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Challenge!


Granny Annie at Fools Rush In issued a challenge:  post a selfie of self and pet.

Since I no longer have a pet, I took the second option of posting my refrigerator contents.  You will notice there is no pet food lurking there, but I did go to the grocery store yesterday and stocked up for a while.


Here's the selfie:

Florida hair in all its frizzy glory.

Doesn't look like what I paid at the grocery. but there is more in the freezer.




Comments

  1. Meryl BaerDecember 22, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    Works for me! Cooking is a lot more fun than taking care of a pet.

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:16 PM

      Yes. I miss my cat but not cleaning the litter box or scrubbing those hairball spit-ups off the carpet.

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  2. CarolDecember 22, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    I always get home and think how did these few bags add up to THAT!

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:16 PM

      I worry about how my daughter manages to feed her kids. Food seems so expensive these days.

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  3. Linda ReederDecember 22, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    It's good to see you settled in Florida!

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:18 PM

      I am happy to be here,but also quite sad. This was the life Mike and I envisioned for our retirement together. Here, though, being a widow or a widower is the norm. Not a comfortable norm for me yet, there you have it.

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  4. SakuDecember 22, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Nice photos! I wish the inside of my fridge looked like that...it's stuffed full and I'm sure I'll be finding things I meant to use in the spring.

    Glad to see you've gotten to Florida, enjoy the heat!

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:22 PM

      You might think that cooking for one is not much different than cooking for two, but for me it really is a huge difference.

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  5. Linda MyersDecember 22, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    My hair goes just the opposite in Arizona. Frizzy and fluffy in Washington State, straw like in Tucson.

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:23 PM

      In Vermont, I never know what I am going to get!

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  6. TomDecember 22, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    Why, that explains why you're thin and in such good shape!

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:24 PM

      I used to be thin, but I am still healthy enough.

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  7. UnknownDecember 22, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    That really is a great picture of you. Sure wish my fridge was that clean and neat!

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  8. Arkansas PattiDecember 22, 2013 at 4:59 PM

    Love your Florida selfie. Well done and you look quite festive.
    Filling up an empty refrigerator takes a lot of trips.

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    1. OlgaDecember 22, 2013 at 6:25 PM

      I really do not need this refrigerator. A dorm size model would probably be sufficient, especially because the markets and grocery stores here are so plentiful and so nearby.

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  9. SextantDecember 22, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    I think your hair looks lovely. I also like your flowered blouse, it looks very nice on you.

    Glad you got to Florida safe and sound.

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  10. Granny AnnieDecember 23, 2013 at 3:17 AM

    My kids were here yesterday and I did not see that you met the challenge. Hooray! I have posted a link on my page and thank you for playing along. Love you adaptation and will take your word for it that there is more food in the freezer side. Hope you are having a nice time in Florida despite the frizzy hair. It looks nice as do your glasses.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 24, 2013 at 2:01 AM

    It's too bad Mike is not there to enjoy the warm weather with you. Merry Christmas, Olga. Aloha from Hawaii.

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  12. KayDecember 24, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    I love your selfie, Olga. I love your Florida hair too.

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