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Our patio has gone through many iterations over the past 29 years.  When we first moved in, we were poor.  Our budget was tight so we had to be content with the grass and shadowbox fences with the neighbors.  We knew we always wanted a patio and saved up for it.  I want to say we paid $1200 for a paver patio.  We picked out the huge 18"x18" slate look pavers from Lowe's and got a patio set that was an ambitious size.  It was nice to have a space to relax outside and have a little flower bed where our pooch would happily walk up to smell the flowers.  After a year or two of constantly having people catch our eye as they walked their dogs or themselves, we said it was time for a fence with a gate.  I think it was around $700 back then.  Damn those prices make me nostalgic! Over the years, we had various outdoor area rugs, curtains on the fences to cover gaps, tropical hibiscus trees during our Hawaii years to remind us of our second home. ...

What I'm Reading (and Eating) This Week #40

Happy Friday everyone.  Finally made it!

We've had some good dinners this week to get us set for movie watching.

Monday we had Spicy Maple Chicken, Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Green Beans which was amazing.




Tuesday was Butternut Squash Ravioli with Roasted Broccoli




Hump Day brought us Sweet and Spicy Salmon with Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Curry Cauliflower



Last night was Peanut Chicken Stir Fry.




Now let's dish on...

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3 Simple Self-Care Strategies to Give Your Digestive System a Break  (Doing #1 now, working on #2 for better #2's)


Eyelid Dermatitis: What Doctors Need You to Know  (I get this like clockwork the beginning of Fall and Spring.)


Dreading a Dark Winter Lockdown? Think Like a Norwegian  (No but for those who do.  For me...bring on ALL of the winter and cozy!)

40+ Easy Fall Casseroles for Cozy, Comforting Dinners  (Eyeing some of these for cooking night)


20 Stunning Photos of New England in the Fall   (We were at the first pic almost a year ago.  *heavy sigh*  We've been to 7 of them, time to add some more when restrictions lift.)

Parrots in wildlife park moved after swearing at visitors  (Can I have one for my front porch?)

Father of the Bride 3 (ish) (Best 25 minutes you can watch this week!!  We've been waiting for this for decades!  The original Father of the Bride was our first movie date and most of our wedding had elements from the movie including dancing to Steve Tyrell's version of The Way You Look Tonight.)

ā€˜Father of the Bride,’ the Pandemic and Me  (Nancy Myers talks about making the Father of the Bride sequel and what parts of herself she projected onto George Banks.  Only read AFTER you watched the previous link!)

I'm ready for the first weekend of October.  We've already started our horror movie watching about a week ago with Pet Semetary, Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloweentown.  Last weekend, I thought maybe we'd go paddling this weekend but it's going to be a high of 55 which means like 45 at the time we'd get there.  I don't think we have enough color to make it worth getting nippley over just yet.  Who knows, maybe we'll end up in another state again...or not.

Any plans for the weekend?

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  1. This week went by super fast but I am not complaining at all about that. So glad it's the weekend and happy that we made it to October!

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  2. What a week...glad it's behind all of us now. Just came back from a long drive in the country with the dogs. First time I've gone the long route in quite a while. It's a wee bit too chilly though with the windows open and no real change of colors yet. We're due in about 2 weeks so I'll take them out there again. I'm doing laundry today and putting together a neat little table I bought. The rest of the weekend is typical stuff with grocery shopping and work. I'd say doing house stuff but I make no promises at this point. LOL And I WILL make my banana bread today (she said for the past three weeks)!
    Have a super duper weekend! =o)

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