Today, I finally got to the 2 smaller eggplants from a
monthly visit to our Park from a food pantry. Did the Shake ‘n Bake thing in
the toaster oven, and will pick on those slices/spears (did a few of both) from
now throughout the weekend.
Today I'm spending most of the day gathering paperwork backup and
making some copies where needed, for an annual visit to the county offices. That
means bank statements, SS reward letter, rent payment history, utility payment
records, and lots more. Must renew the food stamps (little as it is, $16, I
count on it), the energy assistance, and the Medicare premium assistance. They
will document everything including the SS increase (slight) and the space rent
increase (slight).
I was way behind in packing/documenting our handmade items
for the local needy so yesterday I made sure I did that. Packed 4 more big
13-gal bags to turn over for distribution on Friday at the morning session. One of our members, who’s been here just about as long as I’ve had
it, will then take it to her contact who will take it to the priest. The hats,
scarves and gloves will warm some more in need over the coming months. It takes
me a while to gather, document, pack and label the bags.
The reason I tend to
drag my feet is on this is that my legs drag afterwards! I do better moving on
them and walking on them than I do standing in place. Along the way, I’ve
finished 2 of our baby jackets for the needy.
The day before, I took the time to mix up a half gallon from
the dry milk I get from a food pantry. I’ve finally worked out the proportion
to what I like and an easy way to measure/mix it. When I bring that milk home, I usually transfer it to peanut butter jars
within a day or so, with wax paper under the lids, to keep it undetected by “them.”
So to mix it, in a big bowl, I dump one peanut butter jar of dry milk and three of cold water,
and whisk it. I used to use wooden spoons and such to mix but they didn’t take
all the lumps out. The whisk is perfect for this!
Rolling along...
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