On Monday Mr B and I drove to our local Nob Hill supermarket because we needed bread and eggs plus corned beef and cabbage for St Patrick’s Day dinner. The bread selection was skimpy and the egg shelves were totally empty. We expected the toilet paper and hand sanitizer shortages but eggs?
The meat shelves were spotty but fresh vegetables seemed to be in good supply. And our check-out line was fairly short, although the store was much busier than is usual on a Monday, lots of elderly folks as well.
Our county has had 5 confirmed cases of the Corona virus with one death, a person in his sixties with underlying health conditions who had recently traveled to Thailand. Apparently 911 was called but the first responders could not revive him. So now three firefighters and two ambulance people are in isolation for the next two weeks.
Mr B still walks Rusty most days but I’ve been content to stay in the house. I’d like to be in the garden pulling weeds so I can plant veggies but it has been rainy and cold lately. I seem to be feeling the cold a lot more this winter. I guess old age has finally caught up with me.
This was our dinner last night. I cooked the corned beef in the oven but boiled the vegetables on top of the stove. The Irish soda bread is mostly whole wheat and I used raisins because I don’t have any currants. That I could locate, anyway.
For Pi day on Saturday I baked a lime meringue pie using a lemon recipe. We have a bumper crop of limes this year. I thought it had a slight off-taste but Mr B and our daughter didn’t seem to notice it. Could have been the cornstarch in the filling or the shortening in the crust. Both have been around a while and should probably be replaced.
Cold and gray again today, makes me want to cuddle up on the couch and read my Bosch novel. Thank goodness I can borrow kindle books online through the Santa Clara County library. Our local library also has this capability but not such a big selection.
