I think my immune system needs a huge boost. About 2 weeks ago I had what I thought was food poisening but what could have been a stomach virus that is going around. Took me a week to get my taste back and begin to feel "right". Yesterday morning I awoke with infected sinuses. I haven't had a bout with sinuses since 2009 when I was in Yellowstone.
I was a expecting a new photography student at 1:00 p.m., soooooooo I quickly gave the inside of the condo a facelift so that the lady wouldn't be put off by my complete lack of housekeeping skills. Then I started wishing she would be late. She arrived at 12:45 p.m. She is a really sweet lady. She doesn't know much of anything about photography, she just takes photos of her family and likes to take photos of her grandson playing soccer. She has a sweet little camera, Olympus E650 with 2 lenses. At first she considered buying a new camera because the one she has blinks at her when she wants to take a photo. With a lot of careful probing, I discovered she doesn't know how to set the camera to take photos. What she knows is what other people have told her. That can be good and bad. Well, we looked at the Canon Rebels and didn't find anything she wanted at the price she was going to have to pay. Then we talked a little about photography, i.e. the rule of thirds, aperatures, ISO, etc. She seemed to be absorbing all this and even took notes. Finally, we got around to examining her camera. I looked at the book and showed her how to set her speed and aperature and the ISO. Not too complicated when you know how to do this. Then I showed her a few basic things about Elements 8/9. Once again she seemed to absorb all this and took some more notes. It seems I was answering some of her questions before she knew what questions to ask. She left feeling happy (my goal) about herself and her camera. AND, she promised to practice, practice and call me if she ran into trouble.
I love it when the day turns out great. Soooooooooo I earned $25.00 for the session, then went to the grocery store and spent $24.00!!!!!!!!
I awoke this morning with a head that felt like it weighed like a ton. I didn't want anything - not even coffee!! I decided to make Chicken Soup. Somewhere in my past I must have been a Jewish mother because I believe Chicken Soup will cure anything!! I did this in stages. First, I put the chicken into a large pot, added a gallon of water, one peeled onion, one carrot and one stalk of celery. I got things cooking and then went back to bed. I always cook the broth 4 hours. I awoke 4 hours later, strained the broth and saved the chicken and threw everything else out. I put the strained broth back into the pot and added 1 cup of brown rice, 1 Knorr chicken boullion cube and 2 Knorr beef bouillion cubes, and some sea salt. I got that boiling again and then started working on the veggies. I added once bunch of chopped green onions, 3 stalks of chopped celery, about 5 carrots, chopped or sliced, and half a bunch of fresh chopped parsley. I let all that cook for another 2 hours and then added the chopped up meat from the chicken. OH, I forgot - I added 4 oz. of Pace Picante sauce, medium hot. I finally got to eat about 2:30 p.m. and ate 2 bowls full. There is nothing better or more soothing than Chicken Soup when you are sick. I ate 2 more bowls full and then filled 4 plactic containers with the left overs.
Well, this day is not ending perfect but I'm alive and my belly is full of chicken soup and I have plenty of kleenex to take care of all the snuffing and sneezing and I have a roof over my head and a bed to sleep in. What more could I want?? Someone to please come in and wash the dirty dishes!!!!!!
I think I will spend some time reading one of the mysterys I brought home from the library last Friday before I try to go to bed.
Hope everyone is feeling well and giving someone a hug!!
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