Ladyfingers On The Prairie

I'm dragging my feet this morning.  Thought I'd sleep in, but the clock tells me it's 5:30am instead.  Can't say I'm wide eyed and bushy tailed like the ancient saying goes.  More like groggy and flat.  Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.  Have a full line up this week-end.  Will be HOME and not on the road.

Funny how staying HOME to prepare for a colonoscopy is more relaxing than driving city traffic. Ha.

Since I have a very slow system, I have to prep three days instead of two for this medical procedure.  It's pretty clear what I will be doing.  Flushing toilets and running water are a blessing, if I do say so myself.

This MORNING there's bacon slow cooking in the skillet.  THE SECRET TO FRYING BACON IS TO FRY IT AT 250 degrees and cook it S*L*O*W.  I'll have a regular BREAKFAST then chicken broth the rest of the day today and tomorrow.  Yummmm.  CHICKEN BROTH.

Time to focus on other things than FOOD.  

After BREAKFAST, I'll wrap some CHRISTMAS PRESENTS and place them in the PARLOUR.  I am THANKFUL that I just about have the Grandchildren's CHRISTMAS gifts taken care of.  That's a relief to me knowing this is taken care of.  Then I can concentrate on others.  

Every year I say I'm going to have a Christmas Fund and every year I fail miserably.  2015 might be different.  Please and Thank you.

This week-end, I have to get one of the bedrooms that we have used for storage cleared out so that when my dear Hubby returns with a moving van of furniture, we have somewhere to place it instead of the garage.  He has a long trip to where his parents live, loading furniture, visiting a bit, then driving the distance back.  Can I do it?  Not sure.  

His Parents have moved into assisted living.  He was promised his Grandmother's 4 piece 1930s Bedroom furniture.  

I'd like to have this room set up before Thanksgiving.  The extra bed is much needed.  I hope that he doesn't go there to find out his Dad has given away the Bedroom Set he was promised.

My Father-in-law has done stuff like this before.  He'll tell you one thing and then forget?  When the time comes to get it he has forgotten he said so and already gave it away.  So we shall see what transpires this week-end.  He is old and mercy needs to apply …both directions.   

Our plans for our old stone house keep morphing.  

I have never lived this flippant before.  

A constant shuffling of things and still no completion.  Sigh.  

An ongoing process.  Lord help.  


Some of the stores have CHRISTMAS TREES twinkling in their store windows already.  Looks pretty. 

THANKSGIVING will never be the same.  Looking forward to turkey and ham for the HOLIDAYS, so yesterday I bought both and stashed them in my small freezer.  

Quickly shuffling the goods in the freezer, I noticed it's time to rearrange that ice cold compartment and have a tidy inventory for future dining.

Last night, I attended an COOKING CLASS with my Daughter at Florence Adams.  LADYfingers.  

I learned how to crack eggs and separate them, shift powdered sugar onto parchment paper, whip up batter for piping LADYfingers onto baking pan and pretend to be a LADY all in one swoop.  Great fun and afterwards everything in the store was 20% off.  

NOT BLUE about this when I bought a Midnight BLUE PURSE.  It's been awhile.  

In the future there may be a HIGH TEA.  Yes!  That would be one I for sure would not want to miss. 

Cooking Class, Refreshments, Chocolate Samples, Home-made loaf of Bread, new Handbag.  I left the store refreshed.

Well, time to scramble some eggs, toast some bread and drain the bacon.  Blessings to you.  Hope your week-end is pleasant.

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