Just as a coda to my joke about lifting $60 worth of groceries, I rewatched that ancient movie, Yours, Mine and Ours, from the sixties, on Friday afternoon, after all the cooking.
It's a Hollywoodized version of a much grittier real life story where a widow with eight children, Lucille Ball, marries a widower with ten, Henry Fonda. One scene shows the couple grocery shopping. Cart after cart at the checkout, three clerks assisting. Yards of register tape. Total $120. Just sayin.
I delivered slices of the lime cake to neighbors who were very happy, froze some slices for next time Handsome Son visits, and that leaves enough for me to enjoy. This is how you bake when you live alone. How I do, anyway.
The original recipe comes with a glaze, which I skipped, because I found in the past that the mixture of citrus juice and sugar triggers asthma. Probably just me.
And Saturday morning, cooler, sunny, perfect for my first solo walk on the grass.
No duffers out playing golf, but this is the last hole, so they're probably still slicing away on the first few holes.
Now I need to work on stamina. I'd like to revisit the pond before it gets too hot to go that far, so that's my plan. I went about a third of the way this morning. Working up bit by bit.
This is not in my plan, is she nuts?? No, she's working within her own ability.
I would be nuts if I tried it. Also my PT would probably fire me.
Happy day everyone, inch by inch, life's a cinch.
A Hundred and Twenty Bucks? Highway Robbery! hahahaha
ReplyDeleteShock, horror!
DeleteOMGoodness! I remember that movie. Sadly, $120.00 would have been an absolute fortune back then for groceries. I remember a can of tomato soup was ten cents when I left home in 1968.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll work up to a visit to the pond...and take victory pictures to share with us, too. Having phones these days that you can carry in your pocket are just the best, aren't they? I can take pictures or call for help or play solitaire. They still amaze me. :)
My phone is my emergency kit! I never move without it. I was a bit nervous this morning taking pictures with a cold hand, in case I dropped it. I can't
Deletesafely retrieve things from the ground yet. But all was well.
Yes, food cost less, and we earned a whole lot less!
Sunny day here. I will watch a grandson play soccer this morning. Mother's Day cookout for me this afternoon. Should be a happy day.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very good day.
DeleteI remember my mother getting $25 a week from my Dad to cover all household expenses--food, clothing for all of us, our shoes, cleaning materials. You name it, that $25 was meant to cover it. And she did. Made all our clothes and delicious meals. But as you say, the cost of food and the pay was a lot less. When I first started working I only made $100 a week...before taxes.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's all relative. Interesting insight into your mother's ingenuity, too.
Delete$120? That’s unbelievable! I saw that movie all those years ago. Did you enjoy it this time around? I wonder if I would.
ReplyDeleteThe best part is the cars and clothes! The dialogue is as corny as ever. And the obligatory slapstick, because Lucy.
DeleteLittle by little, and not in the heat of the day.
ReplyDeleteYes. By July there's no cool, so walks are shorter anyway. But this is a wonderful time, no biting insects yet.
DeleteHave I seen that movie? I'm not sure. It seems vaguely familiar but if I have seen it, it's been many years.
ReplyDeleteAccording to an online calculator I used, $120 in 1968 is equivalent to $1,102.76 today!
Cor! That's quite a tab.
DeleteThat's a funny connection to your earlier grocery joke with "Yours, Mine and Ours"! $120 for all those kids' groceries back then is still a lot to imagine. Glad the lime cake was a hit with the neighbours, and freezing some for Handsome Son is a lovely thought. Smart move skipping the glaze if it's an asthma trigger.
ReplyDeleteThat solo walk on the grass this morning in Glasgow sounds just perfect with the cooler, sunny weather you're having today. Take it easy building up your stamina to revisit the pond – slow and steady wins the race, right? Happy Saturday to you too!
That really worked out, timing, on the grocery joke. The pond is a goal, yes.
DeleteI don't know why, but combined families seemed to enjoy a brief run in 1960s entertainment. Along with Yours, Mine, and Ours there was the Doris Day movie With Six You Get Eggroll, and of course on TV The Brady Bunch.
ReplyDeleteI think it was fake nostalgia as much as anything, harking back to when most families were big. The reality, as anyone who grew up in a large family can tell you, just ask me(!) was a bit different.
DeleteI didn't really get the 60lb groceries previously, which is very dumb. I was focussing on how much you were improving. It's odd. I use a lot of wordplay, but I don't always get when others do it.
ReplyDelete$60 but who's counting.. I think it took a minute for a few people.
DeleteLove the tiny mouse family on a sunflower. I'm pretty static these days, and so glad to hear of your continued walking progress. It will inspire me as soon as I'm off these "stay-out-of-the-sun" meds. Soon!
ReplyDeleteThose meds are a real obstacle. Yes, soon! I love Maggie Rudy's work. Look her up, there's a lot of lovely dioramas to see.
DeleteI remember seeing that film at the theatre, mom took us. Glad you are going from strength to strength.
ReplyDeleteI guess it was presented as family fare. Safe to take your kids. I am getting stronger bit by bit.
DeleteI remember reading the book - it was on our scholastic book order form in school. When I saw the movie (in the theater because I am old) I was very disappointed. It was disappointing. The parts I remembered the most were left out. It was the cotton candy version.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was definitely dumbed down and made more comedic.
DeleteThank you for taking us on your walk. One of my first daughter's favourite movies when younger was "Cheaper by the Dozen".
ReplyDeleteI think Clifton Webb was in that? Maybe I should track it down, too.
DeleteSteve Martin and Ashton Kutcher was in the version that 'Salina loved!
DeleteKeep breathing. Keep cinching it. Such good advice and you are an inspiration for sure.
ReplyDeleteWe can all breathe! I do forget sometimes.
DeleteGreat walk and good for you keeping on, keeping on.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that movie a good old oldie.
Cathy
It was a lovely walk. So happy to be able to do it.
DeleteWe all go at our strengths. Be careful and use a cane.
ReplyDeleteNoted! Yes, will do.
DeleteIronically, I just saw "Yours, Mine, and Ours" last week. I found it on YouTube. I'd hate to know how much they would pay for groceries nowadays.
ReplyDeleteLime cake sounds great!
It doesn't bear thinking how much it would cost to feed that many now. The cake was good, especially with a dab of yogurt.
DeleteWow, walks on grass already! Hippolyta is a great addition to your life!
ReplyDeleteOoooh - lime cake!
She's great!
DeleteI love that movie and have my own copy! I saw the remake several years ago and it would have been funny if I didn't already know the original which is far better.
ReplyDeleteLove the register tape and total scene. Listen to Ted, he gives good advice.
Ted's a good guy. He probably invented TED talks.
DeleteYou might like to see if you can find 'Cheaper By The Dozen' - it's set in New Jersey and is about a large family. I remember seeing it years ago and seem to remember it being quite comical.
ReplyDeleteWonder if you could clip your grabber to your body somehow and carry it along, if only to pick up errant golf balls.
That movie is still making money -- only available to buy or rent. It was pretty good. Though it's based on a lie. They had 12 children, and the father died when the eldest was still in college. The mother basically raised the family alone while pursuing her career somehow. So Frank Gilbreth didn't in fact raise 12 kids. But facts can spoil a Hollywood movie.
DeleteWhen I can safely walk on grass and bumpy terrain, I'll be able to carry the grabber. But it's hopeless at picking up the phone, tried that indoors, arghghgh. I have to figure out a workaround.
Husband is keen to do more but is having to learn he must go slowly too.
ReplyDeleteWhen you start to feel better, there's a great urge to catch up. It's hard to resist.
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