GardenKatGardens wrote: »

I waited around until I had my kitchen cleaned (floor included), and I finally got out the door...in time for the steady rain! Timing is everything these next few days, I think.

I fixed a new (to me) potato casserole for lunch today. It included the Follow Your Heart cheeses. And it was tasty! Bit, lot, high on fat because of the cheese, and low on protein, as there isn't any in the fake cheese...but tasty...and I have enough for tomorrow lunch or dinner, IF...IF I really watch my fat intake all day!

Roger thanks for the coffee maker info. My old one works fine, and will work forever unless I use it! My one cupa a day just doesn't justify making even half a pot of coffee. So, its me and Keurig, the one cup wonder!

Ok, I forgot to eat the other half of my pear. I got 2 red D'anjou pears last week at Kroger, and the first one was finally ripe tonite...and sweet, and juicy. First half went onto my salad plate at lunch...

Later...

Hi Valerie
Interesting, No Protein. I wonder if You could have added a vegetable protein of some sort
flavored like Bacon or Hamburger?

I guess I'm different, I like the Green peppers and make sure to eat them while they are a nice and crunchy Ripeness.

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Good Morning...soggy still! My rain gauge this morning is at 4 inches, that's from last Monday when the rain began until current. So we've regained maybe a quarter of the 'lost' rain from our nasty drought. But its a good start!

I don't see anyone .... meaning the many forms of Ed maybe got to sleep in? Roger is 'lurking' with a half finished post that will pop in before mine...sneaky Roger, and Lee-Ann probably has a long commute today???? WHERE are you all? LOL!!

Half my cup of 'precious' coffee is waiting, and I'm sure when I open the drape I will find Tom E. cat waiting at the door for his breakfast. Guess its time to start my day.....

Later...

I was out Walking and ran a bit late returning home as I went a little further than usual and stopped to talk with the Crossing guard

Congratulations on a Good start with the rain
Roger

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!

I don't see Roger's post either. Maybe the system ate it. Or maybe he's still typing it and it will beat my post!

Still definitely soggy, but not complaining. Looks like today may be the end of the sogginess for a while, but at least we got a few days of rain and Puddle Lanier can start trying to become Lake Lanier again.

We went over a small arm of the puddle on the weekend when we made our trip to Dahlonega, and it really did look more like a puddle than a lake.

Rainy mornings are great for sleeping in! And yes, I did sleep in until 7:30. Need to clear the sink and still need to fold that last load of laundry. Eddie will get to it...

Then I need to find out what the next big occurrence is between Superman and the Atom Man (really Lex Luthor) in the serial. I've watched 9 episodes of the second serial and number ten is queued up!

Hi Ed
I was late getting on and am slow typing, I did beat You to posting by one entire minute

The Superman Serial I ordered after You linked it arrived Yesterday. For now it is on the shelf as I am undecided whether to watch it myself or use it as a stocking stuffer for my Brother.

parityanimal wrote: »

Sink cleared. Laundry folded. There was an interruption to the laundry folding, as Eduardo suddenly decided dinner had to be started...so there is a small slow cooker of baked beans going now, and the dark meat turkey is moved from the deep freeze in the garage to the fridge in the kitchen for making of barbecue tonight. I think there may be a small, sweet dumpling squash quick steamed in the microwave as a second side dish but that hasn't been verified as yet...and the sauce for the barbecue turkey meat will be from a bottle, but only because I had a coupon for a free bottle at Kroger. Doesn't mean Eduardo won't jazz that sauce up a bit!

Might get out to the grocery, but it looks awfully nasty out and I'm trying to put that off until tomorrow if I can..

Your post made me think of my noon food so I decided to go pull two 4+ ounce packages of Turkey from the freezer in the basement and one is in the Kitchen Freezer section and one is on the counter. I think I will do a Shredded (Pulled?) Turkey & Sweet baby Ray's BBQ on a ancient grain wrap. Thanks for the idea

I do not blame You, if there is nothing needed why run out in bad weather

Cheers
Roger

Hi Once Again
I'm glad You enjoyed them. I loved the the first two. I always like Mashed with bacon or Bacon Bits so to speak which I suspect the Grocery store ones have no real bacon in them.

I'm glad to, I'd hate to cause someone to have to clean up twice
Roger

Hi
Out the door it was showing 39 degrees, A little breeze so it was more or less comfortable. I have walked 9,053 steps. It rained overnight where I am, Much of NJ had around 8/10 inch of rain and in the Northwest corner snow up to 3+ inches. The possibility of snow to the north of me came true

I mailed the first three Christmas Cards this morning too.

Have a Great Wednesday
Roger

parityanimal wrote: »

Whew! That is some spicy barbecue dark meat turkey Eduardo made. And spicy baked beans.

And there are, of course, leftovers of both! The sweet dumpling squash was tasty too, but not as sweet as I had thought it would be, from the name. Kabocha beats it out thoroughly on sweetness.

Hi Ed
Thanks to Your post I ended up shredding some of the Turkey and heating it up with Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce and on the wrap it delicious.

So many Thanks

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!

High of 56 predicted for today with 10% chance of rain. I think Eddie might get the shopping done today!

I'm sure barbecue will be on the menu for lunch or dinner. I had some meatballs for breakfast.

Eduardo was looking around in the deep freeze for a pot roast but didn't see any. That may be added to the shopping list too. There IS a huge boneless Boston Butt in there but that looks rather daunting for right now...besides that is usually made into a giant pile of barbecue meat too and I'm already eating barbecue.

Might dig around on the other side of the freezer but think I must have eaten the last pot roast.

When I was stirring around in the freezer for the Turkey I discovered we still have three Corned Beef and a whole Pork Loin. No wonder the freezer is looking a bit full.

Have fun shopping
Roger

How To Drive In Jersey and Stay Alive

Seriously, there are only two things needed to drive effectively in NJ: A horn and a middle finger. Everything else is superfluous, including knowing where you are going.

For those of you who live in Jersey or have lived there, these things may come as no surprise. For those who haven't traveled there before, Beware, Be Prepared and Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is Nork - rhymes with Fork, not New-ark. Also, Trenton is not pronounced Tren-ton, it is Trent-in.

2. The morning rush hour is from 5 AM to NOON. The evening rush hour is from NOON to 7 PM. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.

3. The minimum acceptable speed on the turnpike is 85 mph. On the parkway it's 105 or 110. Anything less is considered "Sissy.." (Just ask the former Governor of NJ)

4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Jersey has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires go second; However, in Monmouth and Burlington counties, SUV-driving/cellphone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.

5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.

6. Never honk at anyone. EVER! Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot.

7. Road construction is permanent and continuous in all of Jersey. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.

8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats, barrels, cones, celebrities, rubber-neckers, shredded tires, cell-phoners, deer and other road kill, and the homeless feeding on any of these items.

9. MapQuest does NOT work here -- none of the roads are where they say they are or go where they say they do and all the Turnpike EZ Pass lanes are moved each night once again to make your ride more exciting.

10. If someone actually has their Turn Signal ON, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally activated."

11. If you are in the left lane and only driving 70 in a 55-65 mph zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.

12. Do not try to estimate travel time -- just leave Monday afternoon for Tuesday appointments, by noon Thursday for Friday appointments, and right after church on Sunday for anything on Monday morning.

SAFE DRIVING!

Hi Valerie
I'm glad You enjoyed it

FWIW NJ has been getting rid of traffic circles.

Enjoy Your Casserole
Roger

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!

High of only 47 expected today, with zero percent chance of rain.

Leftover spicy barbecue dark meat turkey and baked beans for breakfast. One more meal of that left, and that will be the end of the dark meat turkey.

I believe I have one small packet of white meat turkey left, some frozen chunks of celery (waiting for a pot roast) and some of the cranberry relish left. And that's it for Thanksgiving food. I'm doing pretty good at eating it all up, over a relatively short time period.

The meat manager at Kroger (who is a friend of mine) pointed out the hams on sale through the 24th so I've already got my EASTER ham now. My Christmas ham was purchased along with its free turkey, before Thanksgiving. It's in the bottom of the fridge, waiting. The package says it's spiral sliced but honestly, I can't see any evidence of that. I guess I'll find out when I open it to warm and glaze it on Christmas. As I hate to waste the glaze packet they sent with it, Eduardo will probably use that and add some ginger and maybe mustard and black pepper to jazz it up a bit.

Eddie did get to the store yesterday, and did some bathroom cleaning too, as well as changing the sheets in the master bedroom, after assuring that Ariel was asleep on the sofa, in the living room, down the hall, and wouldn't be helping.

Here's how well that went...



And then when going out to check on mail, I saw a very late flower in the sidewalk flower bed!

Hi Ed
I still have several packets of Turkey Breast in the freezer and I thawed one overnight in the refrigerator for today and tomorrows mid-morning PF +SC. I am undecided whether to use it on the wrap with Mayo/Miracle Whip or Sweet Baby Rays or do two of the three.

If You like the glaze packet they include I would not call it wasted to use it, OTOH if You like Yours better...
Hopefully The Grocery Store will have Hams on sale for our Christmas Dinner too.

Cats

Interesting and nice looking flower. As You can see we are headed in colder weather, The coldest of the season so far too, Then later next week they are predicting somewhat colder
All I have left for flowers from the yard is the hanging basket we planted with Geraniums and that because it is on the closed in front porch sheltered.


Seen in the Grocery Store "Tide Chuyen Dung"


Have a Nice Day
Roger

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Good Thursday Morning. Bit chilly and windy here in 'hot' Lanta!
Ed, glad to see you had a fool proof plan for making the bed! LOL!!! I don't think they actually sleep...I think they turn on their super gps monitoring system, and just close their eyes...waiting....just waiting!!! Loved the little daisy! Talk about the 'last flower of summer'

Going to have a look at the weather forecast in a minute...need to gas the car, so will pick the sunniest warmest day that I can...:) I should have yesterday, but by the time I finished all my running around, I had an email from Jack saying he'd be calling an hour early...so there went my time slot!

Roger, how is NJ today...yep, all of it...LOL!

Lee-Ann all is well in Atlanta. No ice storms, no riots or sit-ins, and no rain.
My orders for the holiday are arriving day by day...should all be here soon, and then I need to set aside a 'rapping day'..wait! What?...I don't even like rap...don't really care for 'wrap day' either, but gotta do it!

Will have to open the next email from Coursera. I'm ready to put my brain back to work. Its been a lovely holiday 2 month break..

Ok, that's about it...heading to the kitchen and cook SOMETHING...I can't decide if I want the usual greens, or oatmeal. Guess its time to stand in front of the open refrigerator.

Later...

Hi Valerie
On the bright side You did get all Your running around finished.

Oatmeal sounds good to me with our chilly weather, However cold cereal it is since I want to use the milk I opened up before it goes bad, Frugal person that I am, OK, cheap person TBH

I should actually get out with the car for gas too, It is at the 1/2 full mark and that is where I like to fuel it up.

Have a Good Day
Roger

Hi
Out the door it was showing 32 degrees, It was less comfortable than yesterday too due to the wind chill. I have walked 7,264 steps as of 8AM. Yesterday I was at 13,567 by 5PM so If I miss a few steps today I am not going to worry about it.

Colder weather is moving in with forecast overnight lows in the 20s for Saturday, breezy and daytime highs in the 30s . I am also thinking of stopping for a breakfast on Saturday of a couple of Scrambled Eggs and Dry toast as much to warm up as to have breakfast. I did not stop today, as tomorrow is supposed to be colder.

The Mechanic did give an OK on the pickup truck and it still needs to have four tires put on it which we could tell looking at it. At 80K miles and a lot less money than a newer one with twice the mileage he decided on to grab it. Has has been looking for a Ford P/U with room behind the seat for groceries so this on will work nicely. His 99 Taurus needs replacing despite still running good due to our mechanic saying You need to replace it due to all the rust. The same reason I had to replace my Pontiac FWIW.

Have a Great Friday
Roger

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Hello!
Nate's concert was a lot of fun... he, for what ever reason, nobody knows, decided to play trombone. The music teacher was a hoot. He made the show. Man must have the patience of Jobe, and the nerves of steel, as well as a healthy sense of humor!

Dinner was baked potato, gravy, and topped with corn! Ready from scratch in exactly 12 minutes! Maybe Oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast while I'm trying to warm up.

I left for the concert, got about a mile from home, realized I didn't have my cell phone, turned around and went back to get it....and as I was ready to leave again, set the house alarm, opened the door, and Tom E. Cat dashed into the house. I didn't have time to chase him around, so I closed the door and said 'good luck Tom...you have no food and no water, see ya when I get home! Needless to say he was happy to see me when I reappeared 4 hours later! He wanted to eat immediately. and then was more than happy to remind me of his evening treat...and then was quite happy to exit the house.

Ok, time for this old geezer to be heading toward bed...need to really 'dig' to come up with a Scrabble word tonite. I have 4 yep, four, 'O's in my tile rack...going to be challenging. There were two consonance, I and I believe an 'i'....good luck to me!

Later...

Hi Valerie
I'm glad the concert was fun, Trombone is a nice instrument IMO.

I have done that sort of thing where I was headed down the street on my walk and had to return to the house for something I forgot too

I suppose You might think of it as cheating, OTOH, Scrabble Helper, Scrabble Word Builder
http://www.wineverygame.com/
Putting 4 O's into it gave a list of words

Good Luck
Roger

Leemom3 wrote: »

Hi Folks,

Val, great name for setting time to put the gifts together - a "rap party." I never heard that expression before. I guess depending on how it is done, it can be fun...or a chore!

Roger, I am impressed with all your walking in the cold. I am in hibernation. I go out if absolutely necessary - but that is pretty much it. In warm weather I live outside. Cold? Well...I can't wait for another few years and I can move to someplace warm.

Ed, how are Eddie, Eduardo and the rest doing today? Taking care of you?

I got major work finished yesterday - yeah! - so I just need to keep moving. The semester is over next week, and, fortunately, I am pretty caught up in my grading. Just some little stuff remaining. I know it makes students anxious not to have this!

Take care all,
Lee-Ann

Hi Lee-Ann
I manage to stay more or less comfortable. Today I wore a sweat shirt, Thick Hoodie and over that the jacket from my Frogg Toggs as a wind breaker and I turned on the electric hand warmer before I left the house. The hardest part in this type of weather is the Thumbs get cold in the mittens. I need to one to hold the Yeti Coffee cup and the other to hold my Walking stick. The Yeti works almost to well, I add a touch of ice before I put the coffee in so it is not to hot to start drinking right away and it holds the heat until I am back home. I find that using it I do not rush the coffee drinking to get it drunk before it gets cold. The Foam Coffee cups from Dunkin Donut do not do as good a job. The only warm part on the Yeti is the Lip of it and I figured out that was due to where the Inside metal is conducting the heat to the outside metal. Other than that the Stainless steel stays at outside temperature showing that the Vacuum as insulation is working well.

Congratulations on getting the major work finished, I suspect You are waiting impatiently for the semester to be over too.

Cheers
Roger