Much ado?

 

Happy Friday evening!

Already weary of watching the Weather Channel, I wanted to hop on here before the power goes out.  

I'm not really expecting widespread outages ... but neither am I foolish enough to ignore warnings.  Gosh, not 3-4 days ago I believed the Storm was "much ado about nothing."   (Fortunately, the only one who heard me say that was Tom ... who pretty much disregards what I say anyway.  haha.)

From the looks of Publix this morning, citizens are all prepared to stock the larder and hunker down.  The store looked like the day before Thanksgiving!     

The way we've been eating lately, it wouldn't hurt to go without a meal or two!

Have I mentioned, my favorite hobby is eating out?  

Since I'm Tom's designated driver whenever he has a doctor's appointment, my "gratuity" usually comes in the form of, "Are you hungry?"  (To which, I always act pleasantly surprised.)

Friday he was in the mood for comfort food ... and boy, oh boy, the Pub delivered!

Poppyseed chicken, squash casserole, broccoli casserole and fried okra.

Saturday afternoon Troy and Lois arrived with yummy pizza; I made a caprese salad.  Before they left to watch 22 month-old "Hurricane Penelope", we gave them our old power washer.  That's not back-breaking labor, but I've been successfully avoiding using it the last few years and didn't want to press my luck!  

Tuesday my 'Gatherers' group met for our monthly luncheon at a fairly new sports grill.  So far, I'd successfully avoided visiting Baumhower's due to the (reported) noise levels and crowds.  Happily, it was nicer than what I expected.  My lunch ("Hot Lips") a delicious mix of super spicy Buffalo chicken and tossed greens.

..... That didn't stop me from salivating over Bev's choice.  So, not 48 hours later Tom and I went back and each ordered the pot roast.  Their menu states, "no substitutions", so I snagged his green beans and gave Tom my mashed potatoes.   

What else?

We met Tom's new neurologist this morning.  Nice guy; I didn't get any particular vibes but appreciate his thorough manner.  He's read the radiologist's CT report but wants Tom to have an MRI.  

This made me giggle ... can anyone else relate?

Well, I'm going to try and become captivated with my latest book.  I've already used my second library renewal, but if "Buckeye" doesn't "do" anything for me in the next few days, it's going back.  

Having just finished Tess Gerritsen's, "Shadow Friends", I'm seriously considering going back to her first in the Martini Club's series, "Spy Coast."   Maybe it's my age, but I adore her protagonists -- a tight-knit, cocktail-sipping group of retired CIA operatives living in a Maine seaside hamlet.

I'd like to compare them to Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote), only a bit 'more.'    

I truly hope Hollywood never options the book(s) into a movie, because I'm having too much fun imaginary-casting each character.  Do you ever do that?

Just look ... it's wine-o'clock!

I hope everyone enjoys a lovely evening.  Chat soon!

Hugs, Myra