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About two years ago the handle came off the washing machine door...replacement $100. and then you still have to install it.  Too much work...especially since the door could be opened with a little effort. I have recently discovered E6000...magical stuff.  I bought it for a project.   I glued the handle back on the door with gorilla glue- useless. Today I found the handle and I thought I'd try the E6000. Stay tuned lol  Nov 1...three days later.  it's a little spongy but i think it might hold up.  Only time will tell.

I should really cook for others more often.   The dinner I cooked for the family from church called for NEW (to me) recipes and I found some great ones.  New twists on older recipes.  Rosemary roasted potatoes ...with lots of garlic. Way more than I normally use...I'll do that again. Lemon Chicken in the OVEN ... lots of lemon and zest with wine and thyme and oregano and in the oven for 30-40 minutes.  SO so easy and mouth watering...now -just thinking about. Honey glazed carrots...I thought the kids would prefer them...with honey and lemon juice. Crazy good. I should have taken pictures.  Maybe next time.  Oops almost forgot...dessert. Old-fashion elegant cheese squares. I have had this recipe since college. It calls for 1 teenie weenie teaspoon of lemon juice.  I had it available anyway so I upped that and added lemon zest. I'll do that again too! 5 star dinner! Best part , you ask.?..I made plenty for us to enjoy as well.

My mind is a sieve...or was it just a matter of a wrench?? A week ago I offered to make a dinner for a family at church. I planned and even lost sleep over this...dinner, timing, delivery etc.  I had this down!! Then a wrench was thrown into the works. I had not planned to have Ava over for three days (parent teacher conferences/ teachers convention) . I don't mind watching her if I can plan ahead. Nathan said FRIDAY! and that would have worked perfectly!!  Tuesday evening...Ava is coming at 8:00 tomorrow!  What??? So we were busy...flower arranging . Making fairy wand tops Sewing (on her own machine!!) Helping me plan a Spanish class for the elderly... yeah...it was quite a day! Until I realize at 7:15 what a forgetful old person I am.... SOOOOOOOOOOOO embarrassing! (I'll bring them dinner tomorrow! and here's hoping they had some leftovers to eat!)

I had breakfast with a couple of friends this morning.  It had been too long.  We sat there for over two hours. Great conversation and tasty food! Unbeatable combo!

Oh those eyes!

J , R and I finally got to Art Prize on the last night. We got to see a few things in a few different venues. This is a reproduction of the painting called "The Kiss" by Austrian painter KLIMT. This reproduction is a collage. If you look very closely you can see all the tiny scraps of paper. This is a picture of the original painting. Forest fire ...I think it was done to make us aware of the deforestation etc in the world. In honor of those who served. It did not resonate with the judges. The Kroeze Krew. Beautiful wood! Some of the wounded warrior dogs! Three paintings done by Wietze Adema...an old college acquaintance.  This is one of four signs made out of old license plates. It caught my eye because of all the plates from the Netherlands. The artist lived in this sphere during the three weeks of Art Prize...He was...

The day after Canadian Thanksgiving. I had to meet a repairman at one of the rentals         Thankful it was nothing major.  I decided to get caught up on some yard work there. The grass had been neglected by those who were supposed to keep it short. So I hauled our mower into the car.         Thankful I can actually get that beast in and out of the car by myself.  I cleaned up the flowerbeds and filled 4 bags.         Thankful it was warm yesterday.  I took it all to the yard waste dump.         Thankful that is free.  The dash light indicating low fuel turned on.  Where, oh where, is there a gas station?       Thankful I found one. I was close to another rental whose lawn mower was not working. So I headed there and mowed the lawn.       Thankful that the tenants could help get the mowers out and back into the car. (I to...

They went to the apple orchard...chilly but sunny.  Cute family but Aaron is going to be sorry he never smiles on pictures.

We ended our outing to Art Prize  by stopping in at the GR Brewing company. Good beer and good food and of course good company. Cheers! The ursa project was part of Art Prize as well.  Two stellar beers...but CRAZY good when you mix them together!!     

I finally got downtown for Art Prize. It's the 8th year but it changes every year. This year it seemed like the majority of works were indoors. We saw a fair amount of entries...all well done, some inspiring, some depressing and some just questionable. This year there was a grand prize $200,000 for the people's choice- Wounded Warrior Dogs and  there was a grand prize $200,000 for the juried choice.  Lots of reflection on depressive topics...the water crisis in Flint, the Babi Yar massacre, abuse, war and it went on...

Guess who came to visit this afternoon? Cute cute cute Nathan and Charlie and Aaron, Julie and Walter were here as well. Charlie and Walter froliced in the house. Walter almost watered a plant...

It's 3:00 AM Who needs sleep anyway? I slept from 10:30-11:30... benadryl ibuprofen time for some hot tea perhaps!

A friend decided to post flowers on her face book  timeline  because she was tired of all the negativity in the air these  days. So into my yard I went...there are soooo many plants in  bloom.  Does my heart good to see all this beauty this late in  the year. These are blooming in the yard this first week of October. For the record...nothing else. Cana  Pot marigold Black-eyed susan Rose of sharon White Japanese anenome snapdragons Hibiscus Bounce impatients White sedum Aster Balloon flower Phlox Begonias Dahlia petunias Sedum Fallopia japonica "Variegata" Hardy begonia Pink Japanese anenome Gaura Nasturtium Plenty of rain...3 days worth Chocolate Joe Pye weed Lots of grasses   Persicaria virginiana Pin...