We really enjoyed the sounds of our Municipal band last night!
My favourite was the medley from Meredith Wilson’s, “The Music Man.”
I found out Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are performing that Hollywood musical on Broadway!
My own music duo Molly and Sonny Boy (me and hubby Jim) will be performing here at German Park on June 20, 2022!
Here is a sample of our original music!
I have been really working hard at focusing on my weight reduction.
I got myself a Galaxy 4 watch.
The app called Samsung Health tracks so many aspects of my weightloss plan.
It tracks everything from body fat to steps taken.
Most of all it records and analyzes my sleep.
It even records me snoring, if and when I snore!
I highly suggest you weigh yourself daily.
But, be forewarned.
To permanently keep off weight you need to have a lot of patience. Good things take time.
Obviously, one’s weight fluctuates. In fact, it can swing anywhere from 1-3 lbs or more in a day.
But, if you’ve been a good person sticking to the plan of eating less calories and burning more fat through exercise and activity, you are pretty well guaranteed that eventually you will get trimmer and slimmer!
P.S. All diet advice by me is my opinion and does not reflect on any professional advice. Lose weight at your own risk.
We have an all-male vocal group in New Ulm called the Concord Singers.
Their title is New Ulm’s Ambassadors of Goodwill.
Last night we went to hear them perform at German Park.
The group has been in the area for over 90 years
It’s a nod to our German Heritage here in my hometown of New Ulm, Minnesota!
Each summer the Concord Singers are a part of an annual celebration called Bavarian Blast.
https://www.bavarianblast.com/
Hubby brought me in a handful of fresh home-grown radishes from our backyard garden.
So I grabbed one and ate it.
Tender and delicious. 😋
Not bittter at all.
Springtime is a lovely time of year.
I recently bought myself a Galaxy 4 watch and I thought there is no better photo to put on my new watch-face than hubby and his radishes!
Yesterday there was a gathering across the street from where we live.
We saw this head-turner.
This type of car has been featured in many Hollywood films.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Motor_Company
Last look.
My music duo Molly and Sunny boy recently recorded this song on a video.
The song became really popular after a film called, “Good morning Vietnam,” in 1988.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Wonderful_World
Today was a beautiful day. After covering ourselves with bug spray because of the crazy gnats, we took a lovely walk up our street.
There are some wonderful houses on our street as well.
So we decided to do No Mow May, a movement to help pollinators as they come out of hibernation.
Our intentions were good. Nevertheless, there are rules in town. By the latter part of May we wound up mowing our front lawn to avoid a fine.
The backyard is a different story.
I could hardly believe how quickly grass grows!
The grass and weeds seemed to take over at such a pace! It was wild!
The rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks just loved it!
When grass grows too long it is quite a chore to try and cut it down.
We will continue to trim our backyard grass and weeds.
We do not spray our plants or lawn with pesticides nor do we harm the ecological environment with noxious chemicals to keep the bugs at bay.
It was good to do No Mow May for a couple of reasons.
We gave the pollinators a break so they could enjoy the long grasses, and we didn’t mow the backyard for a month!
I’ve seen some bumble bees in our garden.
That’s another good sign that we did OK with No Mow May!
P.S. We saw a hummingbird bird in our backyard for the 1st time. Even though we don’t put out hummingbird feeders we have flowers for them!
I am on a weight reduction program I created, and I decided I will check in once a week with a post to let you know how it is going and any tips I might have learned along the way.
I am grateful to say I have stuck to my weightloss plan faithfully since I began on May 13th.
But it hasn’t been easy.
For example last night I had to work from 430 until 9 PM skipping supper. Suddenly I had a terrible craving for food.
Instead of going for junk food I was happy to discover I still had an apple in my work bag.
Another thing that I turn to if I’m not drinking black coffee for a beverage is this.
Club soda has zero calories. A maraschino cherry has about 10 calories.
But there are not all those diet soda chemicals in a simple drink such as club soda with maraschino cherry.
One day I came home from work and I was famished.
The quickest thing I could think about was making a miso soup.
I sliced up the tofu, the mushrooms, garlic and grated some carrot and got some green onions from the garden. I boiled up the miso broth and threw in the vegetables that I had fried a little bit in Pam cooking spray. I let everything simmer for about 10 minutes and found the delicious soup so satisfying and delicious! 😋
My steamer is always producing a good hot meal whenever I need something filling and hot like this Field Roast vegetarian sausage, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes dish with Herdez Avocado hot sauce.
Sometimes I will sautée the steamed veggies in a cast-iron pan with a small amount of oil, or cooking spray to brown them and make them crunchier.😋
So it’s been over 16 days since I began my weight reduction plan.
I was delighted to see I have dropped 7 pounds already.
I did not subscribe to any weight company except counting calories and exercising daily.
I still have a very long way to go but I decided that this would be a healthy lifestyle from now on.
We all need to set boundaries in our life and counting calories works for me.
P.S. All diet advice by me is my opinion and does not reflect on any professional advice. Lose weight at your own risk.
Yesterday we experienced severe weather in our neck of the woods.
We live in South-Central Minnesota.
Tree branches came down on my street.
The news was worse. Others had been hit harder in surrounding areas.
After the storm, hubby and I took a walk.
Gladly, we enjoyed cooler temps.
Springtime storms can be scary.
I am a weekend worker.
Casual dress is OK when you don’t see anyone else but the radio DJ who worked a shift before you.
Today I am at my radio station doing my Sunday afternoon shift at knuj.net.
https://knuj.net/2022/05/29/music-from-germany-may-29/
I would probably not come out on a nice day if I didn’t love my work.
Yesterday I worked from 130pm until 7pm.
It was girl’s softball on the FM all afternoon yesterday.
As I wheeled into the downtown area where my station is located on a glorious Saturday afternoon, I thought of the many storeclerks, volunteers and other workers who had to be indoors on such a spectacular day.
My boss would call it a Play Hooky Day.
Cheers to all the weekend workers again! You are all amazing! 👏
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