It was 2 degrees F. when I woke up Tuesday morning. It did
eventually get up to 20 degrees, but it took all day and the morning wind made
it even worse.
Today is so-called Fat Tuesday, the eve of Ash Wednesday and
the start of Lent. It is the basis of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It is marked
in Michigan as “pazcki day.” Pazcki (pronounced poonchki) is a Polish pastry filled
with fruit, custard or chocolate. They are sort of like jelly-filled donuts,
but much denser.
Since Hamtramck (originally the Polish section of Detroit)
is so close, the celebration spread. In fact, in Hamtramck, people wait in
lines for up to two hours to get them!
So, Don brought in a dozen for our building. Note: They were
from the Livonia Looney Bakery, but they swear it’s the original recipe. I ate
a lemon-filled one. It was delicious, albeit filling. But, it sat in the pit of
my stomach for the rest of the morning!
I went to Home Depot at lunchtime and bought some suet cakes
(I found out I was out of them yesterday) and a robe hook. I dropped them off
at the house and ate the last link of onion sausage on bread with yellow
mustard.
When I got home, I retrieved the trash can, treated Caley
and then put a suet cake into the cage for the little woodpecker. I still haven’t
seen any birds at the new feeder, but I think they’re just nervous about the
change.
Back inside, I changed clothes and then installed the robe
hook on the inside of the office closet door. It’s not for a robe, but rather my
work pants when I am not wearing them, but they aren’t dirty enough to wash.
Then I played and worked on the computer. I worked on that
until the NBC Nightly News came on at 6:30 p.m.
After the news, I warmed up some meatloaf, turnips and baked
potato. I really should work on my microwave skills. I’m guessing I should have
warmed up the meatloaf part way first and then added the veggies to the plate
and took everything the rest of the way.
Instead, I put everything on the plate. I heated it up two
minutes, felt the meatloaf through the wax paper and turned it one another
minute. The upshot was I had screaming hot potatoes and turnips and lukewarm
meatloaf. Ah, well, live and learn.
Since it was Tuesday, it was my officially favorite night
for watching TV series! So, I watched NCIS and the NCIS – Los Angeles (I’m a
recent convert). When my NCIS orgy was over, I went to bed.
NCIS LA is good stuff...admit it!!
ReplyDeleteNo, I admit it. I didn't watch any of the spin-offs before, but I sorta fell into this one and I do like it.
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