As we were running out of dishes, I heated a pan of water and washed most of dishes - after first washing the apples the furry friends had been cavorting in. Most of dishes washed. Most of apples in frig drawer. Large bowl of apples awaiting their turn to be stewed. Supper was chicken/feta/ salsa salad for me and added tomato and sweet peppers for R.

Response to blue blood: one possibility is the iron in blood reacted with white glaze ingredients to form blue! That has interesting possibilities. A couple suggestions on how to do testing for this. When the weather is warmer and the energy level better. And a british response: "You have just proved beyond doubt that you are definitely a cut above the rest of us!
Yours in awe and wonder." Great for a hearty laugh at 10 pm! I am delighted to learn that there is definitely iron in my blood; I am not anemic!

Need the large pot for apples. Thought of heating water in crock pot but cannot plug in anything else. So put the cast iron pot on stove for water warming. Will do apples when I get to it. May try to make some more pots first- large mugs, small teapots and medium sized pitchers, she says hopefully.

We did not cough during the night and I hoped it was gone but --- not yet. Only take heart from, so far, diminished. Lack of pain in shoulder and improved mobility is an incredible relief. Even driving back from the country - shifting gears - did not aggravate it, nor did washing the dishes and apples!

6F and sunny today. Nowhere I need to go! 38 days to.... I put new batteries into the indoor/outdoor thermometer today but darned if I am going to open the back door to put it outside. On the floor next to the back door, it is 60. On the desk next to me, 67. Little heater blowing on my feet keeps them from turning to ice.