and now....

 

 

 

 

turkey day is over

in one mad nosh

it's gone

the plates are clean and put away

leftovers wait another day

so onward mighty warriors

out into the fray we go

nourished by the feast we've had

onward

forward

go

.....

 

let the games begin!!!!

 

thanksgiving...

they are thankful

they aren't turkeys

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :):) :) :) :) 

for those of you in the US

hope your day is a good one

and all those "sides" worked well

ours is a simple one so no stress here

and

 all I look forward to 

is that first" leftovers sandwich"... 

with chips!!!!!

........................  Enjoy!  .....................

To the rest who don't indulge

give thanks for the small things

.....

like no extra washing up !!!!!

:)  gobble gobble everyone  (:

gold and crimson lights...

I love

this tree

and this one

comes a very close second

11-11

 

 

remember....

 

 

on the eleventh day

of the eleventh month

at the eleventh hour

 



tweet

the weather continues it's crazy journey into the next season

it's definitely Autumn

but not everywhere

 all the time

yesterday it got very sunny and then in an instant

it got darker and darker

and the black clouds rolled in

the wind picked up and

it rained

and then just as quickly it all rolled out

and

behind it came

the birds

a huge

big

large

many numbered

flock 

of black birds

probably 

grackles

flew in

I had opened a couple of windows so I heard the noise first

 I grabbed Blanch

 (my camera)

and went out into the wet and windy

and in they came

i did take a video but they were so scattered and high up it was hard to make sense of what was going on

so I think the photos as lousy as they are

are better

and I made a yummy fruit cake too

apple carrot walnut golden raisin

glazed bread cake

and it was good

still is

but it won't be for long

found it on

 facebook

but it's on her site

I think I found a new favourite cake to make when I want cake 

but not sweet and covered in three inches of icing

I added the raisins as I am a raisin lover

I recommend it highly!!!

the cake not the raisins

I'm still not hooking

a little gun shy I think

or should that be hook shy

Oh well

at least I have cake!!!!!

1002

holy crapola batman

its friggin freezing

what happened

it snowed south of us

SOUTH of us

we got high winds and the temperature plummeted 

and the hour change that we had

made it worse

it got dark so fast it felt weird

so I made a big pot of beef barley soup

toasted some bread and sat on the couch soup cup in hand

which was cold the hand not the soup!!!!!

sweater wrapped tight and pouted

which of course did no good at all but it felt good

this morning was colder than yesterday

so this is what I'm wearing today

I don't think I've shown it 

but if I have

well

here it is again!!!  

if you want the pattern I'll have to look for it

and will post it

but it's very easy to copy if you look at it for a while

rows of US double crochet/treble UK

and Solomons knot for two rows

I love it

mostly for the yarn I used

which had been sitting waiting to be used

its just acrylic and it's quite cheap but the colours are just

so me

on a cold and sunny morning

it could all be so much worse

i know

but I don't

do cold

very well

mmmmmm

hot coffee is calling

have a sunny day

stay warm

or cool

 if you're really down south

til the next time

1001

How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow.”

-   Elsie N. Brady, Leaves