Tuesday

 

``             A fresh bunch of color for your enjoyment and reminding me of last evenings sun set.                                                  Many sunset pictures were posted by friends on Facebook. 

Another not so pokey day.  I'm ready for a change.  At 6:30 pm the chair is my nest.  

It all started at the sewing machine finishing burps I started a few days ago.  

Then today was identified as turkey day.  It was time to roast the bird.  It was in the oven a little after 8.  All 18 lbs. of turkey.  And Turkey was finished close to 1 pm. 

I rested the turkey and Doug got busy with his six knives around 2:30. No need to hurry that procedure since the turkey was destined, looking a bit different to go back in the freezer until the trip south. 

That happened with a smidgen destined to stay here for our eating enjoyment.  There will be plenty going south.  

        The goose pan is full of turkey meat.  White for some, of course dark for Dee with plenty for all.             The family knows what the goose pan is. The plan is to slide it in the oven, take off the foil and eat.                                                                 Keep it simple sweety. 

Later in the morning I checked the outside temperature with a decision that today would be a great day to do some clipping of ornamental grasses.  I call this another "standing on my head" day. That tells me I'm clipping. 

                                            This was the before mess that needed to leave. 

If clipping doesn't happen soon, come January and the grass in a very brittle form can be found blown all over the yard.  That's not a good look. 

 

            This was the after picture.  It could use a raking but for today, what you see was enough. 

So, I clipped and later in the day Doug stuffed Big Blue with tomorrow's garbage day in mind.  There is one more area to do but it's rather small. 

                                I call this the after, after picture.  It's on its way off the property.   

                                       A few outside things got moved inside for the winter.  

                    My big clear marble catching reflections from the towel now has made it inside.                       It is so heavy I use a towel to move it.  After it gets a wash, it will sit in the living room until spring.

I did more burp preparation and when this batch is finished the number will increase from 40 to 60.  No hurry to reach that goal.  It will happen when one of those pokey days comes along again.  

The last of the turkey was squashed in the pot and the bones received their annual cook off.  Turkey 2024 is all finished except for the eating.  

Now isn't this sweet.  When there is only one dandelion and it's blooming in November it might be called sweet. So Dandelion, it's good to plan ahead. I know the benefits well. 

Doug gathered the last of the waste basket stuff which included fabric trimmings.  We're ready for another Wednesday throw out day.   

More Osage Oranges were baked, fern fiddles gathered and artemisia cut for sprucing up a few things at church.  It's been a fun collection of things with some natural beauty we can use at church. We just need to have eyes to see what God has given us. I would always say they are one of a kind. 

Phone calls came from the Genomics Cancer Studies office with a report about the extra studies concerning Norbert, my cancer occupant living with me. The study found no answers.  No reason why I have cancer. No mutations, no family history, no nothing.  It just is.  Now it's official.  Big positive discoveries have come in recent years with more to come in the future.  There will be more answers. My answer is out there somewhere.  Treatments are including many new ways of prolonging life and healing. That is a sure thing. Thanks be to God.

Doug made a run to the drug store.  That's a bell ringer that happens pretty often at this house.  Insurance, and pills are keeping us going and we are fortunate and grateful.  

Supper happened and the evening was welcomed with a body that truly was tired but had good reasons for that to happen.  Tired is a good thing when one knows why. Not such a good when no reason can be identified.  Heaven is touching earth with rest.  I am included in the earth part.