Bless our Troops

Memorial Day...I honor and remember all the troops (past, present and future) that have given us the freedoms we enjoy today. Thank you...from the bottom of my heart.

Question

In public restrooms, why do they put the toilet paper dispenser so low? The mega-double-roll that's encased behind plastic, and where the toilet paper comes out, at the bottom, is about 3 inches from the floor. So, while you're sitting there, already pretty low to the ground, you have to bend over to try to get the toilet paper started (because it's always hidden inside the plastic case), and then, of course, the toilet paper breaks after about 1 or two sheets, and you have to start all over again. Why can't they hang the plastic case higher on the wall? Is that too much to ask???

Frugal

So, it's actually nice here today - in the (gasp!) 80's! Being the frugalitarian (I just made that word up), I like to hang my clothes outside to dry naturally. It saves on electricity from the dryer, makes your clothes last longer and I just love the way they smell, dried by the sun. I take full advantage of this method during the spring/summer/fall, when the weather allows. The Ol' Man thinks it's kinda "trashy" to have laundry hanging out, and he's not thrilled with the "scratchy-ness". Instead of having a "real" clothes line in the back yard, we compromised with the chumpie on the back deck - that way, it's "hidden" from the world (per se), and I still get to hang the clothes outside. With the prices of everything going through the roof, you've got to cut where you can. Besides, drying clothes "the old fashioned way" worked for years before dryers were invented. Next, making my own butter!

Panting

Just took the dogs around the block for a evening stroll. It's about 1 mile around the block, it's a nice evening (partly cloudy, around 70), and the dogs are laying around panting like they've run a marathon. Then again, they are wearing black fur coats, so they've got an excellent excuse.

Finished

I finished the Civil War quilt. Made a nice lap quilt. I'm going to make an effort to work on the Africa quilt. Today, however, I'm going to make a shortbread crust Avocado Lime cheesecake. I bought several avocado's for our Cinco de Mayo dinner, and I had two left over. I wanted to do something different, so I found a recipe for the avocado cheesecake. It sounded different, so...why not?