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Fog, fog go away! I haven't seen this much fog since we lived in the San Francisco Bay area, excpt that Down There it often cleared up by mid-afternoon. But Friday rather than go away, we had rain most of the day also, which, according to the weather report, was supposed to be snow. Stayed indoors and worked on my Christmas cards while JB made a pumpkin pie with a crust made of almond flour. Thanksgiving dinner at someone else's house usually means no leftovers, but in this case we had already bought a turkey breast and yams, and we had leftover cornbread and sausage dressing. Once again we got to enjoy a houseful of scents that only this dinner can create, and a second such dinner in as many days.
I finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Incredible! Just as the first two books were. Now I am in the mood to read Lillian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who . . . series of books. All 28 of them. I usually do this ever two or three years. They are most entertaining in a very relaxing way. Perfect for the holiday season.
Well, maybe just writing the words for the fog to go away is the key to it actually happening. Saturday morning brought a cloudy sky with patches of blue. JB fixed two fence rails that had fallen down at one end, then took the dogs on a run with MAX up to the property east of us. I worked on our Christmas cards, again. The clouds dispersed for the most part and we had lots of sun. Next year I am going to have to come up with a much simpler design for our cards. Am not sure all the effort going into this one is worth the result.
We keep a small white board on the side of our refrigerator right where the door opens and onn it I keep track of everything in the freezer. We have forced ourselves into the habit of also noting all the leftovers as we put them in the refrigerator and erasing them when they are gone. It sure has saved a lot of food from going bad. But beginning the evening of Black Friday it was full and we drooled every time we looked at it. By noon Saturday we ended up having our third Thanksgiving dinner in as many days, switching the potato/broccoli soup to supper. I think we'll have ham for Christmas. . . But I have come to the conclusion that turkey gravy and cranberry sauce are like bacon. Put enough of them on anything and it will taste good.
Sunday was cloudless with brilliant sunshine all day. I stayed in to finish my Christmas card project. Got the adult cards all done. It's the children's cards that take the most time individually as each one is different, made to fit each child's age and personality as much as I can. My muse was really with it and I was able to make them all. Thank goodness that project is done. It's not that I don't enjoy making them, but . . .
Our game cam died about a week ago and JB had been working on it ever since but with no luck. He put it together once again and it finally came back to life. Then he drove MAX down our frozen driveway to put it back on the tree and give the dogs a run. When he got back home, he realized that he had forgotten to turn it on. So our afternoon walk was down to the camera to activate it. Very little ice or snow, just frozen dirt. I needed that exercise after more than a week of sitting at my craft table.
It's a brisk 16 this morning. There is a little cloud cover, but the sun is shining and so are the mountains in their mantle of white. The road should be just fine for my trip Down There tomorrow for groceries and mail.
Thought for the day: No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
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