Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Technology And Me.
Good morning all! See how nice and short that was? I can be normal. Sometimes. I know what you are thinking. What does the above pic have to do with my title? Nothing. I just wanted to use the pic. And if I used a pic of a computer it just might make me bang my head on the desk. I don’t want to do that. Might hurt the desk. I’ve been checking out various blogs lately. Just to see what is out there. And some of these people have actually checked out my blog. And when I see their nice blogs I wonder why. I saw one that had over 200 followers. Then one had over 3,000 followers. Then over 5,000. Then one had over 40,000. That number is correct. I think my brain imploded at that point. My first goal is 25. Haven’t quite reached it yet. Then I will aim for 50. Maybe 100? Sigh. Oh well, it’s fun anyway. Some people have had trouble following my blog via email. Some haven’t. It’s odd. Can’t figure out what the problem is. Spent quite a bit of time trying however. Nothing. Except for frustration. It made me want to pull my hair, bang my head against the wall, roll on the floor (what else after banging my head like that?), and, and…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s okay. I’m calm. I’m fine. Sigh. Then I’m trying to figure out how to link to different pages. I do have other pages. But I can’t link to them!! I’m not sure how much time I have spent trying to figure this out. I have seen in done on other blogs. They say click here, and it works. But how?! One had a central page with a number of links to other pages. That’s really what I want. But it doesn’t work for me!! It’s enough to make me pull my hair, bang my head against the wall, roll on the floor…oh wait, I’ve already been through that. It hurts. Maybe I should bang my head against a pillow instead. Probably wouldn’t work as good. Sigh. Computers are great things. As long as I know what I’m doing. Which isn’t often. Had an update on my computer recently. Lost all my bookmarks in the process. It shouldn’t do things like that. It was very annoying. Trying to find things again. Wasn’t easy for some things. One thing I still haven’t found. And it’s a rather important one. Sigh. Time to jump up and down, pull my hair, bang my head and, and…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s okay. I’m calm. I’m fine. Sorry. Just couldn’t help it this time. Sigh. So I decided to go out and feed my birds for a while. At least they’re sane. Like this little chickadee.
Actually there was a lot of them. Sitting on my head. And shoulders. And arms. Along with the red-breasted nuthatches. There was several of them also.
Some of these little critters land so gently. Others really grab on tight. One chickadee almost landed on my nose! There was a white-breasted nuthatch too. But he wasn’t brave enough to come to my hand. Maybe one of these days. The blue jays were coming in at the same time getting peanuts that I left for them on the deck. It was rather cold and wet out there today. But at least it was calm. Normal. LB showed up too (my squirrel), to get some peanuts. Little critters like this are a real country pleasure. Yet most people are not even aware they exist. Too bad. Also too bad that technology and I don’t get along as well. Sigh. Perhaps one day I will get it figured out. Or not. Muffin doesn’t really care. Anyway, enjoy your weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
It’s Definitely Monday.
Greetings to all my faithful and brave readers! So nice to have you back again. It’s a rather cold day. And windy. Plus cold. Some light showers. And, of course, cold. But it was quite nice and sunny earlier this morning. And this blue jay was enjoying the day, or at least the peanuts.
Even though our snow did actually melt (except for a few patches here and there) it is still cold and feels very much like winter. We didn’t really have much of a fall this year, it just kinda went from summer to winter. Though for a bit, in between the two, it was cold and rainy. And I mean waaaaaay below normal for temps. Not even close. Sigh. I notice the cold a lot more now than I used to. It affects me. And it doesn’t even have to be that cold. I feel cold when the temp is 72F. For those who prefer the other way of talking, that’s 22C. Sigh. Due to being Celiac, I have to be on this gluten free diet now. Not fun. Especially for someone who doesn’t know how to cook anyway, and now it’s even harder. I wanted to bake some cookies the other day. I do like to bake. But haven’t tried it since going on this diet. I have my recipe, but how to go about it? I checked a website for advice. Just use cup for cup of flour it said. Hmm, sounds too easy. Checked another site. Never use cup for cup it said, always use less of the gluten free flour. Sigh. Now what do I do? I didn’t want to try another site, might get another different opinion. Then I would really be mixed up. It doesn’t take much to get me mixed up. If you have read my blog for a while then you probably already figured that out. So I tried the cup for cup. I haven’t baked for a while. I added some flour while the mixer was going. Not good. Poof! I turned white. So did my counter and everything on it. And it wasn’t even that much flour I added. Amazing. Muffin ran. I think she had been waiting for me to drop something. I usually do. And she knows it. I didn’t bother cleaning up just yet. Probably get dirty again soon anyway. I took the first batch out of the oven. Put the cookie sheet on top of the stove. Took the oven mitt off. Picked up cookie sheet to move it to the other end of the counter. Not a smart idea. Why did I do that you ask? Because it’s me. And I do stupid things sometimes. Okay, maybe a lot. Most of the time. Well, sometimes I don’t. Anyway, I picked it up. AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! I also dropped it quickly. Now Muffin came running back. Fresh cookies! However, she decided they were too hot. Too bad I didn’t. I started to pick them up. AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! Sigh. Sometimes I wonder about me. Then sometimes I wonder why only sometimes. Sigh. This is a small apartment. It has one of those stackable washer/dryer outfits. I’m not tall. As I was taking clothes out of the dryer I dropped a sock. I picked it up. Then stood up. Whang!! Hit my head on the dryer door. Dropped the clothes I was holding and groaned for a while. Muffin was sleeping. But she did open one eye to see what I was doing and if I was going to dance around and step in her water dish again. I didn’t. Though I have in the past. Then I walked over to the closet to put away some clothes. Whang!! Hit my head again on that dryer door. Groaned some more. Dropped my clothes again. Muffin got up and went into the other room. Smart. In case you’re wondering, the washer/dryer is in the bedroom. Kind of an odd place for it. But this place is small. Where else to put it? I went into the kitchen. Was not watching. Stepped in Muffin’s food dish. Muffin had to come and see this. Didn’t stay long since it was her food. Speaking of food. Got my supper ready. Picked up my plate. Forgot my fork. Turned to pick up my fork off the counter. Tipped my plate a bit too much. Landed on my foot. Muffin came running. After all, chicken dinner. Sigh. Glad she enjoyed it. Toast and eggs is good too. HA! Sigh. Went outside to enjoy the birds for awhile.
A little nuthatch and a chickadee came to get sunflower seeds I was holding. The nuthatch landed so gently. The chickadee held on tight. A great way to get rid of stress. But I do miss my chipmunks! It is quite dark outside now and still cold. And Muffin is sleeping. Have a great week and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Steve`s Country 