Tues 31 Oct

Happy Halloween! And the first accumulating snowfall of the season with about an inch down and still falling. Nice day to stay at home and nest. Food: 7:55 am Cheese danish, 105 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 30 Oct

Eric is still under Covid protocols, if not still actively sick, so he won't be at OBT today but the Daves should be there. Only 24° this morning, brrrr! Bob broke down and turned on the heat. Food: 8:00 am Peach danish, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 29 Oct

The month is waning, the cold is here. Trick or Treat on Tuesday evening. Cantored yesterday evening so free day today. Food: 8:15 am 107 g pumpkin cinnamon roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 28 Oct

The cold weather has moved in, to stay for awhile unfortunately. David was at the market today in person, and he will not be doing the winter market regularly. He is suffering some of the aches and pains of joints, and he is having an endoscopy/colonoscopy next week for some other issues so he's slowing down. It's been a long, good run and maybe this will force us to start eating healthier breakfasts. Food: 9:20 am 98 g pumpkin cinnamon roll, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 27 Oct

Cold feeling a bit accelerated today, but maybe a surge before the end? Tired of being sort of sick. Food: 7:55 am Apple turnover, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 26 Oct

Rain again; it's been a wet week, but mild temps to offset it a bit. Soul food was good last night; I could eat that duck gumbo as my comfort food often. Food: 8:00 am 85 g chocolate chip scone, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 25 Oct

Scale is continuing it's gradual downward trend, thankfully. Motivates me to continue to be watchful. Haircut this afternoon. Food: 8:05 am Chocolate chip scone, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 24 Oct

Supposed to rain all day today, so I'll be lapping the living room for steps. Need to make a point to remember my 5 pm OBT board meeting. Food: 8:05 am 86 g peach coffee cake, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 23 Oct

Had a lovely weekend in Door County with amazing fall color. Picked up my cream scones from the Town Hall Bakery, increased my supply of Macintosh apples for sauce, collected several other goodies, got in nice hikes every day. Breakfasted on caramel rolls from the bakery, lunches at Chef's Hat and Julie's, dinners at the Mill Supper Club and Island Fever. Scale is up a pound or so, but back to work today. Food: 8:00 am 83 g pecan coffee cake, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 20 Oct

Heading to Door Co for the weekend, hoping for some nice color and hiking though we may encounter rain. My cold is in the drippy stage at present with some sneezing and coughing. Bob is sounding a little better with lest chest sound to his cough. Hopefully we'll both mend soon. Food: 8:00 am Apple turnover, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 19 Oct

Inevitably I caught the cold Bob has had for a week now. As yet, it's early stages and doesn't seem too bad and hopefully if I take good care of it, it will improve quickly. Would be a shame if we are both feeling poorly in Door Co. Food: 8:00 am Apple turnover, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 18 Oct

Weather has stayed relatively mild this week, temps in seasonable 50s. Hopefully it will be nice for hiking this weekend in Door Co. Looking forward to it. Food: 8:00 am Baked apple cider donut, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 17 Oct

Poor Bob is still suffering from a bad cold. It's tough for him and tough to watch. Gotta gather my financial info before 10 am to do a Zoom call with a financial counselor. I may find out that I don't have enough assets to qualify for their services. Food: 7:55 am Iced cinnamon roll, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 16 Oct

Need to make a new "100" card for Leone as that one got misplaced and Mick is going to frame the "100", "101", and "102" with space for the "103" for her. I took her the knee brace from Aldi at Mick's request yesterday and she really likes it. Because it just Velcros on, it's easier to put on and off and infinitely adjustable. Glad it's working for her so far. Still waiting for myself to hear from SPO regarding an appointment. Food: 8:05 am Baked apple cider donut, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 15 Oct

Nice day trip to Madison yesterday. The rain was done so we drove in sunshine til about Portage, and even in the clouds it was decent in Madison. Lunched at La Brioche and split an enormous chocolate eclair for dessert. (Had a ham and asparagus omelette, quite low calorie count, so I didn't feel too guilty.) Did the usual TJs, Costco, Woodman's run and stopped briefly at Smart Motors, 10 min before they closed, to talk about possible cars. Sounds like if we get our name on a serious list, we might be able to get a Corolla hybrid or a Prius in about a year or so. Looked online when we got home, and I think I'd prefer a Corolla hybrid because I could get the moon roof whereas Prius doesn't offer it. Food: 8:00 am 134 g iced cinnamon roll, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 14 Oct

Rain stopped and sun's peeking through. Walked to the market on a windy morning, but no David. Not really surprised, as he would have had to have been baking yesterday when it rained all day, not really ideal conditions for baking. Did get a few squash and some of Henry's wife's apple cider donuts. Food: 9:00 am Chocolate Malt-o-Meal, 1/2 c skim milk, 84 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 13 Oct

Haven't had a Friday the 13th for awhile; fitting that it's near Halloween. Always makes me think of my mom who died on a Friday the 13th. Very rainy day today, predicted to last all day. Will have to really motivate myself to go out for Body Pump, but I can do it. Food: 8:10 am Chocolate Malt-O-Meal, 86 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 12 Oct

Cool morning again. Plan to go visit Aunt Leone this morning now that she's home if I get the go-ahead from Mick. Painted a jack-o-lantern picture at the Plover Library yesterday with Maggie. It's been a very busy week and I was tired yesterday evening. No rest today with Bootstrap and HSP Evening of Renewal tonight. Food: 8:00 am Honey bear, 86 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 11 Oct

Leone is coming home from River Pines today; Mick just stopped by to pick up the gait belt to have on hand if needed. A friend of his had a shower chair and some other equipment they will use, and Hospice provided a hospital bed. Sounds like theyr'e good to go. Food: 8:00 am Bear claw, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 10 Oct

Today I get my knees xrayed and a massage in the afternoon, committee meeting at 5. I made enough mac n cheese yesterday to repeat today so I don't have to worry about making dinner before or after the meeting. Dr. Dominii will read the xrays and get back to me whether I will need to see an orthopedist at this time. Food: 8:00 am Chocolate nut brioche twist, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 9 Oct

Curling was fun and I managed to do it the normal way, except I needed help every single time to get to my feet after releasing the stone. All your weight is on the foot with the slider, and I just didn't have the strength/confidence to straighten to standing without the stabilization of the coach's hand. I was proud because when we played 2 ends, I got 3 stones in the house (with the help of some good sweeping). We won't make the commitment to join and play for real, partially because we'd miss at least a month of the season. We booked a month in Denia, Spain from Jan 28-Feb 26 at a nice flat in a complex right next to the sea. Excited! Food: 8:05 am Just black coffee - lab work for physical at 9:30

Sun 8 Oct

Tonight we learn to curl. Finally remembered to sign up for a session before they were past. Hopefully it will be fun (and not painful). Food: 8:00 am Peach danish, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 7 Oct

Chilly morning to walk to the Farmer's Market - upper 30s! Puffy jacket and gloves weather. David had pumpkin cream cheese cinnamon rolls and a lemon drizzled concoction in addition to his regular stock, and I had to get the honey bears at it looks like a perfect batch. Food: 8:55 am Pumpkin cream cheese cinnamon roll, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 6 Oct

Exhausting day yesterday. Walked to Lillian D'Ercole's memorial service at Holy Spirit which was very good and well-attended by parishioners and Suzuki folks, grabbed a sandwich and cookie to eat while walking home and didn't have a very long time before Bootstrap called and asked if I could come a little early as they were swamped. Worked steadily for 3 1/2 hours filling orders and pickups with barely a moment to stand still for a deep breath. Afterwards, Bob and I went to Metro for our Covid and flu vaccine shots. I was way too tired to cook, so we went out to the new Roth Supper Club/Pizzeria to try their pizza and I emailed Carol that I was begging off from the Social Justice meeting. Came home after supper and had all of my Duo to do, as well as Animal Crossing. Read for a very short time before getting in the hot tub and bed. Worked on exercising my shot arm with a 2 lb. weight while doing Duo and AC; seems to have helped as the arm isn't too sore today. Food: 8:00 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Cluster cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 5 Oct

The cooler weather is creeping upon us. Right now it's just 49° and tomorrow the higns are only predicted in the 40s. Had a really nice time at the Loggers and Lagers last night, though my scale took a jump today in response to beer and salty brisket. Feeling a little salt-bloated, so hoping that jump is a temporary thing. Also didn't have a poop yesterday which could contribute. Food: 8:10 am Creamy buckwheat hot cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 1/4 c dried blueberries, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 4 Oct

Loggers and Lagers tonight, beer and good Rockman's food. I should make sure I eat lightly in preparation. This year we'll know we can bring unopened beers home so we don't have to open a beer at every course. We will meet the Beckers and sit with them again this year, so that is something to look forward to as well. Food: 7:55 am Chocolate nut brioche, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 3 Oct

Last forecast day in the 80s (for now), then temperatures gradually getting back to more seasonal normal. Wore shorts today to enjoy the last little vestige of summer. Food: 7:55 am Raisin chocolate snail, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 2 Oct

Yesterday was a truly beautiful fall day, with temperatures into the 80s, abundant sunshine. We made good use of the day by driving up to the Ice Age Trail beyond Wausau for a lovely hike, then having dinner on the terrace of Tine and Barrel in Weston. Today also promises to be lovely. Food: 7:55 am Peach danish, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 1 Oct

Reunion is now a thing of the past. It went quite well, and seemed well-attended. Got to see a lot of folks I haven't seen for a very long time and chat with some I never previously spent much time with. Cindy Rowe sat next to me at dinner and we talked travel. Dinner was quite good, nobody seemed to drink obnoxiously. Food: 8:00 am Blueberry danish, 104 g blackberries, coffee