Snow, Snow, Go Away!

 Good morning,

We got another three inches of snow yesterday.  Just what we needed, right?  It's just enough to have to shovel again all the places that were shoveled a few days ago.  The image was taken an hour before the new snow started falling....

 At least our trash was picked up this week.  We were missed last week and Kjell had to pull the full can back up from the curb.  Not fun since we are considerably "up hill" from the street.  

Stay warm!

All the best,

Lois

Checkup Appointment

 Good morning,

Yesterday was a check up day at UC Health.  

We laugh about people who say they will travel when they retire.  We travel to and from UC Health!  Seriously, we're glad we traveled far and wide before we retired so now we can relax at home.

We're fortunate to live less than ten minutes from the University of Cincinnati and UC Health. 

 This time it was Kjell's turn for a checkup.  This is about one fourth of the large atrium waiting area.  I turned the camera to get a section of the room where I didn't get anyone's faces.

 Kjell's tests were so good that he didn't even have to sit in the fancy chair when we saw the doctor.  We talked about test results, were told to come back again next year, and we were ready to go home.

I love that kind of visit.  Yay!

All the best,

Lois

It's a Ruff Life

 Good morning,

Kjell sent me this image of Wendy (left) and Elsa dealing with their "ruff" life.

They are part of our security system on their chargers.  They look calm now, but don't try to come into our yard uninvited!

I hope you're staying warm!

Lois

Catherine's Potato Ham Corn Soup

 Good morning,

More food!

With all of this snow and cold weather, staying home to make and eat good food has become the achievement of the day.  

What's really fun is using what we have to create new and tasty dishes.  In that crock pot is Catherine's potato soup with ham and corn added.  It was fabulous!  

What is your favorite cold weather food?

I hope you're staying warm!  All the best,

Lois

Just Enough

 Good morning,

Yesterday evening after dinner I got so hungry.  I could have easily sat down with a bag of chips, or opened a bag of cookies....

But., I opted for a few crackers with a taste of cheese.  It was just enough.

I didn't used to have so much self control....

;),

Lois

A Joint Venture Dinner: Split Pea Soup and Whole Wheat Bread

 Good morning,

Kjell and I shared the kitchen for most of the day yesterday.  

We had a great dinner of Kjell's home made Split Pea with Ham Soup and my home made Whole Wheat made with Brown Sugar bread.   

 Of course, the ham bone from Catherine's marvelous ham dinner flavored the soup along with chunks of very tender ham.

 And, the whole wheat brown sugar bread rose perfectly to the occasion.

 Win-Win!

Sorry I can't share samples here on the blog.

All the best,

Lois

Dinner and a Movie

 Good morning,

We continue to have deep snow on the ground.  Some of the roads are clear, but we are still at a Level 1 Snow Emergency meaning we should stay home unless absolutely necessary to go out.

Not a problem.  

Catherine made a lovely dinner and we watched movies together.  I'm still working on a custom order knit hat so all of these hours in the living room are great. 

 We've seen this classic a few times before, but it was fun to see again.

 It's such a sweet story and it was made before even children's movies became political.

After this movie we watched a James Bond movie.  We're getting hooked on all the old movies now.

We understand we are in for more snow next week.  Hmmm.

Stay warm!

Lois