I meant to post a little sooner. I forgot to finish the last post and it just got left as a draft. Then I deleted a folder of pictures off phone. Gotta love android phones. They help us remember and find things, but one slip-up and something is lost forever :-)

Well Mary Lee runs. I have yet to make it down to finish the mechanical fix. The shop did a great job with the new bracket. It will not break soon. Of course I have no pictures of that.

I did have a picture that shows part of the problem

The replacement for this is much nicer, if I had a picture.

As I was cleaning up the oil(scrubbing the bilge, I realised that the previous owner left me another little gem. The hose that runs off the bilge is 3/4 inch. He must have bought a used pump to replace the old one. It has a one inch output. So he just shoved the smaller hose into the bilge output and called it good. I have to put a picture of the repairs in the next post.
   Mary Lee has a dripless driveshaft or I would likely have found that sooner. Amazing as it seems. The bilge pump seemed to be working just fine until I lifted it up and the hose fell out.

I am on day fourteen of a fast. Down 24 pounds this morning. I am going 30 days on this one. Maybe more. Will see how the rest of the weight comes off. I am really going to concentrate more on portion control and snacking when I start eating again. I weighed 205 pounds when I got hurt. I have used snacking as something to help take my mind off pain. I did not always eat the healthiest things. Vivian is a vegetarian. She does eat some seafood, cheese and eggs. She does not mind me eating whatever I like. I am going to adopt a diet more along the lines of what hers is.

So on a fast I generally go through cookbooks and watch cooking shows. This time I am still doing that. But I am learning to make new things.

Crepes

 This one browned a bit much because the skillet was too hot when I poured the batter in. I liked the color so it is the only picture I took. This is eggless. Next batch will be with a non-wheat flour.

I posted a while back about a new way to do hard-boiled eggs. I improved on it.

Now the shell slides off each egg in one piece. Even if it cracked while cooking and had some seepage.
 So what have I been practicing this skill on?

Deviled eggs. With a twist. These are not you basic deviled eggs. I had someone tell me they were the best she had ever had. Vivian says they are great. With the eggs being so easy to make, it takes no effort to make these. We will have them often.
  So basically. Most red meats and wheat will be cut out of my diet. Sugars cut waaaay back on. We have decided that it will be best if I make something sweet on the times we want it. If it is not just laying around being easy to pick up then we are not likely to have it.

A lot more is happening. Good things. But until I know more I will save them for later. Remember that rose bush I fertilized with the wrong stuff? It had gone dormant. I watched it do almost nothing for a couple months. Finally thought"what if I just fertilize with rose fertilizer?" Would it change the soil enough to make it grow?

It did!

It has really been something to watch.