Tues 10 Nov

Made it to choir practice last night. Had a day when my vision was less clear, so it was hard to see all the text in some of the songs with less bold print. Looking forward to an unscheduled day today outside of Strong Bodies at 9. Food: 7:55 am Large berry danish, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 9 Nov

Very nice trip to Mpls/St Paul to visit Kurt & Barb and get in some shopping. Toured the James J. Hill house and saw how the wealthy lived around the turn of the 20th century. Was surprised to see that they had electricity, indoor plumbing with hot/cold running water, toilets, showers as well as tubs. We have a whole week at home before visiting Laura in Madison on Saturday and then a week at the Ironwood VRBO. Food: 8:00 am Chocolate frosted cake donut, 102 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Thurs 5 Nov

Baked my spiced pumpkin bread yesterday so I can gift a loaf to Kurt and Barb and we can have a loaf at home. It's harder now to make the recipe because it makes two full loaves and isn't vegan, so we would have a hard time consuming the whole batch ourselves, so this was the perfect solution. Heading to Mpls today, staying in a hotel tonight, then joining Kurt and Barb for Fri-Sun. Food: 8:00 am 98 g pumpkin bread, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Wed 4 Nov

Finally an election day that went in a positive direction. Wisconsin will now have a democratic governor, no Tom Tiffany Trumper running our state. We were also able to flip both the state Senate and the Assembly democratic, so we shouldn't have roadblocks to all legislation. Nationally we were also able to flip the Senate. Now we will get Trump's tantrums. Food: 7:50 am 78 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Tues Nov 3

Official Election Day; hopefully will mean an end to all the ads and signs for awhile. It is nice not to watch TV so I haven't been as inundated as most folks. A prayer to the Lord that the elections will give us a step in the direction of sanity and fairness for all. Food: 7:55 am 78 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 2 Nov

Mick is planning a graveside service for Leone on Fri, Nov 13 at 10. Daughter will try to make it. We will do lunch at Legacy after. Emergency OBT board meeting tonight to discuss response to Salvation Army refusing admittance to the building to registered sex offenders who are part of the people we serve. Food: 7:55 am 73 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Sun1 Nov

Halloween is history. We had 209 Trick-or-Treaters before I got bored at 7:43 and turned off the light. Still going to be pretty mild today, so might try to get out for a hike. Daylight Savings Time ended, so evenings will get dark quicker for a long time again. Food: 7:40 am 88 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 101 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder