”A man is getting old w’en he walks around a puddle instead of through it.”
Today will be a short musing. I have a huge list of chores. Friends are coming to dinner. It has been a while since I have entertained. It will be a game night.
The deck needs sweeping as it is filled with acorns. Nala does her best to clear the deck by bringing the acorns inside the house. The air was blue with cursing when I stepped on one with my bare feet.
Last night got cold. I even had to shut the windows. It was down to the mid 60’s. The change was delightful. Right now it is cloudy and a bit damp though no rain is predicted. It is 70° but feels chillier. The sun is working its way through the clouds. I’m rooting for the sunshine.
When I was a kid, the summer seemed to last forever. Every day was filled. I loved all the sun, but I also loved summer rains. I remember kicking the water in the sort of river running along the road beside the sidewalk. The water arced left and right as I kicked. My sneakers got so soaked they bubbled at the toes. I loved both a downpour and a gentle summer rain.
I bought Oreos the other day. I can’t remember the last time I ate Oreos. They were our go to cookies when I was kid. Back then there was only one variety, your plain regular Oreos. Now there are just so many choices. I am a purist at heart, but I consider doubt stuffed to be the younger brother of the original, just bigger and stronger. My sisters used to sit on the back step, pull the Oreos apart, scrape off the cream with their teeth, the best method to eat the cream, and give Duke, our boxer, the cookies. My Oreos did not disappoint.
Well, I need to start on that extensive to-so list. I wished for elves, but they didn’t surprise me the way they surprised the shoemaker.
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August 8, 2024 at 5:49 pm
Hi Kat,
Today should be the warmest day so far this year at 104°. Of course the humidity is low at 33%.
Oreo’s are my favorite also. The double stuffed are nice, but I’m a purest when it comes to cookies. Some folks like to split them and eat the cream separately. Others like to dip them in milk. I just like them right out of the package. When I was a kid, my mother would sometimes buy Hydrox cookies when they were on sale. They just didn’t do it for me. They are no longer in business. Another favorite are the Keebler vanilla cookie with the chocolate cream inside. Truth be known, I’m a junk food addict. 🙂 My wife says that I eat like a five year old.
August 8, 2024 at 10:29 pm
Hi Bob,
In figure we have reached the stage in our lives when we ought to enjoy any food we love.
Right now it is 65° here. It rained earlier but not so much that we had to come inside from the deck. The umbrella kept us dry.
My father was a Hydrox man. He loved to dip them into milk. You and he could have been food buddies as he also had a sweet tooth. I am not a big cookies eater, but I will happily eat homemade cookies.