist Himself wants to do the procedure is only at that hospital Wednesday / Thursday. Himself also wants a morning appointment to up the chances of going home the same day. Next week is Christmas week and the following week is New Year's. I think we're going to be looking at January 2021.
Other than that . . .
This morning I took Domino and Mr Poe to the vet for their scheduled physicals, 3-year rabies, and as long as we're their trim their claws. I can do Mr Poe but Domino, no. Put distemper off until next year since they are indoors only, 10 years old, and have received the distemper vaccine numerous times previously. Domino is strolling around the house, Mr Poe has escaped to another dimension. Let's see if he appears for lunch.
Cookies baked yesterday. Debating melting some chocolate, tempering it, and dipping some cookies.
And I think I'll put the auxillary electric heater in the greenhouse this afternoon. Thursday & Friday nights forecast to be in the teens. If it is also windy it is difficult to keep the temps up in the opposite end of the greenhouse from the propane heater.
Fill the bird feeders before the snow starts too.
Just received a nice cookbook to review today: Nigel Slater's Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter. Vegetarian, many recipes also with dairy. Opened book for quick look and found a recipe for russet potatoes, garlic, Brussels sprouts, heavy cream. Makes me think of colcannon.
Himself decided to cancel tomorrow's appointment for his stents. The hospital is 40 miles away and we'd need to be there at 8:30 a.m. Most of the travel is on limited access highways with heavy tractor-trailer traffic.
What does the cancellation mean? Need to reschedule, obviously. Pre-procedure bloodwork is only good for two weeks so that will need to be rescheduled also. And the covid-19 test must be done four days before the procedure so that also needs to be rescheduled.
The cardiologist Himself wants to do the procedure is only at that hospital Wednesday / Thursday. Himself also wants a morning appointment to up the chances of going home the same day. Next week is Christmas week and the following week is New Year's. I think we're going to be looking at January 2021.
Other than that . . .
This morning I took Domino and Mr Poe to the vet for their scheduled physicals, 3-year rabies, and as long as we're their trim their claws. I can do Mr Poe but Domino, no. Put distemper off until next year since they are indoors only, 10 years old, and have received the distemper vaccine numerous times previously. Domino is strolling around the house, Mr Poe has escaped to another dimension. Let's see if he appears for lunch.
Cookies baked yesterday. Debating melting some chocolate, tempering it, and dipping some cookies.
And I think I'll put the auxillary electric heater in the greenhouse this afternoon. Thursday & Friday nights forecast to be in the teens. If it is also windy it is difficult to keep the temps up in the opposite end of the greenhouse from the propane heater.
Fill the bird feeders before the snow starts too.
Just received a nice cookbook to review today: Nigel Slater's Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter. Vegetarian, many recipes also with dairy. Opened book for quick look and found a recipe for russet potatoes, garlic, Brussels sprouts, heavy cream. Makes me think of colcannon.
Actually, they were fantastic little morsels of chocolate wonderful-ness. 
