Apr 22, 2020
More que pasa
We were blessed with almost two days of sun and heat. Truly wonderful. We spent that time working in our new garden plot which consists of nine raised beds of different sizes with really good soil. Most of the walking around area is covered so hopefully we won’t get too many weeds this summer. With Colin’s help I planted half of our climbing peas as well as a small bed of bush peas. This is an experiment for us as they don’t require any support. We also planted beets, two types of carrots and kale. Perhaps in two or threes weeks we will plant more peas so we get a staggered crop, as well as the rest of our vegetables.
Photo taken in Mazatlan yesterday, all those fish are going to be given away to those in need.
Once the weather got nice and warm, Colin put away our electric heaters. So of course today we are cool again especially with the wind coming off the water. I spent most of yesterday organizing and filing an online medical claim for my knee. Happy today that was completed today and sent off. I was told that they would cover up to a certain amount from my knee surgery and related costs. We shall see. Colin meanwhile decided to get up extra early and was at Costco at 7:20AM and already there was a line around the building. It was not long after 8:00AM when they opened that he got in. Other than social distancing he did not notice any special sanitizing efforts except for the new normal plexi barrier at checkout. Sadly they had no romaine and have been out for several days. We practically have ceasear salad with every meal. Long story short he stopped at Superstore and was able to pick up a few individual heads. He also went to Home Depot to purchase a new empty propane tank ( we left the two older ones back on the Isla ) and later filled that up at the Husky. This was all in prep to BBQ some wild salmon that he picked up at Costco. We haven’t had salmon since the end of September. Too cold to BBQ tonight but likely tomorrow we will be dining on salmon. I am so very glad that I did not to go with him as his hands were extremely dry from using so much sanitizer.
Happy Earth Day
The most difficult part of the day for Colin was taking the Jeep into the auto body shop ( because of being rear ended in early November in Las Vegas. ) for them to look at it.It needed to be done. A new bumper needs to be ordered and the other damage will be repaired. They will look for alignment issues, etc. However the fellow touched the key fob, the door handle and for some reason sat in the drivers seat. Colin had to sanitize all of that before he could get into the car. He will get a loaner next week when he takes it in and they say that they sanitize the loaner before you get it and again your vehicle when you pick it up. They did not even offer to do anything today after looking at the Jeep. Major sanitizing coming up. Time to breakout our coveted container of Clorox wipes.
The following was sent out by our park as BBQ season is almost here. This is an alert, not a joke and it is frightening. If you BBQ ( or actually even use a propane stove ) you should watch this one minute video relating to sanitizer and fire. I am unable to show it directly so you need to click on the link to see the video.
http://www.contessajewall.com/oldblog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VIDEO-2020-03-29-12-53-32-2.mov
What is frustrating me? My bangs, they are so long that I have to clip them to the side. I don’t care so much about my roots showing, depending on how long this all lasts I might just let my hair go natural. I really would like to get my eyeglasses adjusted as I now have to clean them every hour or so as my eyebrows and cheeks kept smudging them and I go crazy if I have dirty lenses. They definitely need fine tuning. Of course I would like to see a chiropractor, get a massage and I do truly need to have my veins done but that part I can wait out. I don’t need any added pain at the moment. I still am mostly unable to leave blog comments although I get a few sporadic hours here and there. For a while all of your bog comments were only coming into my junk file. That has self corrected so hopefully Google is working out this problem.
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Hi Contessa!
My hairdresser taught me a trick to shorten my bangs, you grab the whole bang-bunch-from both sides-, pull it together toward the center of your forehead, now U twist around & around it upon itself…with a sharp pair of scissors cut off the amount U figure is needed. Let the gangs go back to their normal position…most likely the hair over the center area of your forehead will be a bit shorter than the areas next to your temples; that’s it,you’ll have nice and arched bangs. If U don’t the shape, no big deal, they will grow anyway, besides changes are the spice of life ( or so they say 🙂 ). My regards, Lucy.
This must be the way to cut bangs as it appears to be doable. We really need to get some sharp scissors first though. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Yes, we are all waiting for personal services. I cut my hair shorter than intended yesterday, looks a bit like it did in the 1980s, not at all what the original haircut was intended to look like but it is what it is and my hair is no longer in my eyes. My neighbors got a 6 pack of lysol wipes at costco last week – good since he is a policeman and they are petrified that he is going to bring germs home to the family (they make him strip the second he gets home and he has to sleep in the basement). Enjoy your salmon!
So glad your neighbour got those wipes, it will help a lot. But sad that in order to protect his family he has to spell in the basement. As you say, your hair will grow. The salmon has been delayed due to heavy rains and a wind storm.
Woah! I didn’t even turn on the sound in that demo but it certainly got my attention!
Quite the video, I have to say I am surprised that no one else commented on it.
Maybe I can help you a little bit I hope so…. Wet your bangs comb straight pull them together towards the bridge of your nose and cut just about where your glasses would sit just remember they will shrink up so even baby snips are good,now glasses Costco did mine last week no problem and free even though I did not purchase from them. Hopefully this helps you.
Thanks for this. Problem is that I need my glasses on to see what to cut and we have really dull scissors. But I will think about this seriously.
Wow. that video is astounding!! Who knew that could happen? I will be sure to try and pass it along. Thanks, Contessa, for sharing that info.
Yes, quite the eye opener.