Day 137 - 07312020

The last day of July. What a day!

This morning I went to browse at Rite Aid I hardly go to this particular store and I felt sorry for the people who works there and the people who shop there too. Why? When I about to walk in the store I saw two guys talking without masks on outside and a girl just walking out the store with some chips toward the talking guys. And then as I walked in the store, a young man with chips in hand walking toward me and saying some F words. I had to pretend that I didn't hear it and swiftly walked to a different aisle. When I walked out the store I saw the girl who was just bought the chips eating outside the store without the mask of course and two of the guys were gone. I suspected they probably sharing the masks. I knew that I shouldn't judge, but they were all buying chips and how did their money from!? The reason that I went to Rite Aid just for killing some time before the stores of Five Below and MINISO were open. Which days earlier, it posted on their door was 10:00am. Therefore, when it was about 10:00am I walked back from Rite Aid and found both of the stores' open hour been pushed back another hour open at 11:00am!! Relentless I went to my next destination the gas station station once more saw people without the mask on. Oh when on the way to my car I saw a guy walking out the bank without masks on and then I heard him grumbling and took a mask out from his car and walked into the bank again and he had a young boy waiting for him in the car alone. What a great model! I hated to say that but today all the people I saw without masks on were all Hispanic.
I forgot about purchased toothpaste. Aw! 


The garlic is the secret of Gourmet food.

Day 136 - 07302020

"During nesting both the male and female take turns sitting on the eggs. The male usually takes the day shift and the female sits on the eggs at night."
Mommy bird was watching me alertly, I could sense it.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157762758579755&set=a.10155766122904755&type=3&theater&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&notif_id=1596145002605072

It happened again, At Albertsons' AD stated something was on sale the products were nowhere to be found especially meat. I need to remind myself not to trust them anymore.

Day 135 - 07292020

It was a misery. Last night I bought the fly swatter and stand mixer online finally. Everything went fine, I got the confirmation email. But minutes later I got another email said one of the item that I purchased was cancelled due to out of stock. So quickly I wrote a feedback to complain about it. After sending the feedback I checked the order status and I found the item was cancelled was the fly swatter not the mixer. I read it wrong by cancelled item was the mixer! Immediately I had to send another feedback to correct it, but still not happy about the product shows in stock but actually is not! And then I tried to turn off the computer, but accidentally click the restart button instead of the turn off button! What a night!

And to my surprise, I didn't receive anything answer or explanation about my complaint feedback to the Homedepot.

Day 134 - 07282020

My poor right thumb had been injured for twice.
And today  I got cut on my left index finger, ouch!

Still struggling on whether should or shouldn't I buy the stand mixer. Though I have found one that is not that expensive as the big brand new ones. But what if I regret after I bought it or only use it once and put away and hardly use it again! That happened to me many times before. Besides this one come with three addition attachments! 
FINALLY! IMADE THE ORDER FOR ALONG WITH THE FLY SWATTER. ACTUALLY THE FLY SWATTER WAS THE ORIGINAL THING THAT I NEED TO BUY. ANYWAY WAITING FOR MY ORDER TO ARRIVE IN THE STORE FOR ME TO PICK UP!

Day 133 - 07272020

A feather from different perspectives, it looks completely different. 


Rose that was bitten before it can have a chance to grow. 
https://www.facebook.com/alice.chen.10048379/posts/10157756193194755?comment_id=10157756443639755&notif_id=1595912425007619&notif_t=feed_comment

Tomorrow's project Chocolate Almond Biscotti and maybe the peanut milk candy too.

Day 132 - 07262020 Sunday

The makeover I re-bake them for my not so successful bread that I made the other day with chocolate glaze.

A feeling of my life has been frozen and lost in the mist not moving forward.
I am blessed to be part of the prayer meeting leading team and daily devotions team. Or else.

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Lyric Video - Hillsong UNITED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9nwe9_xzw

Day 131 - 07252020

When a house is getting older it just like a getting older human being every single part of the household  will start deteriorating  The difference is the parts can be replaced or the house can even be rebuilt.

To buy or not to buy that is the question the stand mixer? I will myself one more day to make the decision. Actually, I do need this device, but it kind of bulky and heavy. Where I can put it? Not that I don't have any space for it. But a permanent location I probably have to move it around all the time.

Next time I should have the kids to decide what to order the food for me. Every time, whatever they ordered it tasted better than mine!

Thank God

Last night I was so frustrated and desperate!
I know that I am not a perfect mom or a good chef or wonderful baker.
But when sometimes you see what I cook and bake the kids are really appreciated. And I didn't want waste the leftovers I still cook fresh food every day for them therefore I have to eat all the leftovers myself with tears in my heart. I prepare them with all my strength and love! I was kind of telling myself tomorrow I will tell them don't ever eat any food that I prepare anymore live on your own from now on and then I fell asleep.
Praise the Lord I didn't say that to them. I will never do or say anything like that to ruin our relationships. As usual for Saturday we ordered takeout, which, as usual, my oldest son always treated us. And we had a merry happy meal time together.
I guess that I still need a lot more patient and wisdom and skill especially in preparing food!
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_0tD1UhR2aDOa0ybFAqkmulgrx8dDhWA

Day 130 - 07242020

Today I approve that a man are not capable to do grocery shopping alone. When I shop at sprouts a man and his shopping cart blocked the whole milk section while he was apparently trying to figure out what kind of milk was the right to have for a long time. And I was of course 6 feet away from him waiting patiently. How long did I wait? Longer enough enough that the store worker came to ask me do I need any help. I told him that I was waiting to get the milk and I can wait without any problem. Then the worker went to the guy asked him did he need any help. The guy answered he was looking for something 0% I had no clue what was he talking about neither the store worker. The guy then took out the phone and made a phone call right at the milk section. To whom? I didn't know. Maybe his mom or wife or girlfriend or partner something about the milk. After a while he went away at last. So I went to get one bottle of milk and a carton of heavy whipping cream. When I turned around to leave the same guy came again standing next to me with less than 6 feet away from me, terrible! Man!

Went to browse around Burlington the first since more than four months ago. It looked very different, it's kind of empty I don't know are they trying to make tidier, simpler or is that like the sign that said expecting exciting new look or was new products. Anyway, didn't find anything that I need. What shop most there are kitchen goods, but that section is very hollow. And I also want to shop at Five Below and MINISO that both open late like ten o'clock so I didn't get to go.

Will make blueberry, banana ice cream since I bought a new ice cream scoop the other day and I was craving for the ice cream for a long time.

Day 129 - 07232020

Finally, I get to shop for the fly swatter which checked that at Home Depot they have in stock. And it clearly said which isle and bay number where you can find it. But there was not so ask the stuff he said they don't sale it also he said they have the electrical ones which was not I am trying to have it. When I got home, I went to their website and check one more time the information about they have carried them were gone! I bought a Rosemary plant and Venus Flytrap from Home Depot. 

One of thing that happens when you are getting older short term memory loss. This morning after I had done the grocery shopping and checked my iPad was charging and the battery was only 60% charged. The first came into my was why was the iPad fully charged and that I forgot to unplug this morning. A couple hours later I suddenly remembered that I charged my iPad this morning before I left home to shop! Oh for crying out loud. Getting old can be frustrating, but relax and laugh at yourself sometimes!

If our center was not closed for this pandemic. I wondered will there be as many things or feelings that will come into my life that I be able to share. At work most of the time is doing the same old thing and seeing the same old people over and over again.

Day 128 - 07222020

Pray for God comfort those who were sick and the healing for them.. Also keep their family strong and healthy.

A 97 ¢ cantaloupe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157743736739755&set=pcb.10157743736909755&type=3&theater

Made a nutty, fruity oatmeal bread not quite successful don't even want to take a picture of it.

Again, I need good quality of camcorder/camera, microphone and stand mixer!

My baby scallion and potato and ginger are growing.

Day 127 - 07212020

Cleaned a little tiny bit of our living room. It is a hard work.
When you are getting older you are not just reminiscing a lot. Another thing is you will try to save everything, even a takeout container you think that we may use it some other time. Unless it is really trash otherwise they are treasure.

Every individual is a work of artistic creation  Leaves that from the same tree at different stage of life they look different they are preciously elegant.  https://www.facebook.com/alice.chen.10048379/posts/10157741067659755?notif_id=1595384842969291&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic

I wanted to make bread like fruity, nutty oatmeal bread tomorrow.

Need to do the grocery shopping tomorrow this be the second trip of this week.

Day 126 - 07202020

There were at least two times that when I felt sleepy, I went to brush my teeth. And I spot a cockroach of course I smashed it. Then I felt refreshed so I stayed up more a bit after. Funny maybe I need some workout or entertainment to keep me sober.

Can you tell the particular way of the scallion germinating!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157738564569755&set=pcb.10157738565129755&type=3&theater

Now that whenever I went grocery shopping I tended buy more food than we need! The feeling of insecurity and doesn't really enjoy staying anywhere besides my own home.

Tomorrow's project living room.

Day 125 - 07192020 Sunday

I remembered when I was little I usually ate the eyes of the fish. Now my eyesight is not perfect like 20/20 at least I don't need the glasses to see. Is that because the fish eyes that I eat or I was born like that!? I have no clue! I also ate the brain of the fish!! So what's that mean!? Ha-ha!

I baked two pounds of cod and I thought that was too much, maybe I should cook half of it. But somehow I ended up baked it all. When it was done and I took it out of the oven. It looked like only one pound of less it shrank!

Feeling bored so I had a candy today!

Eight o'clock and it was not dark outside how I wish that everyday is like this.

Hometown

少小離家老大回，鄉音無改鬢毛催。
兒童相見不相識，笑問客從何處來。
I am from Taiwan and lived in Pingtung the southern Taiwan the longest, therefore I consider it as my hometown. We moved to Pingtong since 5th grade. Before that we used to live in Hualien and Kaohsiung.
After graduated from high school I went to Taipei where is the northern Taiwan for one year of cram school. I know Taiwan is not that big, so southern and northern was not too far from each other. To me that was my way of running away from my home and my past. Not that I had a terrible past but I just want to get away from my old self. To be free and independent. But in the other side of me, I was so longing that there will be someone to love, protect and cherish me. There I met my first boyfriend. One year later I took the college entrance exam and stayed in Taipei for college and my boyfriend then went to school Taichung in central Taiwan. Long distance love didn't last long, he broke up with me after.
After I graduated from college, I then met my ex-husband at my first job. We dated for three or four I thought I was too old to be single and I didn't think I could have another couple years to find another partner so we married. Yes, that kind of person if you don't say no to me then I will never say no to you. Before we decided to get married, I moved back to my hometown for a decent job. Another long distance love, but this time I had a chance to transfer to my company's branch in Taipei. From there we stayed for one or two years, then my ex decided that we should go back to school and study abroad. That was then 1994 and how I came to America. Yes, again, I am that kind of person won't move until I was forced to. We were married you understood!
We stayed in New Jersey for four years. After I graduated from graduate school and found a job, but only worked for couples of months, then moved to the west coast in 1998 where we lived until now. In California I changed three jobs. I consider California as my second hometown now I have been living here longer than in Pingtong. In 1999 we bought the house that we lived in now and that's also the when the price of the house start to hike.
In 2005 I the one yes filed divorce. The beginning of a real independent woman with two little kids. By the way the kids' dad went back to Taiwan in 1997. Another won't last long, long distance relationship!
I missed my mom, my sister and my niece dearly. I don't know that I would ever go back to Taiwan again! I still remembered when I moved from Pingtung to Taipei after married my mom said to me now I felt that you were married and left home for real that made me tearing down.

Day 124 - 07182020

Ran out of bread and I didn't want to go out so I made my own bread. Or was that the other way around. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157730668564755&set=a.10155766122904755&type=3&theater

When looking back some videos that I recorded myself sharing and singing. I sounded kind of different from now. Five years ago and I totally forgot about it. Now that I sometimes lead the prayer meeting and daily devotion sharing. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCkVKiEIxTYA-K78GuXKBwLg%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3gQWowKNuHX2cAtrXpkgdMv_7EgcZcYuBa1vRamiNgVyveE4mOo7AcSxQ&h=AT0S1ym6caqNXd09W7QN2-HK0DlertBBjk5zQRLdQzZcwkpNOAoZQ4I11w9nZleARUtxX56080GUtJMp1MFmjlHkGT6nQkClT4ZgaJZWJAB-i0T0h0GFMeU0O3Kmd0KEE17EQr-Ny4yU

Day 123 - 07172020

Daily Devotion
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rxcQl8niXu0

Four months passed since our center closed. I remembered at the beginning I was joking that if everyone were warning masks then I didn't need to. 

Timing, garlic needs to be planted at cool temperatures.
" Wherever you plant, keep in mind garlic requires cool temperatures of 32° to 50°F during its first two months of growth. Cool temperatures at planting time are important for garlic to establish its extensive root system."

Spacing, onion and such need space in between when planted if you want a good size of it.
"If you're planting for a harvest of green onions, they can be as little as 2 inches apart. For normal "medium"-sized onions, 3 to 4 inches is appropriate; for extra-large varieties, 4 to 5 inches."

07172020 Devotion

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rxcQl8niXu0

Good morning brothers and sisters, this is Alice from HarvestLA. Today is Friday, July 17th, 2020. I welcome you to join our daily devotion on Psalm 149.
Let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we praise You and we love You, please prepare our hearts to worship You, in Jesus's name we pray Amen!

Let's sing today's bible verses. Just kidding. Psalm 149
1 Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. 
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 
3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. 
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. 
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds. 
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, 
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 
8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, 
9 to carry out the sentence written against them— this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the Lord.

Psalms are composed of sacred songs or poems meant to be sung. How I wish that I was able to sing it for you! But I am not a musical person.
In Psalm149 it begins and ends with "praise the Lord". We need to praise the Lord from beginning to the end of our days and lives with a new song. Why? Does God's mercy only appear in the morning, noon or evening? Does God's mercy only found when we are success not failure? Our God is an everlasting God. His Love never fails or disappear! His mercies are new every day. From day one when we wake up till go to bed/death bed. God wants us to praise Him with not only with our mouths or words. He wants us to praise Him with all our minds, hearts and souls in new songs and dancing altogether. Everyone, including the kings, nobles, presidents, leaders and anyone in between shall praise Him.

Sometimes praise is not easy. When your life is perfect you may forget all about God. When you are in deep trouble you may too tired or too sad to remember Him. I remembered years ago when my life was torn apart the only thing that I knew what to do was cry. Before I sent my older child to school, I hid in the closet and sobbed. After my older son was at school, I came home and hid myself in the closet again and cried some more. It is okay to have emotions; sadness, anger, fear, loneliness, depression etc. Turn to God for help. In Psalm 40:1-3 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. 
We all need someone to cling on for any circumstances. Someone who will never walk away or be too busy to care about our needs at any time. And we need to get ourselves not just physically or psychologically healthy, but most importantly spiritually ready. For there are temptations, troubles and the battles of any kind in our daily lives.


Let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we praise You and we love You, thank You for fighting for me when I lost the strength, Holy Spirit please fill our hearts, let our hearts hunger for Your love, let our ears hear Your words, let our eyes witness Your miracles, in Jesus's name we pray Amen! Have a blessed day! And don't forget to join our Saturday and Sunday services and the daily devotions Monday through Friday online. Bye!

Day 122 - 07162020

Prepare the soil for planting onion.

A crowd of people waiting for testing, not feeling comfortable with that.

Saw a Caucasian crossing the street on red and didn't have the mask on, shame on him!

Took my dad to do the blood test and the building was what my Obstetrician was 19 years ago. It was a journey mixed with the joy of having a baby and sad and lonely

Made sandwiches with homegrown onion, tomatoes and garlic mix with cheese and eggs, tasted.

I should try to make my own bread tomorrow.

Day 121 - 07152020

Yesterday when I shop for the fly swatter I can smell the hand sanitizer wherever I went. And that makes me feel a bit dizzy. I hope that they used any kind was recalled. The ones that contain methanol.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-advises-consumers-not-use-hand-sanitizer-products-manufactured-eskbiochem

工欲善其事 必先利其器 Bread knife that makes my sandwich cut perfectly!

Wonderful, Merciful Savior - Worship Tracks (Lyric) (HD)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wDMhpShQLn0

Day 120 - 07142020

My Savior My God - Aaron Shust 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=96P0bwvpbk4

Have been searching all the stores that I thought should have the fly swatter. From the most likely, maybe, to the least likely have sold the fly swatter, but still couldn't find one! I'm desperate! Then I thought that I should try Home Depot later this week, so I google it and they do have in stock!

"After spending 20 years in a state mental hospital, a Costa Mesa man who was required to register as a sex offender is now free, thereby prompting Orange County officials to warn the public and ask Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene."
Totally don't get it, is this so called respect a human right or humanity, we spared his life for 20 years and then decided to release him. Therefore, we sacrifice our tax money, our safety and lives for him!? Ridiculous!

Day 119 - 07132020

Filed income tax today through my CPA.
It's a once a year thing. And I always lack of some documents. Is this only me or everybody? So I came back home and took pictures of the documents and then emailed to them. But there is still one, my son's transcript, we need to wail until the school mail to us don't know how long will it take. Hope this one is just a minor one so my CPA can exile for first without the transcript. Every year I told myself don't wait the last minute to file the income tax. Well, here I go again, terrible me!
Originally I was planning to go shopping for the fly swatter after I did the tax filing. And the destroyed my schedule. Tomorrow I will go grocery shopping and look for the fly swatter. 

Day 118 - 07122020 Sunday

led the prayer meeting this morning. We did sing this morning.
https://praisedance123.blogspot.com/2020/07/prayer-meeting-07122020.html
I'm really enjoying singing, but seriously, I need a vocal training.
For every time I lead the prayer meeting I did practice hundreds millions of times once I get on the stage I am too nervous to remember things. Sad!

The allergieric reaction on face was gone finally.

Sad to say that in some cases, for the pain, the medicine is the only answer. You just can't reverse it. Physical therapy also helps to relieve pain. While you are young exercising regularly and keeping good posture. 

Has to do the tax return tomorrow before the extended deadline.

Prayer meeting - 07122020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=piT0KbGWurc
Good morning brothers and sisters! My name is Alice from HarvestLA, welcome you to join our Sunday service.
Pastor Jacky's ordination was yesterday, congrats. Also Jacky and Charlotte are expecting their second child soon congratulations again. I just have to share something about pastor Jacky's ordination that the prelude Amazing Grace is my favorite song the all time, even before I know that is a Christian song, before I become a Christian. And the ending hymn, The Blessing, somehow I chose it as today's opening prayer. What a wonderful coincidence! Originally I want to sing, but as the California ban singing in church, I will read the lyrics aloud instead. But those who are at home, please feel free to sing along with.
The Blessing | Kari Jobe | Elevation
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMijhOUOqk

I will have some worship songs playing during the prayer meeting. The ban of singing will not to stop our of praising and worshipping and praying to our God! 
And I will turn on my phone of the live streaming. Don't worry about interrupting me at any time, feel free to drop me a word or lines or a prayer request for yourself or for others. If not, then I will keep on talking and without singing. You know I've the microphone.

Ryan Stevenson - With Lifted Hands

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBEyUsB7olI
Matt Maher - Alive & Breathing feat. Elle
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gYUJjsgd96k

Ryan Stevenson - No Matter What (feat. Bart Millard of MercyMe) [Official Lyric Video]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9fSy9yIcoew
Before we pray I just want to remind everybody wear masks when you are out in the public, practice social distancing at all time, maintaining good hygiene and try not touch or lean on the surface of public places. 
First of all we need to pray for the pandemic will end soon. So we go back to our normal lives. Pray to keep everyone safe and sound.

Pray for Student Ministry, the current one are Neil, Ning, Jimmy, Ashly the helper. And for pastor Jacky's disciple making. Thank you Lord for their willingness to serve. They need spend time, energy besides their own busy lives. Pray that the Lord for providing their needs, strength, wisdom and so on. Watch over their families so they can serve You without worries. Also, we need two more student advisors. Pray for the Lord to utilize more people in serving student ministry.

Pray for Operation Compassion. Pray that through this operation not just feed their physical needs, let them touched by the Love of our Lord. Pray for their peace without fear, especially in this pandemic. Pray for their souls will be saved. Pray for those lost souls will find their home in You.

Pray for Global Warming. The ocean's temperature raising will cause weather and environmental disaster like flood, drought, wildfire and more. Pray for the wisdom from You especially for the leaders. Pray they will cherish God's creations over political, personal benefits when they make major decisions.
Pray for every individual will do our own part in saving our earth. 
Reuse, reduce, recycle and repurpose. You can save the the the washing water from wash fruits, vegetables and dishes if you don't use detergent like me. Drive less, make compost, use the reusable shopping bags and more. There are many ways you can help by little action one at a time.

Dear Heavenly Father we praise You and we love You, please prepare our hearts in worship You. On Jesus's name we pray Amen! 

Day 117 - 07112020

Still need a new swatter. Though I fix two of the broken swatter into one, it's useful, but don't know how long will it last. 

Planted scallions and carrots seeds waiting for it to sprout patiently.

Singing is now banned in church due to the pandemic.
Keep praying for it.

Tomorrow I will lead the prayer meeting.

Day 116 - 07102020

The temperature is high during the day, but in the early morning and late night is cool. Every morning I woke up and think today I will do the yard work. And then you know what happens later in the day. I feel too hot to go out.

I think that I still have some allergieric reaction from the other's raw egg white, my face feels some bumps and a little itchy. The good thing is it won't show from the surface when you look otherwise that will scare myself and others.

Used total of seven eggs today; three for Salmon fry rice and four for the blueberry scones.

Yesterday I saw two neighbors were talking to each other without keeping social distancing  and had no masks on.
Today on the way of grocery shopping I saw three police officers were talking or chatting on the side their car without keeping social distancing and without masks on.
Man! Don't they have families! Don't they care about each other! 
Keep a good hygiene, put your masks on and practice the social distancing at all time please! Protect yourselves and your love ones!

Spiritual warfare is real!

Day 115 - 07092020

Tomorrow's project, salmon pie and blueberry scone.

Need a new swatter, I must have swatted for hundreds of flies so far.

I have to use the compost and plant the scallion and goji berry soon. Also ne dot speed up my composting for I have saved more than enough for another batch.

Day 114 - 07082020

I want a GoPro, a professional microphone and a mixer. They all pricey. To buy or not to buy that is the question.

I normally apply the residue of egg white on face after I crack the egg as a facial treatment. Somehow this time I had some weird reaction; my face was a bit swell especially below the eyes. Could it be the allergy? But it never happen before? Since the menopause lots of weird change in my body. All blame on the menopause, that's all I can say.

Typically I will have a big breakfast, a late lunch and a light early dinner for the day.

I cook almost every day and bake a lot recently feels that I am abusing my hands especially my right hands. There is more pain on my hands now. What can I do? Eat out every day or hire a chef?

老人與海 The Old Man and the Sea, 美女與野獸 Beauty and the Beast and 國王與我 The King and I. Nothing particular just some random thoughts.

That's what happens when you don't listen to your mom. " Brush your teeth after meals!"
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157706822439755&set=a.10155766122904755&type=3&theater

Day 113 - 07072020

While I was chasing after flies and swapped them the mosquitos were following after me to sting me.
I can easily swapped tons of flies, but can hardly kill a mosquito!
As the weather gets warmer the ants, cockroaches and more are active again.

Baked the donuts, but it was not quite like it. Anyway, I think what I need now is a mixer. Most of baked goods need a lot of help from the mixer to develop gluten in the dough. On the hand it is pricy and takes a lot of space. Though, we can just knead the Doug by hands, but that takes much of the time also the strength to do so. If only I was much younger, then that won't be a problem.

Day 112 - 07062020

Should I bake donuts tomorrow?
Before this pandemic I always think about baking something on the way home from work, but when I got I gave up. Because I had to cook dinner and then I was tired.
Now that there is always recipes line up waiting for me to pick and I make them one after another.

No more deposit checks or paying bills in person, yes!

And I have to do my tax return before the deadline, July 15th. I almost fora out it. I should email my CPA to see if I can use email to do it. 

Day 111 - 07052020 Sunday

Amendment to Independence Day 
Our toilet won't smell that bad to me now when I compare it with the smell of the smelly       fireworks, stupid! People!
On second thought, this smell and noise, maybe will scare the Coronavirus away! Pollution   plus illegal!

Pizza Hut filed bankruptcy, this restaurant was my first job after I graduated from college also the place that I met my ex in Taiwan.

Yesterday we had the takeout from purple Thai it opened from 1998, the year that we first moved to California. No wonder I have the special feeling about it.

When I was little mum used to take us to the he night market and had a drink of papaya milk. I missed it so much now I made my own. But my kids don't like papaya at all. Therefore, I again sneak a tiny little bit of it into the smoothie for them as usual.

I really enjoyed the berry trifle that I made yesterday. Not only I made it from scratch, especially the lemon curd is so good, a bit of sourness and the fragrance from lemon juice and the zest.

Baking and cooking could be fun. And it truly takes a lot time and energy and patience and creativity and imagination and the like to achieve it.

Day110 - 07042020 Independence Day

It's been almost four months now, I have been mostly home except grocery shopping or curbside pickup for takeout food!

Pray for everyone's health and safety.

A quiet 4th of July. But not the neighborhood fireworks everywhere.

I did it! Berry Trifle; angel cake, jam, fresh fruits (blueberry and strawberry), lemon curd and whipped cream.
The angel cake and lemon curd are perfect. Because angel cake uses only the egg white and the lemon curd uses only egg yolk. Except today I accidentally broke one egg yolk so I have one egg yolk in the angel cake.
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Planted potatoes.

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Good thing that I didn't rush to buy the bread maker! I don't think that I need it. 

Hands free tablet holder with your thighs. A way to strengthen the inner thigh muscle.
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Prepared the soil for planting potato tomorrow in one gallon milk bottle.

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Napping during the day is actually has some benefits. But there are some things we need to pay attention about it. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/napping/art-20048319

Miss the chicken and pork steamed buns that my grandma used to make so much.
Today I made steamed buns with children, beef and a variety of vegetables from our backyard, it is delicious!
Still have some filling left over from the bun making. So I should make pasta tomorrow.

I like the avocado milk, but I am the only one like it in our family.

Found another container actually it is a big flower pot so I made another batch of compost in it today.

I should sprouting quinoa and red cargo rice.

Planting my own peanuts. Too much thought about planting my own.

Day107 - 07012020

July first!!!!!!! Yes, I am shouting!

I should get the license for dietitian nutritionist when I graduated from college years ago!

Bought a lavender plant the first time. I want to propagate it.

Going to make steam buns tomorrow using all the greens that I can get from our backyard besides the meat.

I got the strawberries, blueberries and heavy whipped cream ready to make the trifle for 4th of July.

Next week will start a new batch of compost.
Therefore, by this end of this week I will plant some potato using the milk jar. But is that too small to grow potato!?