I know you are all waiting to find out how to best live the retired life. Wait no more! Upcoming is Senior Week in Review.




Monday: Wake up at 7. Take meds. R leaves to get the paper in town. Hear him come back at 7:45. Yawn. Get up. R has put together Senior Breakfast of High Fiber cereals (we mix about 5 flavors), served with Light Soy Milk, Pomegranate Juice, coffee, vitamins and Benefiber in the cereal. Eat and enjoy.

Go rest on couch in Great Room. Read funnies in paper. Read rest of paper. Read current book. Remind self that Book Club is Wednesday night. Have about 350 pages to go.

Get up off couch at 9:30. Tidy the kitchen. Make the bed. Clean the coffee pot. Put away four loads of laundry washed yesterday.

Grocery Shopping in Morris, IL. Get to Jewel about 10:30. Check coupons. Check grocery list. Get everything on list, especially coupon items. Check out the ‘Bargain Carts’. Find three marinades marked down to about $1. Buy ‘em all.

Home for Lunch. Put away the groceries. Lunch of sliced leftover Chicken breast on High Fiber bread, on a bed of romaine, tomato slices, dill pickle and mustard. Water with Benefiber.

Go rest on couch in Great Room for 30 minutes.

Pottery Time: Empty the Kiln. Marvel at our talent!

Run out to Farm in Ottawa where we pick up our monthly CSA share of meat. Have engaging conversation with farm wife while standing amid 50 odd chickens running around.

Back home to put away the Meat Share. Ooh and aah over the selection.

Begin cooking healthy dinner. Salad of 7 different greens, scallions, garbanzo beans, avocado, carrots, finely chopped broccoli, napa cabbage,tomato, and a touch of gorgonzola cheese. Low fat dressing. Main course: Ground Beef Quesadillas (our grass fed, organic farm beef) with smokey chipotles, onions, tomatoes, finely choppped celery and garlic, and low fat shredded cheeses on whole wheat Tortillas. A side of Rice Pilaf, home made with our own veggie stock, scallions, garlic, and turmeric. And benefiber.

After dinner, get out huge pot and begin making veggie stock for upcoming week from saved, frozed veggie scraps.


Down to the Studio to trim newest pots, and add handles to leather hard. coffee mugs.

Back up to great room. Turn off stock. Set aside until morning. Shower.

9 pm: Finally sit on couch. Watch Hawks game. Drink one glass of red wine. Go to bed at 10:30