Sunshine, Apples & Gmail Cleanup

Spectacular day full of sunshine and not a breath of wind today at my usual early wake. I made a coffee after doing the daily pet care, then some bonus plant care. Second cup for me, and I made one for the slow-waking Sheldon.

Gmail was our focus this morning. I showed S how to clean out his inbox, which was packed and full of “trash.” I worked on mine as well as my Creative Moments account too. I published Shaina’s knife block tutorial and got it shared on some sites.

He ventured out into the sunshine before 11 to continue his laptop work on the deck. B was out after 11, so I ventured out in my housecoat, taking the horses apples picked off the ground. The dang magpies continue to damage so many apples, so I best pick what I want soon. I also pulled some more sunflower plants and gave them to the horses, which amazed Britt — that they actually love them!

Time to get the sesame ginger beef into the slow cooker. I called S in off the deck to cut the meat into pieces for it while I added the ingredients. He made sandwiches for lunch as I ordered coffee pods.

Time for sunshine for me as I moved to the deck to work on the ancestry tree. Did I mention how much I <3 my iPad and its portability for tasks??

S set off for town around 2 to meet his hockey buddies for their coffee get-together at McDonald’s. He also did a couple of tasks, dumping off trash and grabbing more milk and filling my growler. :)

My garden has been neglected, so more tomatoes were picked and watered, as were the planters that are super slow growing. The remaining apples the magpies haven’t gotten were picked too. S drove in as I was putting the box in the garage fridge.

The slow cooker meal was completed and rice made to go with it, along with the usual veggies. The soy sauce made it too salty even for a salt lover like me, so I won’t make it again. S washed up the pots while I took Harley for a well-needed walk.

It was still no wind and full sun, and we had hit 22 today. Oddly, there were 100’s of gulls flying randomly above us, which felt a little eerie. But oh, so nice out!

Back at the house, I finished yesterday’s blog, we had a hot tub soak and rinse then we watched two movies, making for a late night. In the Grey was action-packed, but Wild Cat was way over the top.