Good morning! It was so dark and stormy today, Mo and I overslept. And it's another Friday, as September draws to a rainy end.
Ophelia has resurrected herself and has gained strength! We are expecting rain and thunder, floods.
I have not much to share this week, a busy blur of a get things done week. I had my helper Nikki here to clean, Mo had a spa van day, I had medical appointments. Exhausting.
The good news is my labwork shows an improvement. Not perfect but better. My friend Mel is helping me find high iron foods and supplements, to avoid the ER nightmare from happening again. Wouldn't winter beach hikes, back to my 5 miles a day, be fabulous.
"Mommy, it is raining.
My feet will get wet. Noooooo. Just, no."
As I walked Mo yesterday, I noticed everything is green and soggy. Mosquitos! Tiny mushrooms in the pavement cracks.
This morning I worked on my Scribble Journal, later will do applique prep as next week should be hot and sunny, what an optimist I am.
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Friends who must go out are sending pics of local flooding:
And my friend sent us pictures of the surfing beach from Ophelia's earlier visit. It looks very damaged. [It will come back though, no worries.]
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More usual views of that area, other years.
Full moon last night and tonight, what in recent years people are calling the Harvest Moon. Growing up, we called the Halloween Moon the harvest moon, who knew. Heavy cloud cover anyway so it will be unseen. Again, another year, below.
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I'm off to find my wellies, my rainboots. Then some cooking. Tonight Mongolian Beef, from Salt & Lavender----and cornbread, just because it's the only cozy thing I am finding in the pantry. stirfry Recipe HERE * edit: Best dinner I have had in months, delish!
Have a great weekend.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach...
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Looks like quite a lot of beach erosion!
ReplyDeleteLovely watercolor shades--just lovely little tins...
thanks for the Mongolian beef recipe--I will give that a try as we both love chinese-y style food..;))) That deckle edged paper is really nice--i wonder how watercolors will look on them? Take care and hopefully this rain will stop tomorrow and the Mr. Sun will come out to play again;))) Hugs, Julierose
I hope you don't get too much flooding! Most of the rain that has gone through our area have been the little 'freckle' storms, and most have missed us or only sprinkled. We could use a little more rain.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've been really busy! I've been having sleep issues, so I'm dragging. Hopefully they won't last long!
I'm looking forward to seeing your watercolors! The tiny color boxes are cute!
Take care! ~Melody
I do hope the storm has abated by now and that you and Mo can get out for your walks. Those are sweet little paint boxes, just right for a budding young artist too I think. Should look into those perhaps for a couple of young friends if the budget permits.
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ReplyDeleteI had not been paying attention to the weather news while we were in Dewey so I missed the fact that Ophelia had gained strength.... That explains why there were flood warnings, I guess. It looks like you got a lot more tain that we did.
I'm so glad your lab work showed an improvement. I hope the increase in iron sets things right. You walked 5 miles a day?!!!
The tiny watercolors are adorable!
The sand in your wet-beach, post-Ophelia photo near the end of your post looks like the sand in Dewey, grey and black. We tried to figure out the cause but couldn't.
Your Mongolian beef sounds similar to what we call Bulgogi. I don't make it often but it's one of my favorite meals.