Apples

 The apples are really yummy.  I made another Gluten Free Apple Crisp using a mixture of Granny Smiths and Honeycrisp.

Yesterday was a Gluten Free experiment... making GF  Enchiladas.   Bake a chicken breast then shred it and add a can of GF Cream of Chicken Soup and a small container of sour cream.  Put some mixture in the bottom of a baking dish then fill some GF Corn Tortilla Shells partially full and line the pan with them top with remaining mixture and then top with GF Cheese (Not all cheese is GF) Bake at 350 about an hour.  It was really good.  Comfort food! 

I am eating Gluten Free for the moment...until after Adam's Wedding because I do not want to be sick for that.  My stomach is still not well.  

I am pretty sure that the compartments in my stomach are folded over and allow foods to mingle.  I do not like foods mingling...they should stay inside their compartments...so I think I have compartment failure.

I am sticking to the horrid BRAT diet mostly especially for breakfast and lunch.  Slowly I am adding something different for supper....hence the Chicken Enchiladas!  So far I am tolerating it ok.

Far Guy and I have seven Doctor appointments next week between the two of us.  Far Guy is not thrilled. 

Oh yes proof I baked! 

Minnesota Weather:  Cool  High 65F or 18C  Low 45F or 7C

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Monday project

 The old wedding gown/baptismal gown.

It has survived 4 of our Great Grandchildren's baptisms.

Now it is needed for a wedding...seems they want to display all the grandma's and mother's wedding gowns.  When they heard that mine had been made into a baptismal gown they decided they wanted it anyway.  

Monday morning I got it out and steamed it the best I could...that 56 year old satin fabric is not the easiest to work with. 

It will hang in the dining area off the old phone for a day or so before I gently fold it back in its box. I am certain it will still be a tad wrinkled by the time it is displayed.   Hopefully I will get some photos of the other gowns!

Minnesota weather:  Cool   High was 62F or 17C  Low was 44F or 7C   Fall has arrived! 

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I had a great day!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!  I appreciate every one of them!  

Far Guy and I worked in the garage for a little while then we decided to go to an out of the way place for lunch.  On the way to lunch we could go by a cemetery where I could place some Fall flowers and take a photo of one of my cousins headstones.   Then we went to lunch...Far Guy had a Prime Rib Sandwich...I had some french fries and a soda.  Then we went to an Apple Orchard where I bought a bag of Honey Crisp apples!   We had a lovely drive in the country.  

The place we stopped for lunch ...years ago it was a general store and shirttail relatives owned it...the tin ceiling and the old wood floors remain.  I recall visiting there many times. 

Some of the trees are starting to turn colors.

I made apple crisp and in the evening my other baby brother and she who sees robins first came over to taste it with us!

Minnesota weather: High  64F or 18C    Low 44F or 7C

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Happy Birthday to me!

 Yes I am one of those September people! 

Feeling a bit guilty today.  My Dad always joked with me that when he was going to be 100 that I would be 75.  Well I guess I made it to 75 but Dad died when he was 96.   He would have given me a really bad time!  ( I always told him I was NOT doing 75...yet here I am)

Some flowers for my birthday!

My other baby brother and she who sees robins first took us out for lunch yesterday to our favorite Mexican Place...the food was great!  Not sure what we will do today what ever it is Far Guy and I will have a good day together!

Minnesota Weather: Cloudy Day  High 64F or 18C  Low 51F or 11C

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Book Club 2026: September

 We read Looking For Jane by Heather Marshall.  

I give it an 8 out of 10.  It is not a book I would have picked to read.  That is the beauty of belonging to a group...you are challenged to read different books.  It is all about women and their struggles in homes for unwed mothers, obtaining illegal abortions, and motherhood.  

It was sometimes a very sad/mad read...it was presented by a good Author however her last plot twist seemed a bit like it was pulled out of the hat to suit her story line. 

What's cooking?  Chicken cordon blu, sweet potatoes and yellow beans. 

 

Minnesota weather: Cool and a few sprinkles of rain.   High was 63F or 17C   Low was 54F or 12C.

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