Today was the day for a couple egg mcmuffins at home, with sausage. Doug recently bought us a new toaster, with 4 slots, and that makes a world of difference for someone looking to have more than one mcmuffin at a time.
After we'd eaten, Doug suggested a wallk. "I'd like to take a long-ish walk and be home in time for kick-off. Do you want to come?" Aaah yes, it is football season.
It wasn't roasting hot out - just kind of warm with a nice breeze. I wondered what he meant by a "long-ish" walk.
I signed up to find out. Happy I did. Before we started the big walk, we were looking at how the morning glories have started to climb up the trees, and there is a super pretty white flowery thing in the yard this year that we have never had. Google lens told me it is sweet autumn clematis, and it is an invasive species native to southeast asia. Hmmmm. Well, the morning glories and the clematis are intertwining and growing up a tree. And it looks super cool.
Crossing the street, there is a house that has been for rent, and the former inhabitants left the garden in a wild state. The tenants before them were fastidious and careful gardeners, but these folks just let everything that was cultivated grow back volunteers, and now there are tomatoes and melons growing on the fence.
A few of the melons had fallen off and were shattered on the ground inside the fence. They were covered in ants, chewed by animals, and will probably seed for more melons next year.
My mother called while we were out so we paused at the gazebo in the park so I could call her back and see if it was an emergency. It was not. She was concerned I had not paid her lot rent, but I did. We were on the phone together when I did it on August 27th. She just didn't remember.
Continuing our walk, we had a good time. Several little free libraries along the way, and walked in through a neighborhood I'd never been to, which had some cool social trails that I'm sure the kids in the neighborhoods all use to get around. Neat area.
There was a series of townhouses, all really nice and well established, some with some exceptionally beautiful decks in the back. And ... one had recently caught fire.
Around here, townhouses are often listed as "single family homes" on Zillow even though townhouse has its own category for searching. These are not single family homes. But I digress.
These are honestly places I never would want to live. The townhouse was gutted, and the two units on either side obviously suffered some major damage out front (and probably inside). Busted windows, ruined decks, melted siding. And it is such a drag. At least, if you have a single family home and your neighbor's home catches on fire, you stand a decent chance of your place not getting torched as well.
Which is why I get mad at zillow. There are so many places here that are townhomes, so so many. Don't pollute my searches with your not-a-house option.
We walked past a tree that down low was absolutely looking like it should be cut down. Great big open gaping screaming holes, but, the entire top, the canopy, was gorgeous and lush. It looked like it was ready to talk to us.
Doug looked at a lot of trees in front yards talking about what he wants to buy and plant out front. We have two giant empty squares up front and he'd like a pair of matching trees, like two Japanese Maples. I want an area for a wildflower garden.
One of the big issues with our new house is a fully well established Black Walnut tree in the backyard.
Black Walnut trees are not good neighbors - they kill gardens thanks to a toxic chemical they put out called juglone, you can't plant things too close to them, it just won't work.
You can plant certain things if you're educated about it. Yes to forsythia, no to lilacs. And up in the front of the house, things are far enough away that it should not be a problem not matter what we plant.
I'll let him determine things, but I think I'm going to get my way with raised garden beds because we'll not want to fight with juglone and garden death.
The long-ish walk was leisurely and nice, and over two miles. Hell yeah. Way to start the day.
Football was consumed and I decided at 3pm to go ahead and get some boxes.
I went to the county liquor store, bought beer and vinho verde to show I was a legit consumer of the products and not just a box grubber. They gave me 3 boxes. I was disappointed. Then, oh yes - I remembered to get my bloodwork done.
There was also a pedicure but that's a story, perhaps tomorrow.
I marinated some chicken breasts, grilled them, we had a couple different side salad things like pasta salad, macaroni salad, and I'd picked up this cute chickpea mix at Aldi the other day. A perfect summer meal.
More football.
Doug cut up some peaches and soaked them in some booze and sugar. We had that over vanilla ice cream. I only wanted a little but he served me up a giant assed bowl like I don't have type 2 diabetes.
I ate it. and it was delightful
Anyway. A big full fun day was had. And my toes look great. Digits! Below.
digits
exercise: 12/12 hours. big walk. 50 min/2.23 miles; 12k+ steps by bedtime.
blood glucose:
9am: 134
5:30pm: 109
10pm: 167
food & meds:
9am: jardiance+phentermine
10:30am: egg mcmuffin at home
2pm: met+glip
3:30pm: 2 reeses pb cups
6:45pm: chicken breast strips grilled, a scoop of Pasta salad, macaroni salad, and chickpea salad on the side
8:30pm: peaches & vanilla ice cream. met+glip
vinho verde
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