I was not necessarily planning to shop today, and certainly not physically in any stores, but my kids all sent me some wish list items earlier in the week, and I noticed some things seemed low in stock so I decided I should buy what I could online today. I hate to buy mostly online this year, but do not want to browse in stores now, especially after Thanksgiving when so many people disregarded recommendations and still go together with extended family. I did buy a ring locally earlier this week from a local jeweler for one of my daughters. It is actually her belated 21st birthday present since we were unable to celebrate with her in person with her (her birthday was in May and we have not seen her since January; hoping she will make it home for Christmas). I'm hope to find a few items on websites of local store owners, but unfortunately most of the places are shops I really need to browse in, rather than try to find something online. In non-COVID years, I never shopped in stores on BF. I hate crowds and lines. Any deals to be found were not worth that to me. Actually, I did once buy a dishwasher on BF, but I was pretty certain there were not going to be lines at the appliance store and I was right LOL.

One of my hosta pots looks like it is starting to grow. I have to wonder what will happen when it freezes and if the plant will be set back come spring. Your hosta seems confused too! So I'm wondering how, and if, the hosta is going to be OK in the spring. Both our plants are not going dormant properly.

We first got it a few years ago on Black Friday for .99 to watch Handmaid's Tale. The latest season just ended so we'll probably discontinue it and subscribe next Black Friday to watch the last season of HMT. We didn't watch much on it, mainly FX series like Justified and The Americans, but they've been out for years. The only new series we've watched recently is The Patient with Steve Carell.

Never click to verify that a purchase is or is not yours before checking with your bank. Yours might have a message area or when you open the first screen a message asking about charges will show. I have received messages similar to the one from my bank when my debit card number was hacked and used all across the country. When I checked there was no message on my bank account. Something I noticed a couple of months ago if I use the "block senders" above the list of emails the full email address will show. If the address is not for the business or person I send it to spam. However I just finished paying of my car and received a couple of emails from third party's that I did not recognize. They were really strange as it was the first time I had to go to a Microsoft site, sign in, to see the message.