hi all, Jo when I worked retail I had to work 1 night a week and close once a month I hated doing nights.

Happy Birthday, Irene!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!
Love your new picture Vix!!

Take care all!!

Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! It's clear and warm again today. I may pop out to Lidl as soon as they open, for a few things.

It's hard to believe it's almost time to start pulling Thanksgiving out of the freezer.

Tuna casserole for supper last night (and lunch today) and corned beef hash, with an egg for breakfast.

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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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eku0 wrote: »

Ed, are you having turkey for Thanksgiving? I'm thinking we will probably have something else. Not totally sure yet.

I have a couple of chunks of roasted turkey breast that just need to be warmed up for slicing, and a chunk of sliced ham that just needs to be warmed up. With any luck, I can heat just about everything in the microwave and just use the toaster oven if I decide to bake some canned crescent rolls.

But if I decide to make a broccoli cheese casserole for J (likely) then I will have to heat the big oven for that.

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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)

Happy Birthday, Irene!

Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! It's cool and clear out there and should remain that way all day. There is a small chance of rain in the evening and overnight.

I actually got productive yesterday and swept most of the wood floors, in stages, and then vacuumed the carpeted rooms. The cats were warily interested. Today I may (I say may) clean the bathrooms. I can't do an all at once housecleaning anymore without overheating and getting really worn out, but a little at a time does the job.

Now I need to get the Thanksgiving chunk of sliced ham out of the freezer and into the refrigerator to thaw. Tomorrow, the turkey chunk(s) and the pies. Wednesday, the tub of whipped topping. Then on Thursday, make the sides, cornbread dressing (made with turkey broth), light bread vegetarian herb and garlic dressing, maybe a broccoli cheese casserole, and some potato salad and deviled eggs. Then warm up the meats, mix up a cup of turkey gravy (from a packet) and eat! I would skip several sides if J were visiting family, but need them for my vegetarian since that isn't happening.

No guests this year, though I usually invite two or three, and one or two actually show up. When I was much younger a room mate and I used to collaborate, and one friend would come the night before to help, and make some of the desserts, on a HUGE Thanksgiving dinner and invite all our friends, singles and couples, and his sister, and made a party of it all evening. Some had no family in the area, and some would come before or after family visits, and unexpected friends and dates were always welcome. After about 10 years the parties petered out but the two of us and his sister still had a nice dinner.

Eventually I found my own soul mate, and moved out. A few years later I was a pall bearer at my ex-roommates funeral, along with 5 other old mutual friends and we all went out to lunch after, to reminisce. I still keep in touch with one of them, that I have known for ... oh, heavens, over 40 years. He met J at the funeral and quickly became one of those friends you feel so comfortable with that you can invite them over, on a whim, to enjoy leftovers.
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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)

Woohoo! I GOT MY WINE ADVENT CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR!

I really enjoyed my wine Advent Calendar from Kroger last year, and had been looking, unsuccessfully, for this year's, or even one at the big wine store, but Kroger (several stores) didn't seem to have any, or had sold out quickly, and the big wine store (both locations) had apparently only received 25 per store of the brand that they carried, and had sold out almost instantly.

But at Aldi, as I was waiting in line, and idly looking to see if they had any of their wine calendars, because I have about zero store loyalty (LOL) and REALLY wanted a wine Advent Calendar, from somewhere, almost missed them because they were in a plain brown box rather than being unwrapped and gaudily visible.

As it happened, they were right next to me, but since I was looking for a gaudy package, still almost missed them. But one of the two that were sitting there got up and walked into my cart.

So I GOT MY WINE ADVENT CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR!

Hi all , Ed glad you found your wine calendar . Our thanksgiving will be just George and myself i got a boneless turkey breast they are so nice you don't even defrost you put them right in the oven frozen it takes about 2 !/2 hours . I will make all the sides right now we have pump. ..kin pie in the oven baking. Jo your walk sounds good I still feed a group of deer take care all

Good morning.
Ha, Ed. I've never seen a wine advent calendar!!! Cool. Enjoy!
That sounds like a nice cozy Thanksgiving, Irene.
Hubby is out to the grocery store. Haha....I'll see if he comes home with turkey or jambalaya ingredients. I don't really have a preference. I found a recipe for pumpkin bars that sounds good, like little cheesecake bars with a crumble on top. 8X8 pan, so not tooooo much.
I need to bring a book back to the library and should probably get some gas in my car today. Other than that, will see what I can do on my list.
It's sunny to partly cloudy today with a high o 48 expected.
Have a good day, everyone.