Lindsay Lindeman

My home telephone is on it’s last leg. All I hear is beeping and static most of the time, so it’s time to break down and get a new one. Again. This one isn’t even a year old and it’s a good brand, but it has to be defective. I even had to dig out my old push button, plug in the wall and sit there while talking, phone out.

No folks, I don’t have a cell phone. I suppose I should get one, but I want just a simple phone. No texting, nothing fancy. One that I know how to use.

I’m really techno challenged, and some of the phones…well nearly all I’ve seen now, do everything except was the dishes. Hmmm…wonder if I could program that into a new cell phone! LOL!

Tags: cell phones, Shopping, telephones

I am officially tired of this odd and cold weather. It hasn’t been a normal winter at all. I don’t think it has been for any State in the US though.

Everyone at home is stir crazy and wanting to get out and enjoy new skate boards, bikes, dirt bikes, and other activities. The weather really hasn’t allowed it. It is either raining or snowing lately.

I am getting seed catalogs now in the mail, and even see seeds for sale in the stores already. Lot of good it does me. I’m seriously thinking about building a greenhouse. I’ve kicked the idea around for a long time, but never did anything about it. I think it would be great to have one to start seeds and to putz in in the winter months.

Tags: family, gardening, greenhouses, Kids, seeds

This morning I started my Nana’s Hungarian chicken soup. My Mom and I can make it like my Nana did, and even though all of ours have a bit of our own twist to it, the kids and family love our soup…something that I am really proud of. Since I don’t measure much when I cook I am had been thinking about writing down some of the how to do’s on some of the things I cook anyway, since I know a lot of people who really cook without measuring.

For me, it’s always been a pinch of this, a handful of that, an dash of this and that. Or at least somewhat similar to that method. I’m going to kick the thought around a bit. Perhaps I can come up with a way that measures at least some of the food I make.

I’ve always believed in taste testing frequently when I cook. That may be the secret. I can also bake, but I really don’t like to. My favorite things to cook are soups and stews. Or, as we call…”kettle food”.

Tags: Recieps

My oldest son came in really upset. His car won’t start. It seems the battery isn’t holding a charge, despite the fact that it’s a new battery. To me, it sounds like it might be a problem with the alternator. I told my husband this, and he just looked at me blankly. This kind of look when I say something irritates me to no end. It’s like telling the guy who when a woman takes her car in to be fixed, tells her it’s not that and charges an arm and a leg, for something that wasn’t broken.

My  husband is an awesome certified Harley Davidson mechanic. He knows every make, model, nut bolt and other part there ever was or is on a Harley. BUT, he is NOT a very good auto mechanic. My daughter’s truck is blowing white smoke out of the exhaust. I say it’s a head gasket. He says that the truck just sat for so long before she got it, that it just needs to be driven. Ummm…sure. Okay.

There is a really good local mechanic who lives not too far from here, and he is a friend of mine. I’m about ready to call him up and have him take a look at the truck and car. I’m really tired of having two kids mope around here, because there are things wrong with their vehicles. Besides, with the disks in my neck and back about to be operated on, I’m going to need rides here and there without having to ask my husband. His driving scares me silly.

Tags: auto parts, Cars and Trucks, Mechanics, Service Stations, Solutions to Problems

For some reason, I didn’t really cook and bake for the holidays like I normally do, and now it seems like I’m making up for it.

I’m in full swing cooking mode and have been for a few days. I’m trying new recipes that I’ve never made and also making up some of my own, which I have to admit, have turned out really well.

I’m actually thinking about writing a cookbook, as suggested by family and friends. My problem would be, I don’t measure what I make up myself. A pinch of this, handful of that, and dash of something interesting.

Tags: Cooking and Baking