RantWoman Sleeps--or Not

A stodgy boiled cylinder featuring currants and dough rolled into a cylinder in a cloth and boiled. The boiled pudding concept is also intriguing. How did that come about? Fascinating evolution of pronunciation What is Spotted Dick? 5:12 hours of sleep. A good amount of walking but also bus connections lined up elegantly so I did not have to wait long at transfer points. Clear and GORGEOUS but fog morning and evening. Visiting Mom has so many ups and downs...

The fun of this video is the story. The spices sound intriguing Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 6: Breakfast Noodles 4:54 hours of sleep.     

This is kind of standard gee-whiz human interest reporting, but it's just lovely to hear the family together. How the 7 Kanneh-Mason siblings became classical music sensations 4:54 hours of sleep. There was a communications muddle about whether there was to be a family conference about Mom. Apparently that happens only once. Anyway, I got the news enroute and decided to stop at an adorable Greenwood taqueria, the kind where a roll of paper towels is the napkin supply. Go to the register to order. Then walk back past the merchandise to the dining tables. A GREAT blessing. The other REALLY good news: today when my sister and nephew visited, Mom was sitting up in a wheelchair. She had eaten a lot of lunch! The fact that she had enough endurance to sit in a chair and to talk ALMOST normally is a HUGE step. One is not sure how to untangle management of certain clinical things. Charitably, buying time for medical measures to take hold so different kinds of OT and PT will have time to bea...

          Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss - The Wexford Carol (Video)           Amazingly, 6:16 hours of sleep. Clearly I needed it, and my  trick about putting the slippery blanket between two cotton things seems to have helped a little.

Interesting concept. I would definitely muck around withthe flavor palette Monte Cristo Casserole 5:54 hours of blessed sleep with no obligation to be anywhere at any time. COLD so I had to get up and find the fuzzy slippers that don't fit right for walking around but were just GREAT in bed. Also rearranged the blankets this morning so the fuzzy one is between two cotton items not sliding around against the fleece bedspread. Welcome to sleep hygiene. Tonight it is cold and nothing is falling out of the sky so exercise, moving large muscles felt VERY good. Still trying to figure out my right leg.

The BEST Sweet Potato Pie Recipe 4:54 hours of sleep Binge YouTube to duck a must do list.  Calmer today. a little.

Christmas is plentiful with challenging notes but watch this video and roll with all of today's dramas The British Christmas Desserts No One Makes Anymore (And Why That’s Sad) 8:52 hours of sleep. Badly needed. WONDERFUL just right Thai food and chocolate feast with friends. I know why I would rather take light rail home from Lynnwood than ride in a car: HEADLIGHTS.

Description is semi-intriguing. Plus I have graham crackers... The Pumpkin Dessert That’s Easier Than Pie (and Way More Addictive) 5:?? hours of sleep. Online church with Mom. Laptop doesn't do justice to organ music but family gathering. Mom ate: one bite of cranberry relish, two bits of roast yam, some of the banana mush packet and then ate 40% of dinner according to the aide my sister talked to. Got info about what is needed to renew CPAP prescription.

Fun to watch YouTube personalities evolve over time How To Make A VEGGIE Christmas Filo | Jamie Oliver 4:52 hours of sleep. This includes deciding at 4 am that I needed my banana and a Tylenol. That REALLY helped. Also writing texts but not sending, adjusting the brightness of my phone. I am glad eyes are functional enough for the brightness dial back to work.

Jewish vs Black: We Try Each Other's Brisket | Taste Wars 4:12 hours of sleep Possibly too many carbs late at night. NOTE TO SELF: Call CPAP people!

Amazing Millionaire's Shortbread Recipe CPAP machine says 4:54 hours of sleep. Even better was 7? loads of wash done with socks hung up and clothes stowed before bed.

The BEST Garbanzo Bean Stew of your Life | Spanish Potaje de Garbanzos 6:12 hours THANK YOU  to a driver for helping me fetch many packages. Eldercare sucks Today I will rest pray, nag facility          

BACH - BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO.3 (ALLEGRO) - ORGAN ARR. JONATHAN SCOTT           6:50hours of sleep!     

Another must read more item This Is the Oldest, Weirdest Instrument On Earth 5ish hours of sleep/ CpAP stopped but I slept longer. TIRED from goingto see Mom in rehabe and coming homein windstorm. Counting blessings and vexations.          

The Forgotten Holiday Drink That's Better Than Eggnog! 6:22 hours of sleep! I guess I needed it.``

I don't want to mess with anyone's holiday tradition, but this recipe sounds BORING. Any, an interesting peek into another family's life Our 40-YEAR Christmas Morning Recipe Tradition (You NEED This) 4 ish hours of sleep. CPAP quit in the middle of the night so guessing from clock. Before bed I had energy to take part of trash out AND wash dishes. Relaxing, but I saved th shower for daylight. Aromas from Korean lunch today somewhere between "don't mess with people's comfort food and  oh gee, who is taking out trash. Fun. Fun.

Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 4: Gluten Free Sugar Cookies 4:54 hours of sleep. No shower and no morning stretches. I made it to 11 am in person and did not even get grumpy until the end So I want a medal. Happy Monday and we LOVE case managers to help Mom do next steps..

Who really needs a scrambled eggs recipe--except a number of interesting points about composition and technique The Only Scrambled Eggs Recipe You'll Ever Need | Techniquely with Lan Lam 5:36 hours of sleep. Another day of activity and NO Calcium but I did need Tylenol in the morning and I probably will need Tylenol before sleep. Sigh.     

The most delicious lemon oat cake! No sugar, no flour—pure indulgence! CPAP machine says 2:56 hours of sleep. I think it was a little more but it was definitely also a from when to when issue. I made it up in time for a couple phone visits and hair washing before heading out to party. Party was lovely. Gorgeous day. Enough lively conversations. TASTY low sugar banana bread. LOVELY giant piece of salmon. Then off to see Moma at hospital. Bad news. She needs to be in hospital. Good news after first round with paramedics taking her to Overlake she is now at Capital Hill where it is MUCH easier to visit. Also entertaining to see how inpatient and outpatient observation are executed presumably under new Medicare cost cutting rules. Arrrrrgggggh!

Why Medieval Peasants Never Froze in -40°F While Modern Homes Die in 1 Day 5:26 hours of sleep. I probably could have slept longer but at least I got to bed early enough for this to come easy AND still be well nourished before a 10:30 zoom Last night I was HUNGRY. Carbs, carbs, carbs. It was all the running around. Today I HOPE I am more measured. Not taking calcium but a couple times broken leg still hurt. So back to tylenol. I suspect some pains in knees, shoulders are biomechanical but I HATE well having to think about such things.

Quick & Easy Chocolate Cake - No eggs. No butter. One bowl. 6+ hours of sleep.  Some beef jerky after dinner and interrupted sleep. Best thing to eat when I wake up too early but have time to go back to bed: banana. Much better idea than prunes plus baked potato plus buttermilk. So I woke up all achy AND had to hurry to make an 11:00 meeting. Well exercised today. I SHOULD sleep well tonight.

The Famous GARLIC Soup from the Basque Country | Zurrukutuna Recipe 4:50 hours of sleep. Various food notes while I figure out new realities nothing else before bed  tylenol once and not at night Yesterday  Breakfast oats in almond milk and 500 mg of calcium citrate morning cashews for lunch woke up hungry and need bananas but oats in almond milk, egg , yogurt, prunes and no calcium citrate generally feeling almost good and no tylenol so far. bagel, avocado and ham for dinner with chocolate milk

"Better than Onion Rings" CRISPY Spanish Onion Fritters 4:02 hours of sleep. PLUS dozing in chair all morning.

Inside the Last Neanderthal Stronghold with Prof Alice Roberts | BBC  4:50 hours of sleep. pain meds and calcium levels dancing. I hoped to sleep longer and even had time to do so but woke up... So enough desserts I won't make and time for some Neanderthals

Complete Guide to Making Macarons | Macaron Recipe 7:02 hours of sleep. Who needs Sunday Morning activities? Assortment of aches and pains but I MADE PORRIDGE for the first time in weeks. Steel cut oats in almond milk ALL WEEK.

Trae Crowder - Hillbilly Makes Macarons 5:30 hours of sleep

The grated pumpkin sounds INTERESTING. Also, I am THROUGH with pumpkin cake / bread / muffin recipes that do not include raisins or dates and nuts. NUTS to that. The Easiest PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE using Freshly Grated Pumpkin 4:30 hours of sleep Up in time to be dressed by birthday trip ride's ETA which meant I should have combed hair or something before actual arrival. Oh Well Other thing I noted: I tried cutting back on the 2x / day calcium and LO, MORE cramps in right leg. Need some combination of supplements / pain relief and soemthing like tai chi to work out possible biomechanical aspects.  Birthday event turned out to be MELLOW. Nephew was well pleased.

Are Prunes The Single Best Food For Your Bones? Docs Review The Research 5:30 hours of sleep. Enough said, sort of except for the part about people who don't arrive on time for meetings.

These cookies sound fun and easy Pfeffernüsse - German Spice Christmas Cookies | Food Wishes 2:30 hours of sleep. Going to bed in time both to get adequate sleep AND to get places on time in the morning, greatly to be desired. PA was well pleased with surgery recover. Next up endocrinologist in January.

Music, visuals, and the recipe in the text below. Intriguing recipe but who wants to have to read the description Carrots and oatmeal! No sugar! No white flour! My favorite oat cake in 1... 5:02 hours of sleep. Catching up. Sort of . Need to cut WAY back on late night YouTube. Easier said than done.

What is it with all these people bailing on pumpkin pie in favor of Sweet potato pie? I like both. They are NOT interchangeable. I like the suggested spice mix, the point about processing to break up fibers--even though texture would be fine for me, and the trick about how to cook the crust even though I do not care that much about crust. Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 2: PSL Sweet Potato Pie 3:04 hours of sleep. We will not discuss from when to when and we WILL aim for a normal bedtime tonight. But WAIT. More to digest and write about.