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Howdy y'all. It's Thanksgiving Eve. This year I'm actually working, so most of the Thanksgiving meal will be pre-fab. I bought some sliced turkey, sliced ham, stuffing crumbs (I'll be making my "stuffing" myself, even though it won't be stuffed into anything), some bite size pumpkin tarts (easy and SMALL dessert), gravy mix, corn (D wants it...), and "instant" broccoli rice cheese casserole. One presumed guest will be bringing another dessert, which is one of his family traditions, and possibly a bottle of wine, though I've got the wine covered too.
My plan is to come home from work, take a nap for two or three hours, get up, warm everything while I make the stuffing, serve and eat...D is here for Thanksgiving, and his "friend" from Augusta is supposed to be coming with the other dessert, and another friend of ours is biking over for it late tonight and will be sleeping in the guest room. I'll be asleep but D will let him in...
As manager, I open so I'll be home about 1:00.
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Howdy y'all. Happy Thanksgiving! Off to the rats racing in the salt mines. Never know how busy holidays will be, but if it will be very busy it's likely it will be a bit later in the morning.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
Just about time for me to pull on my cooking duds and hit the kitchen. Not too much to do really, steam the green beans then finish them off with a bit of oil and garlic in a skillet. Carrots will be the longest....need to peel them and then cut them 'faux tournée' (and if that sends you scurrying off to look up on google, it did me too. I knew the cut, used frequently in Chinese cooking, but didn't know its proper name!! LOL! Like who cares, right? They get a honey mustard sauce drizzled over them...no swimming allowed!
Hope you both have a wonderful day with family and friends. You've both posted what you're cooking and it sounds fantastic. I know the food will be abundant at DIL's house, just most will not be 'my food'. So, as I see it, carrots, green beans, mashed sweet potatoes (they're sans all the sweet gunk) and most likely some salad that I can eat. Taking 2 ounces of dry roasted garbanzo beans to put on my salad for my protein. Should fill me up.
Very thankful that we are going to have a beautiful day today and hope the same for you Roger in NJ.
I saw a Gratitude list online this morning that began with "I woke up"!! You don't know how true that is til you're older!! LOL! My saying is always I woke on the right side of the dirt! Somebody said that to me one morning while I worked at the Red Cross...I laughed, laughing still!
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Hi
I got out walking this morning. Despite the fact that it will be warmer later today it was within a degree or two of Yesterdays temperature.
The Turkey is cooked and out of the roaster sitting in the oven, Two Pumpkin Pies and one Apple Pie are cooked. The Mashed Potatoes, A Sweet Potato Cassoulet, Two Homemade Lasagna, Candied Carrots and Stuffing are ready to be warmed up in the oven. The Deviled Eggs are being prepared right now, The Celery and Carrots are slivered for a appetizer tray, the Sweet Gherkins, and Black Olives are ready to be opened and used too.
If I said my Brother goes overboard for the Holidays
Have a Happy Thanksgiving Day
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger, sounds like you and your brother have got a lock on this holiday meal!!! Enjoy every bite.
I found a recipe today on 'The Kitchn' web site for Fig Cranberry sauce. Starts with half cup of whisky! It sounds delish, offered to bring it tomorrow, and was told the blueberry cranberry sauce was already made, and not to make it.
Making it anyhow, just won't be on DIL's Thanksgiving table. Looks like it should keep well, and will take some to her, and her mom next hockey game..cuz it sounds so good, and should go well with any chicken dish, probably also pork or lamb. Stay tuned...I'll know by tomorrow!!
Your walk sounds like it was fun today Roger, my trek on the TM was predictably boring, but I stuck it out for a mile. It was my 7th day at the gym, and I just wasn't exactly 'into it' today. So, cut it short.
Off to the kitchen...
Hi Valerie
If I said the Fig Cranberry sauce sounds good but sweet?
What a Shocker that the TM would be boring
Cheers
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Hi
I got out walking this morning. Despite the fact that it will be warmer later today it was within a degree or two of Yesterdays temperature.
The Turkey is cooked and out of the roaster sitting in the oven, Two Pumpkin Pies and one Apple Pie are cooked. The Mashed Potatoes, A Sweet Potato Cassoulet, Two Homemade Lasagna, Candied Carrots and Stuffing are ready to be warmed up in the oven. The Deviled Eggs are being prepared right now, The Celery and Carrots are slivered for a appetizer tray, the Sweet Gherkins, and Black Olives are ready to be opened and used too.
If I said my Brother goes overboard for the Holidays
Have a Happy Thanksgiving Day
Roger
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger, sounds like you and your brother have got a lock on this holiday meal!!! Enjoy every bite.
I found a recipe today on 'The Kitchn' web site for Fig Cranberry sauce. Starts with half cup of whisky! It sounds delish, offered to bring it tomorrow, and was told the blueberry cranberry sauce was already made, and not to make it.
Making it anyhow, just won't be on DIL's Thanksgiving table. Looks like it should keep well, and will take some to her, and her mom next hockey game..cuz it sounds so good, and should go well with any chicken dish, probably also pork or lamb. Stay tuned...I'll know by tomorrow!!
Your walk sounds like it was fun today Roger, my trek on the TM was predictably boring, but I stuck it out for a mile. It was my 7th day at the gym, and I just wasn't exactly 'into it' today. So, cut it short.
Off to the kitchen...
Hi Valerie
If I said the Fig Cranberry sauce sounds good but sweet?
What a Shocker that the TM would be boring
Cheers
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's Thanksgiving Eve. This year I'm actually working, so most of the Thanksgiving meal will be pre-fab. I bought some sliced turkey, sliced ham, stuffing crumbs (I'll be making my "stuffing" myself, even though it won't be stuffed into anything), some bite size pumpkin tarts (easy and SMALL dessert), gravy mix, corn (D wants it...), and "instant" broccoli rice cheese casserole. One presumed guest will be bringing another dessert, which is one of his family traditions, and possibly a bottle of wine, though I've got the wine covered too.
My plan is to come home from work, take a nap for two or three hours, get up, warm everything while I make the stuffing, serve and eat...D is here for Thanksgiving, and his "friend" from Augusta is supposed to be coming with the other dessert, and another friend of ours is biking over for it late tonight and will be sleeping in the guest room. I'll be asleep but D will let him in...
As manager, I open so I'll be home about 1:00.
Hi Ed
That sounds like a Plan to me
Since You are working an easy prep sounds ideal.
I felt bad for the people working at the Quick Chek this morning. The One Young Lady I spoke to, when I mentioned that Our Turkey was in the oven offered that hers was not in the oven yet. When She got off from work and they could eat whenever it was ready
Have a Good Day
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Happy Thanksgiving!!
Just about time for me to pull on my cooking duds and hit the kitchen. Not too much to do really, steam the green beans then finish them off with a bit of oil and garlic in a skillet. Carrots will be the longest....need to peel them and then cut them 'faux tournée' (and if that sends you scurrying off to look up on google, it did me too. I knew the cut, used frequently in Chinese cooking, but didn't know its proper name!! LOL! Like who cares, right? They get a honey mustard sauce drizzled over them...no swimming allowed!
Hope you both have a wonderful day with family and friends. You've both posted what you're cooking and it sounds fantastic. I know the food will be abundant at DIL's house, just most will not be 'my food'. So, as I see it, carrots, green beans, mashed sweet potatoes (they're sans all the sweet gunk) and most likely some salad that I can eat. Taking 2 ounces of dry roasted garbanzo beans to put on my salad for my protein. Should fill me up.
Very thankful that we are going to have a beautiful day today and hope the same for you Roger in NJ.
I saw a Gratitude list online this morning that began with "I woke up"!! You don't know how true that is til you're older!! LOL! My saying is always I woke on the right side of the dirt! Somebody said that to me one morning while I worked at the Red Cross...I laughed, laughing still!
Later...
Hi Again
I must agree, Mom always said "I know it is a good day, I woke up"
The weather is looking good, we are having the dame weather as the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade since we are near. It is supposed to go into the 60s later today despite that it was in the 20s to 30s overnight.
Enjoy the Holiday
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Final Thanksgiving menu (D, 2 guests and me):
Sliced turkey breast
Sliced ham
Light bread dressing
Corn bread dressing
Mashed potatoes
Turkey gravy
Broccoli Rice Cheese casserole
Corn
Mini-Croissants
Butter (for rolls)
Bite size pumpkin tarts
No-bake cheesecake (from scratch) - Thanks Michael!
Wine of choice: Woodbridge Pinot Grigio (Robert Mondavi winery)
Too much for pictures and I forgot anyway.
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! You can guess what breakfast was today.
I don't expect too much business this morning, as the day after Thanksgiving is pretty dead unless you work near a major shopping mall or department store, and I don't. Of course people may run out of gas running around between them all...
Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Good Friday Morning!
I don't shop on this day...though I will go buy my lottery tickets, especially since I forgot yesterday, and it lost me $9!! LOL!
Hope you have a quiet day Ed...
Hoping for same....
Yesterday brought sad news...my brother, the one my age, is in ICU...he had a major brain bleed, (that 'other' kind of stroke) he's on ventilator...prognosis not good at all.
Both his boys are with my SIL as of yesterday evening...and my niece from here in ATL is arriving today mid-day. I"m so glad they're with their Mom right now. I was very close to this brother, growing up in the country with no other children around we were not only sibs, but playmates and best friends as well.
Later...
Its going to be a beautiful day here...close to 70 this afternoon! Hope you've had a good walk Roger!
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I hope everybody survived the Holiday with minimal diet damage
When I left the House this morning I could barely see the far end of the block for the fog. By the time I got home it had cleared up. Temperatures were not too bad either. I did wear gloves during the walk, heavy at the start and light by the end as the Sun warmed things up.
Have a Great Friday
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! You can guess what breakfast was today.
I don't expect too much business this morning, as the day after Thanksgiving is pretty dead unless you work near a major shopping mall or department store, and I don't. Of course people may run out of gas running around between them all...
Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
I'm with Valerie on this, no way am I going out there shopping today
I have a feeling that Grocery Stores are slow today too, most people have lots of left overs, I know we do. I'll be Vacuum sealing and freezing one of the Pumpkin Pies later today, and the plan is to break the larger Lasagna into portions and do likewise with them. There is still some of the smaller one left over.
Have a Good Day at work
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Friday Morning!
I don't shop on this day...though I will go buy my lottery tickets, especially since I forgot yesterday, and it lost me $9!! LOL!
Hope you have a quiet day Ed...
Hoping for same....
Yesterday brought sad news...my brother, the one my age, is in ICU...he had a major brain bleed, (that 'other' kind of stroke) he's on ventilator...prognosis not good at all.
Both his boys are with my SIL as of yesterday evening...and my niece from here in ATL is arriving today mid-day. I"m so glad they're with their Mom right now. I was very close to this brother, growing up in the country with no other children around we were not only sibs, but playmates and best friends as well.
Later...
Its going to be a beautiful day here...close to 70 this afternoon! Hope you've had a good walk Roger!
Hi Valerie
I am sorry to hear Your bad news.
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It was a pretty quiet day. Came home, had more leftovers for lunch and took a long nap. Then more leftovers for dinner. I have a quart of leftover turkey stock so some leftover turkey might find its way into a pot of soup eventually. I've certainly got enough vegetables in the freezer to make a nice soup, or I could use some freeze dried or dehydrated veggies. Only one small serving of mashed potatoes left. No more broccoli rice cheese casserole, as it was a small one. The bowl of mashed potatoes was small too, but I eat smaller portions of that...so a little bit left. Still some sliced ham, turkey, gravy, cornbread dressing and light bread dressing. I'm the only one who likes cornbread dressing and I question how some of these people have lived in the south so LONG without developing a taste for that, but I guess there's no accounting for taste...
As one of the guests for dinner is allergic to chicken, I used vegetable stock to make both types of dressing. They were vegan and quite delicious, if I do say so myself! I didn't use the turkey stock because (who knew?) it's made with turkey broth (expected), CHICKEN broth (WTF?) and vegetable broth. Um...why? When I make turkey stock, it's made from ... well, TURKEY broth. Turkey bones, skin, maybe fat, all boiled up with some herbs. I bought the box of turkey stock, thinking, well...turkey. Then read the ingredients before making the dressing and quickly changed my mind and grabbed a handy box of vegetable stock instead. Good thing I keep that on hand at all times, being married to a vegetarian!
Thus, the leftover quart of turkey stock for soup. It won't go to waste, as I like turkey soup.
There are also leftover bite size pumpkin tarts, of course and quite a bit of Michael's HUGE family/party size dish of no-bake cheesecake. Fortunately he'll be taking most of that home with him when he goes back to Augusta tomorrow. He said it's one of his family tradition desserts that his extended family just about fights over! It was good, and I'm glad he felt comfortable sharing one of his traditions with us. My main family Thanksgiving tradition is food...LOTS OF FOOD! And I definitely inherited that gene.
We feed friends. Relatives. Friends of relatives. Friends of friends. No one goes hungry at a family holiday dinner.
And I've learned to taste most things and eat a reasonable amount instead of chowing down on half a turkey, half a pan of dressing, etc...and it's actually MORE enjoyable when I don't have to be rolled away from the table.
Plus I don't have to cook for several days...which is very nice.
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Michael just left with the rest of his tasty dessert, headed back to Augusta. D is at work, and likely to be until late tonight. I had leftovers for breakfast again, and did manage another bite of Michael's dessert before it left for Augusta.
One load of laundry is going, and I have two beds worth of sheets left to go and the whites and towels. It's major laundry day here!
Sipping tea now and waiting for the first load to finish in the washing machine so I can move it to the dryer and load up the second load in the washing machine.
Somewhere in there will be a nap with Lilo and Ariel. Probably after having leftovers for lunch...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hi
I was out walking, Surprise
My Thanksgiving holiday plans did not survive contact with the enemy, My Brothers Feast of a meal. However last night we broke down the Turkey, Vacuum sealed it and froze it. Likewise with the larger Homemade Lasagna, over 1/2 of the Mashed Potatoes & Bread stuffing, and the entire second Homemade Pumpkin Pie. All in the freezer and safe from temptation.
When I got on the scale it said, One at a time Please
Have a Great Weekend
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »It was a pretty quiet day. Came home, had more leftovers for lunch and took a long nap. Then more leftovers for dinner. I have a quart of leftover turkey stock so some leftover turkey might find its way into a pot of soup eventually. I've certainly got enough vegetables in the freezer to make a nice soup, or I could use some freeze dried or dehydrated veggies. Only one small serving of mashed potatoes left. No more broccoli rice cheese casserole, as it was a small one. The bowl of mashed potatoes was small too, but I eat smaller portions of that...so a little bit left. Still some sliced ham, turkey, gravy, cornbread dressing and light bread dressing. I'm the only one who likes cornbread dressing and I question how some of these people have lived in the south so LONG without developing a taste for that, but I guess there's no accounting for taste...
As one of the guests for dinner is allergic to chicken, I used vegetable stock to make both types of dressing. They were vegan and quite delicious, if I do say so myself! I didn't use the turkey stock because (who knew?) it's made with turkey broth (expected), CHICKEN broth (WTF?) and vegetable broth. Um...why? When I make turkey stock, it's made from ... well, TURKEY broth. Turkey bones, skin, maybe fat, all boiled up with some herbs. I bought the box of turkey stock, thinking, well...turkey. Then read the ingredients before making the dressing and quickly changed my mind and grabbed a handy box of vegetable stock instead. Good thing I keep that on hand at all times, being married to a vegetarian!
Thus, the leftover quart of turkey stock for soup. It won't go to waste, as I like turkey soup.
There are also leftover bite size pumpkin tarts, of course and quite a bit of Michael's HUGE family/party size dish of no-bake cheesecake. Fortunately he'll be taking most of that home with him when he goes back to Augusta tomorrow. He said it's one of his family tradition desserts that his extended family just about fights over! It was good, and I'm glad he felt comfortable sharing one of his traditions with us. My main family Thanksgiving tradition is food...LOTS OF FOOD! And I definitely inherited that gene.
We feed friends. Relatives. Friends of relatives. Friends of friends. No one goes hungry at a family holiday dinner.
And I've learned to taste most things and eat a reasonable amount instead of chowing down on half a turkey, half a pan of dressing, etc...and it's actually MORE enjoyable when I don't have to be rolled away from the table.
Plus I don't have to cook for several days...which is very nice.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Michael just left with the rest of his tasty dessert, headed back to Augusta. D is at work, and likely to be until late tonight. I had leftovers for breakfast again, and did manage another bite of Michael's dessert before it left for Augusta.
One load of laundry is going, and I have two beds worth of sheets left to go and the whites and towels. It's major laundry day here!
Sipping tea now and waiting for the first load to finish in the washing machine so I can move it to the dryer and load up the second load in the washing machine.
Somewhere in there will be a nap with Lilo and Ariel. Probably after having leftovers for lunch...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
It sounds like You had a plan and managed to stay with it, leftovers to enjoy.
The Leftover Turkey, etc. is in the freezer, There will be a small ham for Christmas Dinner and then for New Years we will be taking the leftover Turkey and Ham and Fixings and heat them in the oven for that Meal.
Have a Nice Day
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Good Morning Guys!
Its going to be a beautiful Saturday...and warming nicely to 70's! I can handle that.
No word yet from Texas. My SIL usually texts me by now. (asking if I'm awake...LOL!)
I took trash out last night, after being gone all afternoon, and it looks like my neighbors cleaned out their raised flower bed that separates our property, and its all on the little 2.5 - 3 ft strip of MY yard along the driveway. I'll see if they come back to clean it up...if not I will, because I want to cut that area between our houses....lazy way of getting up late leaves, and the dearth of fall pine needles that I think are mostly out of the trees now.
It should be a good day to be outdoors. Oh, they also clipped back one of my two rose bushes that grows along the drive.....I don't know why just one. ( I suspect they didn't realize they were mine...and quit when they did..wrong time to do that but I think they'll be ok..) These neighbors are interesting. I know they know nothing of our plants and climates....like the Norfolk Pine, a real pretty one in a big pot...is still sitting outdoors. That plant will not tolerate cold or frost. Like I said...interesting.
Ed, I do not envy you all the laundry, but at least the towels and sheets are quick to fold and put away!!
I used to make a no bake cheese cake a long time ago...and it was good! Glad you had some for dessert!
I finished the last of the carrots, roasted brussels, and my left over asparagus last night. There are STILL more green beans. I'm totally burned out on green beans. Green bean soup???? Probably not!
CONFESSION... I DID go shopping yesterday!!!! I went to visit my friend Marietta in Tucker and play with her new puppy...and we ended up going to SAS shoes..buy one, get second half price. I needed a new pair of black booties, as my old sueded ones were Walmart issue, 20 years ago!!! They're nice for hockey mornings with my jeans, etc. and so my half price shoes are black Italian vamp loafers. Haven't had that style shoe for years, and I know they'll get loads of miles over time! SO, I spent a bundle of $$ on shoes, but they'll hold up, and I'll have them for a long time.
My first Black Friday purchases ever....oh, well.....
Roger, I hope you are having/have had a good morning walk! Probably not a profitable one, but tomorrow's another day, right? I think I may venture down the street myself. Will watch my Fitbit and not over walk myself. I used to walk much farther than I do now, so I really need to pay attention...my return trip is up hill...I'd reverse that if I could.
So tell me, I own a seal a meal thingy...does pumpkin pie defrost well? (I know you CAN freeze almost everything,...its how it looks, tastes, texture, etc after defrost that gets dicey)
Ok, time to do my weekly report to the nutritional study folks, and then I'm ready to dive into my day.
Later...
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The turkey noodle soup has been made and is delicious! The last of the turkey went into it along with some carrots, celery, broccoli, spinach, parsley and onion. Then, at the last, a generous handful of spatzle noodles, simmer along for 20 more minutes and DONE! So a bowl of that was dinner, along with a couple of the leftover mini-croissants.
And the LAST load is now in the dryer. I ended up doing 4 loads today, but I'm all caught up, at least until J gets home next week...hopefully he'll have done some of it at my sister-in-law's house.0 -
Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! Had some leftover ham and dressing for breakfast. Yum!
One small plate left for lunch, and a serving or two of turkey soup and Thanksgiving will be over.
Today can be a day of mostly rest, I guess, as laundry is done and there is little left to worry about except watering a few plants.
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Good Sunday Morning!
Ed, glad you get to rest today...it does wonders, rest, that is... Your soup sounds wonderful.
Breakfast here same ole same....except I was out of bananas??? YIKES. Later today I'll make a swing by the gym, (I've been MIA there since Thursday) and then go to the market next door and pick up a few bananas.
DS1 and grands coming over for lunch, and Jack's going to tinker with the florescent light over the sink..and one or two 'other' little irksome things... kids will have their iPods and will be on the couch!!
I've got a couple little chores before they get here. And hopefully I'll hear something from my SIL today so I can make some flight arrangements. And hotel rooms, if either or both the boys can go... I so hate hanging in limbo, but I understand why, and am glad my brother choose to be an organ donor. Its a wonderful thing.
Eating the last of my apples...I may have to follow, no, go ahead of Roger to find a few drops!!! LOL!!
Roger hope your day is sunny....overcast here, but dry...and 57 on the back porch...rain either late tonite or tomorrow...3 days worth. I'm not convinced that we really need more rain right now. My moss will love it...
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning Guys!
Its going to be a beautiful Saturday...and warming nicely to 70's! I can handle that.
No word yet from Texas. My SIL usually texts me by now. (asking if I'm awake...LOL!)
I took trash out last night, after being gone all afternoon, and it looks like my neighbors cleaned out their raised flower bed that separates our property, and its all on the little 2.5 - 3 ft strip of MY yard along the driveway. I'll see if they come back to clean it up...if not I will, because I want to cut that area between our houses....lazy way of getting up late leaves, and the dearth of fall pine needles that I think are mostly out of the trees now.
It should be a good day to be outdoors. Oh, they also clipped back one of my two rose bushes that grows along the drive.....I don't know why just one. ( I suspect they didn't realize they were mine...and quit when they did..wrong time to do that but I think they'll be ok..) These neighbors are interesting. I know they know nothing of our plants and climates....like the Norfolk Pine, a real pretty one in a big pot...is still sitting outdoors. That plant will not tolerate cold or frost. Like I said...interesting.
Ed, I do not envy you all the laundry, but at least the towels and sheets are quick to fold and put away!!
I used to make a no bake cheese cake a long time ago...and it was good! Glad you had some for dessert!
I finished the last of the carrots, roasted brussels, and my left over asparagus last night. There are STILL more green beans. I'm totally burned out on green beans. Green bean soup???? Probably not!
CONFESSION... I DID go shopping yesterday!!!! I went to visit my friend Marietta in Tucker and play with her new puppy...and we ended up going to SAS shoes..buy one, get second half price. I needed a new pair of black booties, as my old sueded ones were Walmart issue, 20 years ago!!! They're nice for hockey mornings with my jeans, etc. and so my half price shoes are black Italian vamp loafers. Haven't had that style shoe for years, and I know they'll get loads of miles over time! SO, I spent a bundle of $$ on shoes, but they'll hold up, and I'll have them for a long time.
My first Black Friday purchases ever....oh, well.....
Roger, I hope you are having/have had a good morning walk! Probably not a profitable one, but tomorrow's another day, right? I think I may venture down the street myself. Will watch my Fitbit and not over walk myself. I used to walk much farther than I do now, so I really need to pay attention...my return trip is up hill...I'd reverse that if I could.
So tell me, I own a seal a meal thingy...does pumpkin pie defrost well? (I know you CAN freeze almost everything,...its how it looks, tastes, texture, etc after defrost that gets dicey)
Ok, time to do my weekly report to the nutritional study folks, and then I'm ready to dive into my day.
Later...GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Sunday Morning!
Ed, glad you get to rest today...it does wonders, rest, that is... Your soup sounds wonderful.
Breakfast here same ole same....except I was out of bananas??? YIKES. Later today I'll make a swing by the gym, (I've been MIA there since Thursday) and then go to the market next door and pick up a few bananas.
DS1 and grands coming over for lunch, and Jack's going to tinker with the florescent light over the sink..and one or two 'other' little irksome things... kids will have their iPods and will be on the couch!!
I've got a couple little chores before they get here. And hopefully I'll hear something from my SIL today so I can make some flight arrangements. And hotel rooms, if either or both the boys can go... I so hate hanging in limbo, but I understand why, and am glad my brother choose to be an organ donor. Its a wonderful thing.
Eating the last of my apples...I may have to follow, no, go ahead of Roger to find a few drops!!! LOL!!
Roger hope your day is sunny....overcast here, but dry...and 57 on the back porch...rain either late tonite or tomorrow...3 days worth. I'm not convinced that we really need more rain right now. My moss will love it...
Later...
Hi Valerie
FWIW Last years Pumpkin and Apple Pie defrosted OK. I do like to put the slice in the micorwave and warm it up, Even tastier that way. I wish I could use Real whipped cream or a premium Ice Cream on it too
So far everything we have vacuum sealed and froze has held up much better that not processed that way. It beats out the Zip Lock Freezer bags too. We did pick up what they sell as pleated bags as they can take the whole pie or bulky objects. In this case I sealed up a 10" Glass Pie Plate with the Pumpkin pie still in it.
Funny You should mention Bananas! I was out of them and Apples this morning too. My Brother was going to the Grocery store so he picked up a small bunch of smaller Bananas and some Honey Crisps for me as well as some Large Curd Cottage Cheese, Almost no selection in the large curd style either, I am not sure why.
I would not be happy if the last part of my walk was uphill either. Fortunately the grade changes in town are very gradual.
Have a Great Evening
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Supposed to be rainy, but we'll see. Yesterday was supposed to be too and nothing much happened.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hi All
It was cold walking today, I feel it in the fingers mostly, some on the face when the breeze blows. It was 31 degrees in nearby Somerville and showing 33 degrees on the closed in front porch when I left. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer but rainy for Tuesday and Wednesday.
When I left the house the Sun was shining and felt good on me. During the walk the clouds moved in and that was that for the Sun. It is now cloudy and filtered Sun and does not feel warm out.
Have a Good Week
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Supposed to be rainy, but we'll see. Yesterday was supposed to be too and nothing much happened.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
It is supposed to be rainy the next two days starting Monday overnight into the morning rush hour
I may not get out walking due to that. I am not happy walking in the rain. I would need three hands to hold everything
Enjoy the Day
Roger0 -
Good Monday Morning.
I doubt I have time today to Cyber Monday...always shopped this day. Oh, well.
Gray but warm today. Woke to 61 degrees on the porch... rain coming...so gray it looks like a snow day!!!
Trying to get stuff together today...will fly tomorrow. Texas, here I come! Get ready!!!!
Later...0 -
Howdy y'all. It's obscene o'clock again and I'm up and making breakfast. Time to hit the salt races soon.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Hi All
I went walking + 2 Cents. I shortened it as it was starting to drizzle when I left the house. It kept getting slowly rainier, still not to bad except that my Gloves were slowly getting wet and thus my fingers were getting cold. Therefor I shortened it up somewhat. OTOH Yesterday I had to go back out and ended up 7,000 steps over the days normal walking
Have a Great Tuesday
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Monday Morning.
I doubt I have time today to Cyber Monday...always shopped this day. Oh, well.
Gray but warm today. Woke to 61 degrees on the porch... rain coming...so gray it looks like a snow day!!!
Trying to get stuff together today...will fly tomorrow. Texas, here I come! Get ready!!!!
Later...
Hi Valerie
I thought about shopping Cyber Monday, Ended up saying to myself, for what? Answer nothing needed so no buying
In our family in later years we always shipped ahead via UPS and had one carry On Luggage. Sadly UPS had a better record in the losing stuff area than the airlines.
Have a Good Trip
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's obscene o'clock again and I'm up and making breakfast. Time to hit the salt races soon.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
Obscene O'Clock, I like that phrase.
Enjoy the day
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Rain supposed to end today, though frankly didn't see much of it yesterday, just drizzly all day. Not sure what it did overnight though.
Off to the rat mines.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hi
Walked again today, for now the rain has moved out and the next wave of heavier rain will be in later today.
We are going out to the Christmas Tree shop later to look at Window and Yard Decorations.
Have a Nice Wednesday
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Rain supposed to end today, though frankly didn't see much of it yesterday, just drizzly all day. Not sure what it did overnight though.
Off to the rat mines.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
It sounds as if Your weather was the same as ours, Drizzly to light rain and just miserable looking.
Cheers
Roger0 -
Hi Ed, Valerie
Christmas cards are on my to do list. I ordered the last of my Christmas gifts Online and my brother added a couple things and am having them shipped direct to Washington State to our Sister.
I do not know if it is related to internet traffic or what but my Email has been slow the last few days.
I also ordered the dried fruits for my Brothers home made fruit cakes, Ordered Yesterday and delivery is supposed to be today. it ended up- being a vendor in a nearby town and regular cheapest shipping was for today and the FedEx site says out for delivery so, Yea he can start them tomorrow as they need to soak in Rum when cooked.
Cheers
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Supposed to be colder today, but dry. I need to audit the cigarettes in the kiosk as the pack count was WAY off yesterday, compared to Monday. I'm assuming I made a mistake in the pack count...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Hi
I walked today, a reverse route, You see things that way You miss going in the other direction
Factoid: During the walk I passed 5 houses where I could see the Solar panels on the roof, Others may have had them on the side of the roof I could not see. It seems they are becoming more popular
Have a Nice Thursday
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Supposed to be colder today, but dry. I need to audit the cigarettes in the kiosk as the pack count was WAY off yesterday, compared to Monday. I'm assuming I made a mistake in the pack count...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
Today is actually not to bad a day, although when I started out walking the sun was shining. Now the Clouds have moved in and the breeze has picked up. It was comfortable enough even with the breeze that I did not miss the earmuffs I forgot to take with me.
Good Luck with the recount.
Roger
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! I did, in fact, make a mistake on the addition when doing the cigarette count the other day, so it's not so far off. And since I audited the cigarettes yesterday, the count should be a perfect match today. Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Hi Guys, ITs FRIDAY!!!
Its been a rough couple of days. But I am back home, got in, exhausted, last night about 7:30.
Trash got taken to the street. I would have forgotten, but eveyone had their trash cans lining the street...
I loved that Roger walked his route backwards, and now I know I"m not the only one who see's 'stuff' from the other direction!!! Roger, I NEED your Christmas schedule for NEXT year....not now. I am so far behind I'd go into panic mode. I haven't sent Christmas Cards in years, and haven't even queried the boys, or the grands....yep, panic time.
Ed, glad you got the cigarette counts right! I used to hate inventory days at the Red Cross. And semi-annually we had Inventory from Hell! Everything, and I mean Everything was counted by two people independently....and recounted if their totals didn't match....and then everything was counted by the Auditors...etc. It was a 24 hour NIGHTMARE! Most of it was done in walk-in refrigerators, or the freezers, (at - or below- minus 30 degrees Celsius. That is brutal, let me tell you!) Your SHOES freeze at those temps, and you walk funny when you come out!!!
I need to make a grocery run today...and it will probably be at 2 stores. Or maybe WF will wait until tomorrow??
Not sure about Hockey this weekend, I understand the hockey player has been sick all week. Not at all like Nate to be sick.
Need second cup of coffee, need gym walk, need groceries, need more sleep. Something's gonna give:)
Later...
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Hi
I walked today, More and more holiday decorations are going up around the area too.
I saw the Blue Heron today in the Brook below the Dam.
Have a Good Friday
Roger
parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! I did, in fact, make a mistake on the addition when doing the cigarette count the other day, so it's not so far off. And since I audited the cigarettes yesterday, the count should be a perfect match today. Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
Hi Ed
Congratulations on the count being close. I did Inventories at work, I hated them BTW, They were usua;;y close but never 100% no matter how careful You were when selling.
Cheers
Roger
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi Guys, ITs FRIDAY!!!
Its been a rough couple of days. But I am back home, got in, exhausted, last night about 7:30.
Trash got taken to the street. I would have forgotten, but eveyone had their trash cans lining the street...
I loved that Roger walked his route backwards, and now I know I"m not the only one who see's 'stuff' from the other direction!!! Roger, I NEED your Christmas schedule for NEXT year....not now. I am so far behind I'd go into panic mode. I haven't sent Christmas Cards in years, and haven't even queried the boys, or the grands....yep, panic time.
Ed, glad you got the cigarette counts right! I used to hate inventory days at the Red Cross. And semi-annually we had Inventory from Hell! Everything, and I mean Everything was counted by two people independently....and recounted if their totals didn't match....and then everything was counted by the Auditors...etc. It was a 24 hour NIGHTMARE! Most of it was done in walk-in refrigerators, or the freezers, (at - or below- minus 30 degrees Celsius. That is brutal, let me tell you!) Your SHOES freeze at those temps, and you walk funny when you come out!!!
I need to make a grocery run today...and it will probably be at 2 stores. Or maybe WF will wait until tomorrow??
Not sure about Hockey this weekend, I understand the hockey player has been sick all week. Not at all like Nate to be sick.
Need second cup of coffee, need gym walk, need groceries, need more sleep. Something's gonna give:)
Later...
Welcome back.
I did that the other day more or less...
I saw the DPW cleaning leaves out of the storm drains and checked with them regarding leaf pickup, it was that morning so I reversed back to the house and put them to the curb and then resumed my walk again. We used to use the neighbor to be sure when it was the week to put recycling out too
When I worked driving I was a Yard Jockey for a while, it was cold enough in the cab of the yard donkey due to having to keep getting in and out to hook up and unhook the air hoses that they gave us the same freezer suits our Freezer workers wore. The kept it Subzero Fahrenheit in there too, -30 as I recall.
minus 30 degrees Celsius = -22 Fahrenheit, bitter either way!
Have a Good Friday & Weekend, Relax and Recharge
Roger
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