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• 'Twas tne Night Before...

  November 25, 2009

  • This afternoon I wrassled the turkey.  With Gerry's help pulling out the still frozen-in plastic ring, it is ready for the oven at 5 a.m. The sweet potatoes are boiled and ready for the casserole.  The celery and onion have been sauteed ready for the dressing.  I think I have everything necessary out of the freezer.I just made up three couches and have a couple more to go in case they are ...
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• School and Swine

  November 22, 2009

  • My daughter, who teaches art, wrote on Facebook about the six graders suddenly showing up in class with miniature skateboards in their pockets, which of course they could not resist pulling out and playing with.  That brought to my mind the annual appearance of water guns each spring among the high school crowd in the old days.  And I remember granddaughter Tara and her young friends at ...
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• Thinking about Thanksgiving Day

  November 18, 2009

  • Weather at Woodsong turned fall chilly today along with some rain.  I did not leave the house although I originally planned to go with Gerald when he took Katherine for her H1N1 shot, but it was just too tempting to stay snug at home.  Since it was cool enough, I turned on the self-cleaning device in the small oven, which was quite disgraceful from heavy summer use.  I emptied the big oven on ...
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• Celebrating Autumn

  November 15, 2009

  • A  warm sunny Saturday afternoon saw folks sitting on the steps and picnic tables at John A. Logan College entrance.  Fragrance floated from the Karmel Korn trailer, and relaxed shoppers coming and going to and from the filled parking lot were enjoying the beautiful autumn day.  Bales of straw artistically topped with pumpkins, squash, and gourds set the theme for the annual fall festival of ...
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• Lost Dog, Good Neighbors, and Veterans Day

  November 11, 2009

  • Monday started with Gerald waking me with the good news that he had found Gerry’s bird dog.  Wanting to get acquainted with the dogs, he had taken them “hunting” on Sunday afternoon (without a gun), and he was dismayed when one ran away from him and he could not locate it.  A road away from Woodsong in a far neighborhood, Gerald found the dog upsetting two sweet women who were fretting ...
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