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Some Thankgiving Feast Prep
Yesterday I blanched the green beans in prep for the green bean casserole for our Thanksgiving Day Meal. I use some gourmet-ish type that Costco is selling now, fresh, trimmed, cleaned, packed in a bag they say “can be microwaved as is to cook the beens”. Not my style, not possible anyhow, as we don’t…
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Kitchen Tales Update
Following up on the previous post … The sink is hooked up and things are getting into better order. It’s nice to have the sink and that counter space in a different position. The counter is to the right of the stove, and that makes for something I’ve never had before here, counter next to…
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Kitchen Tales
Yesterday DH started doing more of our kitchen re-model, and is finishing, hopefully, the plumbing today. It’s a temporary/permanent change. The sink/counter/cabinet lower section is now on the opposite side of the kitchen, so it’s flipped from how it was positioned originally, but down a few feet towards the other end of the kitchen. It’s…
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Roasty Toasty
The Autumn chill has decended. I made a fire yesterday afternoon, it got just a tad too chilly in the main living space. The temperature overnight this, past night, went below freezing, and a fire in the fireplace first thing was definitely in order this bright morn. There’s nothing like a wood fire on a…
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Preparing for Thanksgiving Day
It’s just nine days now until Thanksgiving Day, the American Holiday. Next day then is Victoria’s b-day. It’s always something like this, her’s just before, on, or just after. I do want to get her stuff wrapped up and totally planned out today or tomorrow, and then plot out Thanksgiving fully. For me the Thanksgiving…