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[Wonderer67]

They have to be rounded up and can only listen to Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer 24/7.

That sounds like the appropriate
Type of re-edjumacatin…

 

[Wonderer67]

Turkey Day is coming...

I just joined Tryptöphän…

 

[Booboobear84]

Yes! Haven’t we been thru this already??

It’s like Deja vu all over again!

I've never had that good a shot of using that pun

 

[Adventurous_soul]

Well she is almost here apparently she followed farm equipment almost all the way here.... she left her house the time she was supposed to be here

I have a sister and mates that are habitually late, I tell them to be at a place 2-3 hours earlier so they get there nearly on time

 

[Adventurous_soul]

Ever had dubai chocolate.... yummy

Its nice but they sure don’t miss you when you have to pay for it

 

[PersonalFavors]

Fifteen bean and veggie soup.

Peppers, broccoli, celery, carrots, turnip, potato, zucchini, yellow squash and cauliflower.

Yes, that is a Mack Truck bulldog behind the stove.

https://imgur.com/a/JfSyNA3

Awesome!

 

[dkak001]

Quite a bit behind. But quick stop by to say goodnight.

 

[RjR3_1954]

This Christmas we're Screwed

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=trFDnO2iUNU&t=3s&ved=2ahUKEwjZ-Z-WlPiQAxX4_skDHSDPCHg4ChC4AnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2WdgX8Ic6Y3KS2qAVvuxA_

 

[PersonalFavors]

I have a sister and mates that are habitually late, I tell them to be at a place 2-3 hours earlier so they get there nearly on time

I do that to my better half. It frustrates her. She gets mad if she shows up on time and I put her to work.

 

[Missk_2022]

Yes! Haven’t we been thru this already??

It’s like Deja vu all over again!

Just checking for accuracy

 

[RjR3_1954]

Ray Sevens...Redneck Christmas

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...QuAJ6BAgMEAE&usg=AOvVaw0oCcWgA_hcrOzaqlFtRlJw

 

[Missk_2022]

That’s my job at our house…

I deliberately bought a house without a softener.... and here we go

 

[Nightbird]

Ray Sevens...Redneck Christmas

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CKJ_Kj7sA&ved=2ahUKEwiFif2TlPiQAxXLLtAFHfFHAeQQuAJ6BAgMEAE&usg=AOvVaw0oCcWgA_hcrOzaqlFtRlJw

Check out the 12 pains of Christmas on You Tube.

 

[PersonalFavors]

Ray Sevens...Redneck Christmas

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CKJ_Kj7sA&ved=2ahUKEwiFif2TlPiQAxXLLtAFHfFHAeQQuAJ6BAgMEAE&usg=AOvVaw0oCcWgA_hcrOzaqlFtRlJw

Thanks for that! I don't know which was funnier the Christmas song or the You Tube trash on how to clear out stuck poops!

 

[likes2watchU]

Evening, spoonies
What's the haps?

236 club

Glad you were able to get a bit more sleep. That's way too early!

We know how much you need a TDK report.

Ranked above a weather reaport TBH

From a health perspective, early mornings are more productive than late nights.

Night owls get the short end of the stick here, don't they?

Now that I said my list, that doesn’t sound very much like a lazy day

This underlines the importance of a good list *nods*

That’s how we operate here. Actually, I slept in slightly. Or rather, the cats did. It’s nice when they allow the human small concessions.

Life is simpler when you cede control to the Feline Overlords*

@Wonderer67 - do you play in this band, too?

The soup sounds good! We are supposed to have great weather for a few weeks down here in Fl gulf coast.

Soup is always good IMO
Enjoy that lovely weather...

Planning my day

We just ticked our first item off the list!

Lovely way to start the day

I can relate to the hour drive home and was so happy when I discovered books on tape.

I could do them or podcasts on the bus/train, but not driving.
I've found I can either listen or drive but not both.

I will take a fan outside and point it toward the north.

It's working - down to 30F tonight

We did finally try the Cajun restaurant that we've been wanting to and it was really, really good... I can easily see that being a guilty pleasure that we do after every hitch.

Nice! Love finding a new place
Even with all my food sensitivities I'm always up for trying a new (to me) restaurant because you just never know.

So, I’m in Turkey mode

So's @Wonderer67 ! When do you play next?

She also has either an old church cookbook or something that has Turtle Soup in it.

Never know what you'll find in those old cookbooks... I cringe at may of the old gelatin recipes, but they were all the rage at the time.

For years momma would put one of those dark chocolate and orange things in my stocking…I don’t like that mix either! After about ten years I told her to save her money…just get me pistachio’s!

Always wanted to try the Orange and Chocolate but missed my window. Citrus flares my joints now.
Still on the list is to try Dark Chocolate and Chili... think I may pick up a bar this year and give it a go.

Ever had dubai chocolate.... yummy

That was my first thought - and friends have cautioned to get the good stuff. (i.e. try to get the original, which is quite spendy)

"Can't Get Knafeh of It" is a popular, viral chocolate bar from the Dubai-based Fix Dessert Chocolatier, inspired by the Middle Eastern dessert knafeh. It features a filling of pistachio and tahini paste, wrapped in creamy milk chocolate. The bar gained significant attention, particularly after a widely viewed video by a TikTok user, and is now shipped worldwide.

Back from the store. Don’t know what possessed me, but I bought a ham. It’s a little one, a piece of a ham, but it is made out of pig. We don’t do turkey here.

I probably live with 75-80% of pork as a main dish, but that is because of the meat market I use, having some of the very best I've ever laid hands on!

Lately I can't find the Berkshire pig. I always thought it was a specific blood line. At whole Foods sometimes you can find pork and it has a name that starts with D. Duroc? I don't get the bacon flavor I could with the fat on the other blood line. One year I did a Berkshire standing rib roast like a crown for mom on Thanksgiving. The next year I did it during Christmas with Duroc and the whole meal was grandizing the memory that I made pork that tasted like bacon. Now I started seeing one with a name Nem_soemthing. Sign on the counter bragging about the bloodline.

Relying on the web here... I've never cared for any type of pork.

Decades ago, I went on a beef kick, eating 3 to 4, 20 to 26 Oz sirloins a day.

Having built and operated commercial hog farms, I can "smell/detect" commercially raised pork upon ENTERING a Kroger, or any other store... Miller's meat market has ZERO of that... even the fat is delectable!

That’s interesting. I had no clue.

My dad was raised @ 2 miles from the ocean. We kids were born/raised in the Midwest. He taught us very early - if your plate smells like fish - send it back and order something else.

There's a meat shop near my house that several friends/relatives like... I set foot inside once... and promptly walked out again. Never ate their products ever again. The smell in that shop!

All that to say…I allow for some leeway…guess I have a soft spot for those memories.

OK… my rant is over!!

As someone who ends up spending most holidays alone... celebrate however it makes you happy

Got our first cold spell forecast with freezing nights. Should mean lovely cold days on the hill

Is that as delightful as it sounds?

It's windy, but warm again.
I wish it would make up its mind.
Sun and warm should not make me complain.

Enjoy it if you can...
sun and warm make me complain all the time

I did.... am at my parents now working up the urge to carry 80 lbs of salt to the softener

Pretty sure a biy job

That’s my job at our house…

Mine, too. I have an old backpack I use. 40 pounds is my max. My SUV is just high enough to get the bag into the backpack. I think sit on the tailgate and put on the backpack. I'm still strong enough to stand up - leaning forward - and walk it upstairs to the utility room. Then I back up to my dryer and set the backpack on top of it. The "easy tear" corner on the salt bag makes it easy to open... then I just tip it into the open water softener until enough spills out that I can lift the bag.

Not sure how long that will last... or who I will be able to ask or pay to do that task for me down the line. But we'll worry about that when it happens.

Fifteen bean and veggie soup.

I trust you on the 15 bean count - but think you may be short on the veggie side

Granny was right all along! The health benefits of good sleep are phenomenal.

Truth

Well that's what Yogi would say

Yogi Bear?

Yogi Berr…. A

Make up your minds already

Turkey Day is coming...

Heavens to Murgatroyd... my eyes!
There's no unseeing that

 

[Tweedledude]

Evening, spoonies
What's the haps?

Glad you were able to get a bit more sleep. That's way too early!

Ranked above a weather reaport TBH

Night owls get the short end of the stick here, don't they?

This underlines the importance of a good list *nods*

Life is simpler when you cede control to the Feline Overlords*

@Wonderer67 - do you play in this band, too?

Soup is always good IMO
Enjoy that lovely weather...


Lovely way to start the day

I could do them or podcasts on the bus/train, but not driving.
I've found I can either listen or drive but not both.

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It's working - down to 30F tonight

Nice! Love finding a new place
Even with all my food sensitivities I'm always up for trying a new (to me) restaurant because you just never know.

So's @Wonderer67 ! When do you play next?
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Never know what you'll find in those old cookbooks... I cringe at may of the old gelatin recipes, but they were all the rage at the time.

Always wanted to try the Orange and Chocolate but missed my window. Citrus flares my joints now.
Still on the list is to try Dark Chocolate and Chili... think I may pick up a bar this year and give it a go.

That was my first thought - and friends have cautioned to get the good stuff. (i.e. try to get the original, which is quite spendy)
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"Can't Get Knafeh of It" is a popular, viral chocolate bar from the Dubai-based Fix Dessert Chocolatier, inspired by the Middle Eastern dessert knafeh. It features a filling of pistachio and tahini paste, wrapped in creamy milk chocolate. The bar gained significant attention, particularly after a widely viewed video by a TikTok user, and is now shipped worldwide.



Relying on the web here... I've never cared for any type of pork.
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My dad was raised @ 2 miles from the ocean. We kids were born/raised in the Midwest. He taught us very early - if your plate smells like fish - send it back and order something else.

There's a meat shop near my house that several friends/relatives like... I set foot inside once... and promptly walked out again. Never ate their products ever again. The smell in that shop!


As someone who ends up spending most holidays alone... celebrate however it makes you happy

Is that as delightful as it sounds?

Enjoy it if you can...
sun and warm make me complain all the time


Mine, too. I have an old backpack I use. 40 pounds is my max. My SUV is just high enough to get the bag into the backpack. I think sit on the tailgate and put on the backpack. I'm still strong enough to stand up - leaning forward - and walk it upstairs to the utility room. Then I back up to my dryer and set the backpack on top of it. The "easy tear" corner on the salt bag makes it easy to open... then I just tip it into the open water softener until enough spills out that I can lift the bag.

Not sure how long that will last... or who I will be able to ask or pay to do that task for me down the line. But we'll worry about that when it happens.

I trust you on the 15 bean count - but think you may be short on the veggie side

Truth



Make up your minds already
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Heavens to Murgatroyd... my eyes!
There's no unseeing that

Night all

Night L2. Thanks for the summary

 

[Nightbird]

Hello L2 Hows it going?

 

[likes2watchU]

Looking forward to the days when this time of night on Sunday isn't so ... sad

Maybe then Monday will transform into my favorite day - just like @Tweedledude

Until then... it's time for me to wind down for the night. I'll be logging on at work again soon enough.

Sweet Dreams, spoonies

 

[likes2watchU]

Hello L2 Hows it going?

Hey, @Nightbird ... how goes by you?
Other than my clocks running in hyperdrive on the weekends, all is well here... you?

 

[Nightbird]

Hey, @Nightbird ... how goes by you?
Other than my clocks running in hyperdrive on the weekends, all is well here... you?

Im doing ok and I agree my clocks run extra fast on weekends too.. They go by way too fast I dont want to work tomorrow.

 

[Lilianna23]

It ain't wrong...

I need a Frankie some days!

 

[Lilianna23]

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My backyard from 2nd story... and you cant tell but still snowing.... the winter wheat out back is getting winterized

Already!

 

[Nightbird]

Is anyone still here?

 

[Lilianna23]

PSA to all cooks
When storing leftover soup containing barley, strain the broth and store separately.
Otherwise the barley will bloat while sucking up all or most of the broth leaving a gluten-laden slimy mess behind. Yuck!

Thankfully I didn't have much leftover last night. Small batch soup.

I have another small batch starting as I type.
Mmm, soup!

Rice does much the same.

 

[Nightbird]