December 2, 2025

Tuesday - Sunny and warm in the morning, rainy and stormy later on

I woke up this morning when my alarm went off. I went downstairs and then came back up to the room. I went back to bed and basically snoozed again until late. Oops.

I got up, dressed and went downstairs. I checked the mail and I got three postcards in the mail today. They are posted on my postcard blog if anyone wants to see them. I made my breakfast and brought it upstairs to eat.

I had a quiet morning and afternoon today. I took some photos of my recent crafts, and yarns. I updated my Ravelry account photos too. I also scanned my postcards and wrote up a quick blogpost for myself. Then, it was time for lunch!

My remake of my hat in a smaller size with a little pompom on the top. I like it!

I went downstairs and made my lunch and then brought it upstairs. I ate and watched an episode of So Help Me Todd. It was rather fun and I do like the show. It’s a little light but I enjoy it.

After 5:30 F called to say he was finished and was on his way back to the house. A few minutes later I went downstairs and started to get ready for dinner. I had a bit of tidying up to do first. Why is it that F leaves the kitchen in such a mess for me? Honestly, it makes me rather upset with him.

Tonight I did toaster oven chicken with potato salad, an onion pickle kind of thing, salad, and rice. It was rather nice. Poor F has toothache though and is finding it hard to chew. I want him to go to the dentist but he’s dragging his feet. Sigh.

After dinner I did the dishes and then headed upstairs. I took a shower around 10:30 and came upstairs a bit late and watched FBI: Most Wanted. I enjoyed that one, it was about Hannah and her sort of boyfriend being held hostage. 

And that’s about it. F had been snoozing on the bed, but he woke up and went downstairs to make rice for tomorrow. He’s in bed now and I think he’s sleeping.

Tomorrow if I can rouse myself, I plan to go out to see a movie at the local cinema. Fingers crossed the weather isn’t too bad to do that. It’s not supposed to be good tomorrow, sad to say. The weather forecast tonight said we might have snow tomorrow night. Sigh. I’m not mentally ready for snow.

Needless to say, I didn’t get my tree down from the garage and if I go out tomorrow, I won’t be doing that. Maybe if I don’t get out of here in time I can get it down and set it up. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….  

December 1, 2025

Monday - Rainy and thundery in the morning, clearing a bit later on

Today was the weirdest day for the first part of it.

F had basically decided last night if he felt bad today that he would take today off work. No point in passing on a bad cold to others really. I woke up and went downstairs around 7:30 and then went back to bed. Sometime later F talked to me while I was snoozing and said something that sounded like I had to go to the doctor’s office with him and take a Covid test. Huh? I ignored him as much as possible and tried to sleep on.

I dragged myself out of bed around 11 and asked F to explain what he was talking about.  He had to call the doctor’s office or something and ask for a Covid test. I didn’t (and still don’t) understand why _I_ had to go too. 

Then, I sorted out my laundry and said that I’d put it in the washing machine. F announced that he was doing laundry and not only was he washing his clothes, he was drying it too…that happens in the same machine. He’s done laundry every day this weekend and he knew I planned to do some today. I had to wait. 

So, I was very nice and got dressed and left the house with F. We had to wait outside in the car for a nurse to come out and give us the up-the-nose tests. It was horribly painful and I’m not sure I can forgive F for putting me through that. We had to wait about half an hour for the nurse to come out to the car, then another 20 minutes for the test results. Of course they were negative. After that, F was allowed to go in and pay for the tests and get our prescriptions. He threw a big snit fit when I refused to give him my MyNumber card to take with him. He doesn’t see why I might not want him to take it. Hey, I have my reasons. 

We went to the pharmacy and got a lot of medicine. We got a repeat of the stuff from Saturday, plus a bunch more. 

F asked me where I wanted to go next. I said back to the house but then he asked me if I wanted to go for lunch. Okay, I didn’t mind. I suggested the restaurant in Kushibiki and F liked that idea. We went over there and had a good lunch. I had mapo-dofu on yakisoba, F had the mapo lunch, so he got some ramen too and thought the mapo-dofu was too spicy for him. 

We finished and came back to the house. I came upstairs and rested in front of my computer. After F cleared his clothes out of the washing machine, I took my load downstairs and washed it. As usual, I set a timer so that I could run downstairs and take it out when it was finished so no one else was inconvenienced more than necessary! F came upstairs, but after a while he made his mother dinner.

We discussed our dinner and then decided to go over to Gusto again. As it’s a weekday they have their 3 items or 4 items menu. For a set price you get to pick 3 or 4 options from their menu and build your own meal. F picked the burger with gravy, fried fish on rice, and udon. I picked the same burger, French fries, chicken and kale salad and a small tiramisu for dessert. Both meals come with the drink bar (or alcohol but not for us) and the soup of the day. I think it’s a good deal honestly.

Mine was good, F seemed to like his as well. We left a bit late. I was reading a book and was getting near the end so I didn’t want to leave! We did though.

We made a brief stop at MaxValu. I went in and got a few things for K and F, and in all honesty, for me too. I’m hoping to avoid going to the grocery store again until Wednesday night.

We came back to the house. F set up the rice cooker for tomorrow, I put away the shopping and then went upstairs. I decided to watch another episode of Down Cemetery Road. I’m still enjoying it a lot. I also started a new dishcloth tonight too, this time in blue. 

F finally went to bed, but was quite late. I’ve been wanting to get to bed earlier, but it won’t be tonight. 

The medicine we got today is working and I’m already feeling better. This has been a miserable cold. I hope that F will be better at work tomorrow. I think he has the cold worse than I do, he has more health problems than I do generally. 

That’s it for me. Tomorrow I am thinking about going upstairs in the garage and getting down my Christmas tree and the ornaments. Thinking about it! It’s a palaver to take things down the steep garage steps so I don’t know if I’ll set up the tree tomorrow too or not. I might not. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

November 30, 2025

Sunday - Rainy but warmish

I woke up quite early today, somewhere around 8 am. F was still sleeping in bed!  I made a trip downstairs and then came back to the room. I went back to bed and slept on. I got up around 11 and spent a bit of time on my computer. Then, F came back to the room. I went back to bed and slept more. I didn’t wake up really until 2:30 or so. Sigh.

I got up, dressed and F and I went out and had lunch at a gyudon shop. I had one with some cheese, plus miso soup and a salad. It was pretty good. 

After that, we went to the new Gyomu Supa and checked it out. It’s big, bright and today was so crowded! We bought a few things there and that was a good thing. I got sunflower seeds, some frozen veggies, potato salad, cereal. F picked up a few things for himself as well.

The next thing is we headed over to Mina and I went in to do the shopping. I bought a few things for the next couple of dinners. F is planning to take tomorrow off. We are both feeling pretty bad today so I think it is a good idea for him. 

We came back to the house and I put away the shopping. It was nice to have a lot of things in the fridge again. I went upstairs and spent some quality time with my computer.

Around 7:30 we decided to go out and have dinner. I asked F if we could stop in at a drugstore after dinner. I really wanted lotion tissues, a box of them. It’s really hard to get just one box now. 

We went over to Misono and had dinner. It wasn’t busy, so we got a table. F had niku udon and I had kara-age without rice and miso soup. It was good!

At the drugstore, we did get some lotion tissues, but had to buy 3 boxes at a time. We picked up some other things and then checked out.

Back at the house, I took a shower and then watched a movie on WOWOW. I’ve been hoping to see it for years and it did not disappoint. The movie was All of Us Strangers with Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. It was such a good movie. I came close to crying in all honesty.

Since the movie finished I’ve been working on my computer and watching some YouTube videos. I’m not feeling that great. I took my medicine about 30 minutes ago and I’m really tired now. I’m off to bed!

Come back later if you like hear how my Monday goes. Until tomorrow….

November 29, 2025

Saturday - Warm and sunny in the morning

Well, I still feel pretty bad!  But…

I got up this morning around 10 am. I had originally got up just before 9 and then went back to sleep. At 10 Gowan’s Moonlight Desires came on my phone as my alarm so I woke up in a decent mood! 

I got up and dressed. I waited for F to come upstairs to get ready, but he didn’t. Finally I went downstairs around 10:30 and asked F if he was ready to go. At first he looked at me like I was crazy but then he said he wasn’t! He had to go and get some socks on and use the washroom, and all that good stuff. Finally we drove over to the doctor’s office and checked in. It wasn’t too busy for a change so that was nice. We got a close parking space so that was a bonus. 

I saw the doctor for about 3 minutes. He asked if I wanted medicine for my cold and I said yes please. Then, I had to leave and get my shots. The Flu shot doesn’t feel that bad, but the Covid one is a bit painful at the moment. 

We paid and then went to the pharmacy and got our meds. We then went for lunch. We ended up going to Gusto just cause we could eat quickly and then leave. I finally had to persuade F to leave!

We came back to the house and I went back to bed and then slept for a couple of hours. I went downstairs and then tried to go back to sleep, but couldn’t. I got up and spent some time on my computer.

Around 7, F asked about dinner and I suggested going to Coco Ichibanya. He said it was a good idea. I dressed again and then we left the house.

F went off in a weird direction, but it would still lead to the restaurant. Then, he turned left when he should have turned right! I asked him where he was going and his answer was another restaurant. I told him it was already closed but he kept going. It was closed. Then, we went all over the place trying to go to Coco Ichibanya. 

When we got close to it I asked about going to a drugstore. I wanted some lotion tissues as my nose is getting very irritated on K’s hard tissues. I went in the big drugstore and bought a few things. I couldn’t get a box of lotion tissues. I could buy 10 packages of tissues, but I don’t think I need that many! I hope not anyway.

We finally got to Coco Ichibanya and I put the tablet to English and ordered my curry. I ordered the soup curry with roasted chicken and a lassi to drink. When it arrived, I did get the soup curry with roasted chicken, but it didn’t have any rice. It was also at spicy level 4. I’ve never bumped up any curry to that level. We looked at the tablet and sure enough, for some reason, that’s what it said I ordered…but that wasn’t what I wanted. The curry was too hot for me. I ate most of the veggies and the chicken out of it, but I was not happy about it. My eyes were even watering at one point. F was driving me crazy. He kept offering to swap dishes with me, but his was not anything I wanted to eat. I also didn’t want him to get sick as he would with that spicy of a curry. Of course, neither of us looked at the order before we sent it. I could have sworn that I didn’t order what was on the bill, but my fingers must have slipped or something.  

On the way back to the house, F asked if I wanted to go to a convenience store. I asked him if he’d like to go to the grocery store. He said he would. I said I’d go there as it would be cheaper. Then, he changed his mind and didn’t want to go anymore. The thing was, he didn’t even stop at another convenience store for me. 

When we got back to the house I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich as I was still hungry. I ate it and it was awesome!

I went upstairs when I finished and basically ignored F. It’s a bit childish, but lately I just feel like he is ignoring me most of the time. 

I watched Criminal Minds: Evolution. It’s getting to be so dark. I like it, but boy is it dark. 

And that’s about it. I’ve been watching YouTube for a while and blowing my nose.  I’m not sure what I’ll get up to tomorrow. We should buy groceries but I’d like to sleep a bit more and maybe go to the new Gyomu Supa store for groceries to see what they have. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow…. 

November 28, 2025

Friday - Sunny then rainy

I went to bed a little late last night and then woke up around 5:30. Why? I’m not sure, but when I opened my eyes, F was using his computer in bed. I think it had a lot to do with the light from his computer. I wear an eye mask, but it shifts around at night and I am quite light sensitive when I sleep. 

I had to go downstairs and did so, then I came back to bed. I was quite annoyed at my husband for a while, but he did close his computer and snuggle me for a bit. I fell asleep, I’m not sure if he did. When I woke up later, he was gone. I didn’t get up at my early alarms, I ended up waking up around 10:30. I got up and dressed, then went downstairs. 

I was supposed to do laundry today, but I was tired and K’s cold finally found me. I basically had a veggie day!  I did get my first Christmas card today, from my bestie in Canada! Yay for that!

Lunch was good today. I had my usual open sandwiches and a salad. I watched MobLand today and it was quite good. I like the cast, Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren…pretty good actors! I hate the director though, but the first episode was good.

I mostly watched the news, but zoned some of it out after a bit. F called me after 5:15 and said he was on his way back to the house, but would stop in at a store on the way back. 

I went downstairs to start dinner and do the dishes. Tonight I brought down some bottles to put in the recycling so I took care of that first. After that, I waited until F came back before I started. 

Tonight we had pasta with pepperoncini sauce and it was great. We had salad and sliced ham with it too. Dinner was great and almost everything disappeared. We finished early so I got into the kitchen and did the dishes. I was finished just after 8 pm so I went upstairs and chilled out at my computer. 

F came upstairs later and we started to do the forms for our vaccines. Tomorrow we’re getting our Covid boosters and our flu shots, or we are supposed to get them. I’m a little afraid the doctor won’t give me mine because of my cold. 

I never got around to watching any of my shows tonight. I had hoped to watch something, but didn’t. 

Anyway, that’s it for today. I’m tired and I have to get up early tomorrow. I’ve also got this stinking cold so I hope that I can sleep!

IF I’m feeling okay tomorrow night I’ll post about my day, if I’m not, I may just go to bed! Come back later and figure out if I’m okay or not. Until next time….

November 27, 2025

 Thursday - Sunny and warmish

I had my usual sort of morning again. I woke up before my alarm, went downstairs, came back upstairs and went back to bed. Overslept. 

I got up finally and made my breakfast for myself and brought it back upstairs. I ate while I watched a bit of YouTube. I had a very quiet morning and afternoon. 

When I went downstairs and grabbed my lunch, I came back to the room to eat. I watched an episode of The Good Fight and really enjoyed it. It was one with Alan Alda so it was quite cool. 

I watched the news and then worked on my column. I basically finished it, but I think I’m going to have to cut quite a bit as I’m probably over the space limit. Tomorrow I’ll read over it and edit it a bit. I will try and send it in so that I don’t have to worry about it over the weekend.

I didn’t hear from F before I went downstairs today. I knew that he had to drive to Yamagata city today so I thought he might be late. He was. I went downstairs and got myself sorted for dinner. I got a call from F around twenty to 7. He said he’d still be a while, but actually returned before I had cooked anything!

I got dinner on the table about twenty minutes after F got back so that was good. Dinner tonight was sort of simple. We had premade burgers, fries, salad, broccoli and pickles. Dinner was quite good I thought. 

I did the dishes after we finished dinner. No one paid attention to anyone else today and since we were late I didn’t get to watch the news in English so I was bored with the TV, the one F was obsessed with. 

K is still sick and is coughing all over the place. She doesn’t seem to understand that she should cover her mouth so I’m sure both F and I will get sick too. 

I went upstairs when I finished in the kitchen. I was really tired. I heated up my water pot and then I had a cup of the nice cocoa too. I went downstairs around 10:30 to take a shower.

I finished and came back upstairs and watched The Rookie. I had to watch it off the DVR as I was late getting back. It was a fun episode again. I’m glad that it isn’t so serious all of the time.  

And that’s about it for my day. I might do some laundry tomorrow. I was thinking to go out and see The Sound of Music, but I think I’ll wait until next week when my column is sent in. 

Anyway, that’s it for me. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

November 26, 2025

 Wednesday - Sunny and warmish, rainy at night

Last night when I went to bed there was a big thunderstorm going on. It was quite loud and lasted for quite a while. I think I fell asleep on it.

I woke up before my alarms this morning. I went downstairs and then came back upstairs to the room. I started my water pot and then I went back to bed and fell asleep after a while.

I woke up a bit late, but no big deal. I got up and dressed myself, then I went downstairs to make my breakfast. I brought it back to the room and ate.

I decided to start getting the room ready for my meeting so I set up my computer table. I had already made my computer charge itself up, so it was fully charged. When the time of my meeting got closer I set up my computer in the other room on my table and got my drink ready to go. I made a quick restroom trip and then made my drink. 

I went on line and started the meeting. No one joined for the first couple of minutes so I was a little worried, but in a few minutes another person joined me. We chatted for a while and then another person joined us. After 2 pm yet another person joined so the meeting actually went quite well. One person had to leave a little early and I had to make a trip downstairs, but it was lovely to see my friends and just be with other women who have a lot in common with me. We ended the meeting a few minutes after 3pm and that was fine.

I went downstairs and grabbed my lunch, then came back to the room and ate. It was too late to watch anything so I just put on a bit of YouTube and then watched the news. 

F phoned me around 4 to say that he was still in Sakata for work and might be late tonight. I appreciated the call.

I went downstairs around 6pm and got started on dinner. I washed my dishes first and then peeled some potatoes. F got back around this time and we had a nice reunion. 

Dinner tonight was Herb-baked chicken, roasted potatoes and salad. I didn’t do any side dishes. Oh, K and F had rice too, but I didn’t want any rice with my lovely roasted potatoes!

I did the dishes after dinner and listened to my podcasts. Then, I did the garbage in the kitchen, the bathroom and got F to help me with his mother’s garbage. Oh, today she went to the doctor with his sister. She’s got a ton of medicine and went to bed even earlier than usual!

I went upstairs and changed my clothes in the room. I also prepared my garbage bag so that F could put his stuff in it and then take it out!

I went downstairs and we got ready to leave. We got in the car and drove to Mina. I went in and did the shopping. I forgot to get mayo, but other than that I think I did okay. I’m going a bit lazy tomorrow night. With K not feeling well and me worrying that I’m going to catch her cold I don’t feel like overdoing it.

I paid and then we came back to the house. I put away the groceries while F ran off upstairs! 

When I went upstairs, I changed into my pyjamas and decided I had enough time to watch a half hour programme from the Fire Disk. Tonight I watched The Big Door Prize. I really like the show as I’m never sure which way it’s going to go. 

At 11 pm I watched tonight’s episode of Wild Cards and it was fun. She had to pretend to be a medium and they had to solve a murder. It’s not a serious show, but it is Canadian. 

And that’s about it for me. Since midnight I’ve been blogging and watching YouTube. 

I did work on my column today, I’ve almost finished it in fact. I should be able to finish it tomorrow. Hopefully anyway!

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….