Miss Marple Monday @ TDD - C&C

[Harriet]

What a wonderful form of entertainment, Miss Marple from book to screen. My ddolder tells me that Miss Marple is usually considered among the "cozy mysteries" aspect of the genre. Dreadful things happen, but somehow "out of sight", both in the writing and the cinematography, usually.

[kitkat]

Good morning!
I love Miss Marple... (mental note: time to read some more Christie).

Thanks for the start trissie - it's going to be a challenging day for you, back to routine.
Kittykatt Your lists are always impressive!
Gma and Doggedly - I don't know how you stay up that late...
Harriet - yes - that's a good way to describe those mysteries.

I was out on Saturday and Sunday and when I was home, I had DGKids over...
Now, it's time to pull the house together.
Starting with;

take meds/supplements
feed dpup
D2S

sw/sw upstairs
make beds
garb/rec

[L.Ann]

Morning all! I have had an exciting morning and it is only 8:30. The birds have found the birdfeeder. I have a great clip of a male cardinal and then a one minute video when 5 different species of birds take turns grabbing a bite!


1-diet site
2-Little Bit to school
3-pick up Target order

Menus
Monday-spicy gochujang noodles with broccoli and carrots
Tuesday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Wednesday-DD33 out/left overs me
Thursday-cranberry thyme chicken
Friday-black beans and rice
Saturday-sausage with pepper and onions
Sunday-eat at winter celebration

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3, DD33 PS3-8, haircut@3
Thursday-9:30 orthopedic appt me, 3:30 DD33 physical
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-Winter Celebration 2-5, walk with friend @9

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen
Extra stuff-send one email to college roommate, send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-pick up bedroom and get dressed
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk outside
-pick up Little Bit
-submit Target order
-watch bird feeder videos
-breakfast for Little Bit

[helia]

Ooh, thanks for an interesting week, trissie! Miss Marple has been recommended to me, though I have neither read nor seen her. I will definitely check her out. I hope payroll is productive today. Sounds like you've got a lot piled up to do there.
Harriet, so nice to see you!! I enjoy cozy mysteries!
L Ann, how exciting!! I got a bird feeder from dh for Cmas but it hasn't been put up yet. We can hang it so it is visible from our living room windows but about 8-10 feet away. Not close like your video!!
Good morning kitkat! Looks like a good start to your day.
How are you going to cook the pasnips, Bama? I occasionally make a tray of roasted root vegetables in the winter, including parsnips. In fact, that sounds delicious and maybe I'll make that for a veggie this week.
I think it's true, Gma - the more charitable giving you do, the more you're asked. I gave once to an org maybe 15 years ago, and I still get requests from them for more.

I didn't get here yesterday at all as I started my new Magic jigsaw puzzle on Saturday. I'm doing this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jigsawpuzzles/ ... e_company/

This image was taken before the puzzle sections are moved, and the last bag of pieces is taken out and put together in the middle of the puzzle to solve a mystery. Not a super compelling mystery -- but it's still a very fun way to do a puzzle!

I did do a few other things yesterday. LOL! I went to church and went for a jog. We hosted R and J12yo here for Sunday dinner; S is out of town. Saturday, I got all the clothes laundry done, got the Ks' Cmas gift package in the mail, and scrubbed the tile floor of our shower, which is much improved.

It is sunny and 31F right now! It looks to be a beautiful winter day!

Today, I am going to go for another short jog. I'll also make a WF run for ingredients for dinner tonight. I'd like to make some phone calls and maybe decide what to do with my mom's knick knacks. Clean sheets on the bed and back on the guest beds would be good too. Dinner will be lo-cal, quinoa and black beans over rice and some roasted veggie. I'd also like to do some thinking and make a list of goals for the next 5 weeks without classroom payroll. SS has pinged me about help with a non-profit she is starting. Meeting with her will be on the list.

Next:
- back exercises
- dress to jog
- JOG

Later:
- s2s and self care
- some qt
- list for WF
- WF
- put away
- lunch
- strip MBR bed
- 1 load sheets + odds and ends
- remake MBR bed
- bring in wood for a fire
- schedule mammogram
- make eye appointment
- foot dr.?
- read
- duolingo
- dinner: quinoa taco bowls over rice, roasted veggie
- after dinner clean up
- update health apps
- lists in notebook
- goals for the next 5 weeks?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self -- a new number on the scale
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Mon Groceries
Tue 9 - WW in other town? / 10- ? KS2J get together
Wed
Thu 2-3 work out with AS
Fri dinner date with dh
Sat 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6 CG2 - we host/ 6 - ? host Sunday dinner

January Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean sheets on bed
- remake guest beds

This Week - Deskwork
- make appointment with optometrist and foot doctor
- schedule mammogram
- reach out to JK
- schedule coffee with SS
- 5 week goals

This Week - Errands
- get Mom's bags of stuff to the charity

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

Mom
- go through bag of Mom's knick knacks

[kitkat]

OMG - quite the puzzle, helia! WTG on jogging. We have mild temperatures today - and snow...
That is so exciting with the feeder, LAnn! Hope you will post some photos!

Last few done-
next:

Vacuum
clean off car
clear snow in driveway,

Drop off DH
walk pup (if there is time)
pu DGD

[trissie]

Home, finally! I think I can, I think I can!

Bama, so what did you do with the parsnip and how did you like it? All the talk of veggie dishes makes me want to do a grilled veggie side dish tonight
yay for something decluttered, kittykatt! I find that on round two or three, I can part with things easily. On round one, it's like "oh, I have this and I fully intend to use it now!" but by round 3 even I have to admit I won't
Harriet, I like all Agatha Christie books, but I like Miss Marple the best. Poirot is so annoying in always keeping the key information to himself so you can't uncover the mystery for yourself!

but now I really have to run, I'll be back with more personal replies at TOTH

TaDas
- deal with backlog of emails - resulted in loads of work so...
- comments to 2026 strategy and plans
- review of committee meeting minutes
- F&P report 2025 - progress was made
- finalize shopping list
- grocery store run
- pick up DBD from school
- talk with all kids

ToDos
- 50 minutes of work
- 10 minutes of rest

Braindump
- morning routine
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- menus
- put away groceries
- hang load of ski pants which have been delay-started last night
- 2nd load of ski/winter attire from cottage
- load of lights
- load of cottage towels? at delay start for tomorrow!
- fold two loads currently dry (in dryer and in laundry basket)
- ironing
- clean master bedroom
- clean master bathroom
- at least 10 minutes in DBD's room
- one leftover holiday cleaning task
- clean out fridge
- homework / backpacks with kids
- DBD's speech therapy
- pay therapy bill

[L.Ann]

That looks like it will take a long time, helian. I need to figure out how to post them KitKat.


1-fold laundry
2-read
3-lunch

Menus
Monday-spicy gochujang noodles with broccoli and carrots
Tuesday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Wednesday-DD33 out/left overs me
Thursday-cranberry thyme chicken
Friday-black beans and rice
Saturday-sausage with pepper and onions
Sunday-eat at winter celebration

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3, DD33 PS3-8, haircut@3
Thursday-9:30 orthopedic appt me, 3:30 DD33 physical
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-Winter Celebration 2-5, walk with friend @9

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen
Extra stuff-send one email to college roommate, send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-pick up bedroom and get dressed
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk outside
-pick up Little Bit
-submit Target order
-watch bird feeder videos
-breakfast for Little Bit
-diet site
-Little Bit to school
-pick up Target order
-bank
-walk
-talk to DSis

[Doggedly]

Good morning, all. Kittykatt, thank you for that explanation. I had never heard that expression, but it makes sense. And I think that "Your dinner is in the dog" probably precedes "Your bed is in the dog house," LOL.

I like Father Brown too, Gma. Have you seen the spin off series, Sister Boniface? It's fun in the same way.

We'll welcome amateur sleuths, trissie. There are a lot of good ones.

Let us know how the parsnips turn out, Bama.

Trissie, it was a ringy alarm, which also woke Matilda, who was sound asleep while curled round my head!!! I hope you survive today with your sanity intact!

Ouch! Instant crown of thorns!

Hi, Harriet.

kitkat, our shared libraries have a good collection of Christie as downloadable ebooks and audio books, but there is often quite a wait for them.

That is wonderful, L.Ann! I'm glad that you and the birds are enjoying your bird feeder.

That looks like a challenging puzzle, helia. I'm glad that you are enjoying it.

Monday
Put on a pot of coffee
Checked email from building re: missing parcel
Update goals



Goals
Short Term
Check with building about missing parcel–done
Check with long term care reception to see if parcel was diverted there

Set up small wire cart
Reorganize under passthrough
Pack big air fryer and bring it to basement for the winter
Reorganize entertainment centre
Move standing desk to entertainment centre

Book vaccinations: flu and COVID
Keep checking chequing account for suspicious activity–in progress

Check if bank account tracking system could be useful for budgeting–done

Download medical records and find a place to keep them
Return Tintin videos

Call bank for information about retirement account
Check website for new doctor

Cut up Benedryl for pill organizer
Test other dog foods on Germane–in progress

Mini grooming sessions for dog
Laundry
Wash floor
Wash the walls and door that need to be taped
Tape pattern onto wall to help Germane see them
Find the blue tape. Apparently I put it somewhere special so that I wouldn’t lose it.


Goals
Long Term
Change mats in entrance
Measure entrance for big mat
Dust
Fill box for basement–in progress

Start contacting friends about getting together for dinner–in progress: three dinners enjoyed, the last in progress

FACE Finances: work on retirement budget: start going through bank statements
Run the dw
Unclog drains for maintenance

Decluttering: go through To Go Through boxes to declutter–in progress
Decluttering: move “Not Now’ items to boxes to basement
Decluttering: check boxes in locker and discard the not needed

Empty/wash boot tray

Start looking for new doctor

Read–in progress

Tidy top of fridge
Get watch strap fixed
Clear off Germane’s chair–need to create an Away to Put before it can all be put away

Put away air conditioner accessories


My building manager suggested that my parcel might have been diverted to the long care facility next door, as it has happened before. So a walk through the snow is high on my list of priorities for today.

[L.Ann]

Hi Dogged!

1-declutter 2 binders
2-sweep and mop kitchen
3-read

4-short walk
5-dinner preprep

Menus
Monday-spicy gochujang noodles with broccoli and carrots
Tuesday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Wednesday-DD33 out/left overs me
Thursday-cranberry thyme chicken
Friday-black beans and rice
Saturday-sausage with pepper and onions
Sunday-eat at winter celebration

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3, DD33 PS3-8, haircut@3
Thursday-9:30 orthopedic appt me, 3:30 DD33 physical
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-Winter Celebration 2-5, walk with friend @9

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen
Extra stuff-send one email to college roommate, send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-pick up bedroom and get dressed
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk outside
-pick up Little Bit
-submit Target order
-watch bird feeder videos
-breakfast for Little Bit
-diet site
-Little Bit to school
-pick up Target order
-bank
-walk
-talk to DSis
-fold laundry
-read
-lunch

[trissie]

kitkat, I think January is a perfect reading time - the stress of holiday preps is gone, there is no garden to tend to yet, and it's still dark pretty soon so there's little running around!
you birdfeeder is a popular spot, L.Ann!
hard to believe you've managed to escape Miss Marple all your life, helia! But maybe you've seen Mirror Crack'd with the star cast of Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, and Elizabeth Taylor, and haven't realized that it's actually a Miss Marple story?

and the timer just went off!

TaDas
- morning routine
- put away groceries
- 2nd load of ski/winter attire from cottage
- fold two loads currently dry (in dryer and in laundry basket)
- clean master bathroom
- clean out fridge

ToDos
- 50 minutes of work
- 10 minutes of rest

Braindump
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- menus
- hang load of ski pants which have been delay-started last night
- load of lights
- load of cottage towels? at delay start for tomorrow!
- ironing
- clean master bedroom
- at least 10 minutes in DBD's room
- one leftover holiday cleaning task
- homework / backpacks with kids
- DBD's speech therapy
- pay therapy bill