I panicked this morning. For some reason, when I saw the 20th as the date, I thought, OMG it’s Dan’s birthday. How did I forget that? I sent him a quick text and then realized his birthday is not until March! What the?!? Anyhow, I tried to delete the text, and thought I did, but he texted me back thanking me. He thought I meant to send it to Mickey, whose birthday is tomorrow. She’s going to be 94! She is such a great role model for me. I’ve also been spending time looking for other role models. I like to see what’s possible. I like Jane Fonda and Helen Miren. I love this Reel that Jolene sent me. This woman is amazingly strong. I have all I can do to hang for one minute, and I thought that was good.
I had an enjoyable couple of hours at GlowUp on Tuesday. I had a pedicure, a manicure, lip wax, brow wax and brows shaped with a pomade – all for $53! I’ve decided I really like having a manicure. Even though I don’t get polish, I love the way it looks and feels. It feels like another good habit for aging and self-maintenance.
I was even able to have a pretty good discussion with Jazmin. At one point, she had to pull out her phone to show me what she was talking about. I heard “Musk” and “sign” as she lifted her right arm. I thought she was pointing out the window, and I remembered on the way in seeing a black and white sign saying MUSK about a block away from me that looked like it could have been a store front. I didn’t know what it was. I thought she was talking about that. Then she pulled out her phone and showed me a photo of Musk doing the Nazi salute.
A woman in the shop chatted with me as I was leaving. She asked where I learned Spanish. She said she couldn’t place the accent. I told her it was Wisconsin night school.
This is so Latin America:
And I also found this. I’m going to have to look for this at home. I think I will have this over yogurt for dinner. It’s a favorite flavor and a favorite word:
So, I did all my shopping for the fish fry here tomorrow. Today I made the coleslaw and the German potato salad. Thank you Mary Lange for those recipes. My favorite fish to use at home is walleye, but there’s no finding that here. I settled on swai. It’s very similar to tilapia, perhaps a bit more firm, but not as firm as catfish. I also prepared the breading for the fish (panko, parmesan and herbs). So tomorrow I just have to arrange seating and a buffet, and Bob’s yer uncle! Oh, and make the French fries!
The latest: emerald, turquoise and all the pencils numbered. Makes my life so much easier.
Kathy asked me to come to her house on Wednesday to demonstrate how to make the gems. I learned that there is a difference between gems and stones when it comes to light source. The gems, like the emerald above, refract the light so it comes out on the opposite side. So the coloring goes from light to dark. Turquoise is a stone, so the light remains on one spot, and the opposite side is shaded.
Perfect timing. The auction ended on February 16 (not with a bang, but it’s over), and two days later, Austin Macauley sent me the first edited draft of the book. I was very confued by their markups, but I think Dan may have cleared things up for me. I’ve never had a document marked up before. So, I’ll try again tomorrow. My brain is too tired to do any more today. Good night.
Loved your Emerald & Turquoise. They look so real! I just spoke with my mom. She looks so good with her perm & the new hearing aids are an improvement to having none for the past week. She had a busy day so is taking a nap to get ready for her Bday party tonight! I am so happy & proud of her for working hard to bring herself back to this point. She even played cards this afternoon after her trip to Costco to get her aids & hotdog for lunch with John! Love & Miss you. I think I need to have a spa day like you did very soon!!