holidays

Haunted Hay

Haunted Hay

Okay. You explain this photo. I think the hay I bought is haunted. It could be the whole eery moon thing. H helped me load and unload 80 more bales so I now have 100. Sigh of relief. My arms, they are aching today, and I ended up with a weird bruise circling my wrist….

Food and Fun

Food and Fun

Thanksgiving morning started out with me making three loaves (not sure if you call these round things loaves) of bread. The bread was a big hit at my cousins. And I also brought an apple pie from Costco. But I’m getting ahead of myself. There was the usual kitchen business, getting everything ready to put…

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thankfully there’s always another chance to love, to live, and to get it right, until the day we die. — Maery Last Thanksgiving, I was at my Dad’s with my siblings — holding his hand, talking to him, hoping he heard me say how much I loved him and how sorry I was we hadn’t…

Thanksgiving Prep

Thanksgiving Prep

Even though my cousin is supplying me with a Thanksgiving feast, I still like to make my own turkey at Thanksgiving so I have leftovers for soup and sandwiches and such. Plus, I still had the turkey I received from work last Christmas to use up. So I started thawing the turkey a week ago,…

A Raucous 4th

A Raucous 4th

I went to my Aunt’s cabin for the 4th of July. My Aunt, cousin A, her husband, and a few of the grandkids were there. It was the most gorgeous day, so there were a lot of people at the lake celebrating with family and friends. Plus there was the annual boat parade on the…