Well, we finally got the cold weather and enough snow for the snowmobilers to go and have some fun. I find it’s too cold to play outside for me. I was wanting to make a snowman or snow sculpture of some kind but the snow is not sticky.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Sandra Holland and Vanessa Leach on Feb. 6, to Karen Kluke, Dorothy Brown and Denise Geremian on Feb. 9.

I’m bored. I’m tired of being cooped up. I’m needing a hug. I’m wanting to play a game of cards. I’m wanting to party and do some singing. I’m longing to see my relatives and family members. I’m sure this is what everybody is saying right now.

I’m getting tired of cooking and I’m trying to . . .

muster up enough energy to start painting or reupholstering furniture or just to do anything that will keep me occupied. I’m so sick and tired of watching TV although I am thankful we have it so we haven’t gone completely crazy. I keep thinking about Anne Frank and how she had to hide for so long just to stay alive. Then I stop feeling sorry for myself. That’s when I talk to myself into trying to accomplish something new and keep myself busy.

Maybe I should start writing a book about all the crazy things that’s happened in my life. Then I thought I should write a cookbook with absolutely no measurements in it like the way I learned to cook from my mother and grandmother. The only measuring cup they had was the coffee cup and their hands. No wonder everybody’s recipes were different and yet so good. I remember they did a lot of substituting of ingredients because they just didn’t have the proper ingredients in their house. This is how new recipes are invented.

So during these COVID times I’m sure that there has been a lot of new creations happening in your homes. Just out of sheer boredom alone. Every single program that you’re watching on TV including the news shows you how to bake or cook everything from soup to nuts.

Stay safe and sane.