What I Read October

I am linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy's quick lit.  Check out what everyone else is reading. Well my fall reading started with a book club book about Roy Cohn.

 American Scoundrel by Kai Bird and Susan Golmark

To be quite truthful I didn't know much if anything about Roy Cohn. Roy Cohn is a complicated person with a long reach in American politics.  Kai Bird and his wife do a good job of exploring connections from McCarthy to Trump and in current politics today.  We had an interesting book discussion. Roy was lawyer who personal mantra was, "Don't show me the evidence, show me the judge."  He began in the very beginning by being a corrupt prosecutor.  He had a lot of influential friends.  He was friends with mobsters, Barbara Walters, Nancy Reagan, mentor to Trump. This is a good read and well researched. 

Wordy Wednesday

 

Weekly Roll

 Inappropriate thoughts

I can be influenced.  I feel like I am a bit a tea snob. My son is into Stitch from Lilo and Stitch.  I tried this and it was delicious. Yogi has a Disney Themed Tea collection

Deep Thoughts

This week has been a lot of " I prefer not to" but I did it anyway. I mailed off some paperwork for my adult son, and they say you really don't have a permanent record. I beg to differ. You need an IEP from 2007. I got it.  Need an evaluation from 2002.  Got that too.  

I feel like I killed a tree to print all of this.  I definitely went through a ream of paper.  This isn't all of it either. My son said you have a lot of papers. No son you do!

Exciting News

not quite the same as cuddling a 

real  baby

My niece had her baby.  I am so excited for her and her husband.  Baby Frito has arrived. 

Reviving the Beast

The Revived Beast

Well I restarted my sourdough starter from the edge of death.  I have frozen starter, but I had some hanging out in the fridge since May and guess what. I brought it back from death. 

discard waffles

I tried a different sourdough bread recipe that wasn't 100 percent hydration. It was the first time I have done a cold proof. I used Becky Higgins Recipe. I found it on her Instagram. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

I also made Discard Chocolate Chip Bars. These were tangy. I did let the dough refrigerate overnight.

Spicy Older Blazers Fans Back in Action

Spicy Older Blazers Fans not to be confused with Spicy Only Blazers Fans.  The Blazers were back in preseason action against the Golden State Warriors.  It was fabulous to see Dame back on the court.  Of course I had a little cheat sheet for the game.  

wordy Wednesday

 

Weekly Roll

 

Gothic Spooky Coffee Decor

in the Kitchen

Inappropriate Thoughts

Decorating for Halloween or Christmas makes me really happy. It finally feels fall here.  I like the challenge of using what I have.  Last year I invested in rechargeable tealights that have a timer. I love the look of the tealights flickering. I love using them all year around.

Deep Thoughts

Have you ever heard of October Theory? Basically, it is a second chance to reset your New Year intentions in October. I did this last year. I had a wakeup call last year at this time that I needed to take better care of myself.  I had a significant amount of weight I needed to lose because my heart didn't like it and my blood pressure was elevated. I started Zepbound and I lost around 45 pounds. I ended up visiting the cardiologist and getting a CPAP machine.  What is October Theory and How You Can Make It Work For You? My October Theory this year is to make sure all my health maintenance appointments are completed so far, I have completed my mammogram and pap smear. I got an eye appointment and ordered new glasses. By December I will have also had my dentist appointment. These were things I was neglecting doing,