Quarantine update #4 - malaise days

Hello everyone 

I didn’t accomplish much today.  I’ve had several days during this shelter in place where I just haven’t felt like doing a thing.  From what I’ve seen on social media,  it’s a very common feeling right now.  Are y’all going about as normal everyday  or are you having days like me sometimes? 

My husband worked in the yard a lot today. 

He also drove out to a plant sale at the small country school 2 of our grandchildren attend.  The school has an agriculture department and a greenhouse.  They grow and sell plants as a learning tool and as a fundraiser.  

We had to buy our plants sight unseen because of social distancing.  We filled out a form and texted it back to the school.  Then my husband drove to the school, texted them he was there and they put our plants in the back of his truck - very simple.  

Below are some of the plants I picked out

They are called Donkey Ear,  Mother of Million and Mother of Thousand.  I didn’t know what they were,  I ordered them because I liked their names. 

This photo does not do this hanging basket justice,  it is just beautiful and lush in real life.  

I sewed on masks today,  and just have these left from yesterday’s 20 to finish.  

For supper,  I made sirloin tips with mashed potatoes and green beans.  

My plate 

Husband’s plate - he worked much harder than I did today - and he likes black pepper more than I do too.  

Dessert was a lemon cake from a mix with homemade lemon glaze.  

The glaze is just 1 1/3 C sifted powdered sugar mixed with just enough lemon juice to make a spreadable glaze.  I used about 2 T juice.  

It makes a tart glaze on top of sweet cake and is just delicious 

And that’s about all that happened here today 

Hope you all are fine 

❤️Rhonda 

Quarantine update #3 and some replies

Hello everyone,  it feels good to be blogging again.  I know I need some routine in my day and this is a routine activity that I’ll enjoy doing.  

Today was more mask sewing.  I cut out 20 from a different pattern and did some chain sewing of them today.  I hope to finish them tomorrow and deliver them to City Hall.  

Today’s work above 

Yesterday’s finished masks, after laundering - I think there are 24

In the kitchen,  I made a salad 

And sliced lettuce and tomatoes to add to the sandwich ingredients box that we usually have in the fridge.  

Supper was a change from the 2 week menu.  We had leftover turkey lasagne from yesterday soo we had that with California vegetables and another 1/2 recipe of focaccia bread.  

I’m missing my grandchildren.  Today,  we had a yard visit with 3 of them and a FaceTime visit with 2 of them.  That helped a lot ❤️



 Replies - about the protection level of masks,  I cannot vouch.  But I do know our local hospital has been requesting them for several weeks and they want them 4 layers thick.  Our city also wants them and asked they be at least 2 layers thick.  

I did find this online but I don’t know if it is absolute truth 

About Jo Ann York,  I’ve never seen any more information or books from her after she did the cookbook and was featured in several magazines in the late 70s and early 80s.  I’ve done several internet searches looking for her and never found anything for sure but I did find an obituary for a woman by the same name, same age group and same geographical area who died of cancer.  I just don’t know.  

Lejmom- I feel the same way about blog friends- you are  like faraway family and  good friends.  

❤️ Rhonda 

Stay safe at home 🏡