by Nasoosie » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:18 am
Good Morning, Everybody!
It's 28 deg. F. this morning----again, very warm for this late in November. We have just a dusting of new snow out there, but forecast is for Lake Effect snow off the Great Lakes for the next several days. That's ok by me, as I want to maintain my ski trails! I have 400 acres of wild property here, with about two miles of maintained logging roads that make my great ski runs. It's almost overwhelming to keep them navigable, especially since it's only me here again now that my son moved back to FL. Sometimes I can clear out the windfalls with just a handsaw and a lot of brute strength---but other times I need a chainsaw! I really have no neighbors close enough for me to see, and only a few anywhere for a mile, or so, at this time of year. Molly and I are truly alone in this great Adirondack wilderness.
I brewed myself some blueberry cobbler coffee (OH, it's strong, all-righty! Just because it's flavored, don't think it isn't strong enough for my spoon to stand up in the middle of my mug!) with vanilla-flavored creamer. I could add a dollop of fat free ready whip, but it's sweet enough as it is!
Today I need to bring in a ton of firewood, vacuum the house, and decide what I will do tomorrow. I am going to my mother-in-law's sister's house for a turkey dinner, and hope to meet my daughter and her boyfriend there. I could bring Molly and her small hut, leave her at Mema's while we eat dinner, (mother-in-law) and spend the night so I can shop in the big city (HAH!) on Friday. My senile cat should be ok alone for that one day and night. OR, I can leave Molly and cat here, go just for dinner, and come home tomorrow. Driving distance is only about 60 miles one way. Decisions, decisions!
I hope you all are making preparations for a special dinner, whether just for yourself, or to share with others tomorrow. I made myself a small turkey and all the fixin's last week, and have been eating the stuff for a week! I never get tired of leftovers like potatoes, gravy, stuffing, turkey, and veggies. The only thing I didn't fix for myself was turnip, a traditional Thanksgiving veggie in my New England family. I love turnips, and will look for one when I shop tomorrow or the next day. I always miss my parents at this time of year, though they have both been dead for 28 years!
Time to get rolling here....have a happy Wednesday, you all!
P.S......Cedar's pancakes are DELICIOUS! I know because she turned her neat little A-frame camper into a pancake house when she came here for a GTG with our singles group! We were lined up with our plates in our hands to receive her yummy breakfast! And, at that time, my wild blueberries were ripening, so we had those in them, if desired!
Life is about learning to dance in the rainHappy travels!