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The clouds have moved on and we're expecting bright and cold weather for this weekend. Yesterday, the skies were gray and overcast, no doubt made worse by smoke from the California fires. It was hard to see any smoke against the gray skies, but my lungs were feeling it. Sue and I got out for our Friday morning walk. We were glad for dry weather, even if the skies were gray. Here are some things we saw along the way.

We first crossed paths with these two...honking furiously. They were not happy to see us.

Hey! You there ...

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The clouds have moved on and we're expecting bright and cold weather for this weekend. Yesterday, the skies were gray and overcast, no doubt made worse by smoke from the California fires. It was hard to see any smoke against the gray skies, but my lungs were feeling it. Sue and I got out for our Friday morning walk. We were glad for dry weather, even if the skies were gray. Here are some things we saw along the way.

We first crossed paths with these two...honking furiously. They were not happy to see us.

Hey! You there ...

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This is a cobbler I’ve made forever. Here’s the ingredients and instructions, then I’ll give you my thoughts below. Ingredients: 1/2 stick butter 1 cup flour 2 tsp. baking powder sprinkle of salt 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup milk 2 cups fruit Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in 9 x 9 pan. In...

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Why do I let him talk me into these things? 

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It’s been so long since I spent time canning so I’ve actually enjoyed canning the juice and cranberry salsa. Today I canned 21 quarts of cranberry juice (in addition to 13 quarts yesterday) and 18 pints of cranberry salsa. The recipe called for serrano peppers and since I didn’t have serrano but had jalapeno peppers,...

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If someone had told me 15 or 20 years ago that my favorite place to shop would be a grocery store, I would never have believed it. We find the best stuff at Aldi and it really is a shopping experience. It isn’t so huge that I’m having to beg Vince to leave. We can...

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Twelve bags of cranberries are juiced and I have 13 quarts of juice. Let’s just say we bought enough cranberries that I’ll be canning cranberry juice for a week and we’ll have enough to have one quart per week for over a year. There’s actually 13 quarts and one pint. I didn’t can the pint...

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Aldi has cranberries for 99¢ per 12 oz. bag. We bought a lot to make more cranberry juice. I get about 1 quart of juice per bag. I’ll add a little sugar but I’m not going to add orange or lemon juice. Sometimes I will add orange juice when we open a jar of fresh...

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This morning when I woke up, the first thing I thought about was . . we’re having gumbo today. Yes, I love gumbo! I got it totally done yesterday so the flavors could do whatever they do overnight . . blend, intensify . . I don’t know. All I know is that I like gumbo...

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Every year at this time, I go through the some past posts that have relevance to the season.  There are so many fun things to do for Thanksgiving and the Autumn season, that I have not run out of ideas yet.  But, new readers may not have seen these ideas from past years, so here is a round up of some ideas.  First up, in 2014 I told a bunch of Thanksgiving stories from years gone by in Thanksgiving 101.  I love reading your stories too!

From the first Autumn Jubilee, a Pumpkin and Leaf Table Topper with links to ...

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Red beans, sausage and rice is one of Vince’s favorite meals. I like it but I don’t love it. We had gone by the grocery store early this afternoon and I was tempted to buy a bag of pre-cut coleslaw but it was $2 or a small bag. I had a whole cabbage at home...

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This morning I began cooking early. There was a chicken to boil. There was roux to be made. There were veggies to chop – onions, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic. A trip to the greenhouse and garden for bay leaves, parsley and green onions. The gumbo is for tomorrow. Today we’re having beans, sausage and...

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Sailors take warning. There's a change in the weather coming. It isn't really as ominous as all that, however. We're just going to go from sunny and cold to rainy and warmer. That's how it is in our part of the world. We get sunshine with the coldest temperatures...rain when it warms up.

But remember when we took our tree down, I said I thought we might be able to see Mt. Adams again? Well there it is.


When we bought our place, we had a three mountain view, including Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier ...

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Sailors take warning. There's a change in the weather coming. It isn't really as ominous as all that, however. We're just going to go from sunny and cold to rainy and warmer. That's how it is in our part of the world. We get sunshine with the coldest temperatures...rain when it warms up.

But remember when we took our tree down, I said I thought we might be able to see Mt. Adams again? Well there it is.


When we bought our place, we had a three mountain view, including Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier ...

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This morning was up and out the door heading to Longview. Patrick decided to come along.

Patrick and I drove down to Longview for bowling. We arrived a few minutes before hand. Patrick wanted to go to Red Lobster after. We ended up bowling our other team from Fairway, but they didn't show up. Sara was back after her hip replacement. It was good to see her again. We all bowled pretty good. I bowled a lot better. I ended up with a 167, 178, 192. That was good for me. I actually worked it out pretty good.

After ...

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When I started cooking cranberries yesterday, I had three recipes on my mind. I wondered if I could get them all done in one day. I'm happy to report: Yes, I can. First, I tried this Cranberry Pepper Jam. I'm going to give you the link to the recipe, but I must first warn you that the yield is seriously underestimated. The recipe promised me 3 half-pint jars. Since I was thinking of giving it as little gifts this holiday season, I decided to use 6 quarter-pint jars instead. They'll fit in a pocket, and so I ...

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When I started cooking cranberries yesterday, I had three recipes on my mind. I wondered if I could get them all done in one day. I'm happy to report: Yes, I can. First, I tried this Cranberry Pepper Jam. I'm going to give you the link to the recipe, but I must first warn you that the yield is seriously underestimated. The recipe promised me 3 half-pint jars. Since I was thinking of giving it as little gifts this holiday season, I decided to use 6 quarter-pint jars instead. They'll fit in a pocket, and so I ...

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I was sorting through my jelly roll strips and have them all starched and pressed – I didn’t get around to sewing though for the new Christmas tree skirt.  The pattern includes a coloring page that you can make copies of and decide your layout.  I made three of them and then had Mike pick […]

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I was up early this morning. Patrick wasn't too far behind.

He went out to work on the leaves in the yard. I worked on doing the bookkeeping for our water system. Then I worked on our checkbook. It took forever on our checkbook because I was off 10 cents. That actually drove me nuts! Patrick had to come and help me figure out it. Come to find out I made a correction of 10 cents, but instead of subtracting it, I added. So, that explained the 10 cents. Plus there was some corrections that had added up to ...

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