What's in store for the weekend? Well, certainly not Biketoberfest. Thank goodness! I've had enough of that scene after all these years. It's nice to be here instead with the colors, the cool temperatures, the roosters, horses and dogs... not to mention my favorite, MY HONEY! :)
I'm okay with not sitting on the bike in traffic, not waiting in line to go to the bathroom, not having to pay outrageous prices for food (the turkey leg was $10.00 last year... hello?) and I'm really okay with not having to deal with ALL THOSE PEOPLE... aghh!
I know some of you look forward to it every year and I used to too. Anymore I'd just as soon stay home. Of course, if you were here, you would see why and you might just feel the same way I do. Sydna is going to her first Biketoberfest so she'll probably have a real good time. Ten years in a row - kinda gets old. So, to those of you who are going, have fun and be careful. Even if you are a good driver, that doesn't mean the drunk next to you will be... :)
Since it rained for a couple of days, we can go ahead with our plans to have a bon fire and burn the pile of branches, beer boxes, rotted logs, etc. I'm making a big pot of chili if anyone would like to join us...the big red pot, 2 lbs of beef, lots of chili beans, chili seasonings and some especially hot peppers that Darryl gave me. He said for me not to touch them unless I had gloves on... not sure I want to eat something that hot! lol
The rest of the weekend is up in the air. The weather is supposed to be in the 70s during the day and the 30/40s at night. Brrrrr I have my long-handles ready to go and I found some gloves that Ernie had given me quite some time back. No more socks for my hands, LOL! As far as the coat goes, well, I do have a light weight one that will work so long as I layer. After this weekend I'll be forced to shop next week... ha ha, yeah right! I have the overalls Marcia gave me (that were too small when I first arrived in TN) and they will look really cool with the long-handle undershirt. hmmm I'm actually getting excited about wearing that outfit now... get my cowboy boots on and I'm set! Perfect attire for Pee Wee's Place :) you'll see one of these days.
I made a new recipe last night and it was definitely one for the books. It's called Hamburger Buddy and it was either from the Kraft Foods website or the Taste of Home website, you know me, I can't remember which. When I see it again, I'll mention it on the blog so you can look it up and give it a try. It was kind of like a homemade version of hamburger helper. Healthier? probably Tastier? definitely. It almost filled my big red pot and between me and Wally we just about polished it off. Of course we were making pigs of ourselves (Rebel isn't the only pig around here...) but we just couldn't stop - it was that yummy!
I try to follow recipes exactly as they are written - at least the first time - but this one I didn't. It called for pulsing the carrots, garlic and mushrooms in a processor. I prefer my veggies in chunks so I just gave them a quick chop and followed the rest to the letter. Well, that's not true either. I added a couple of jalapeno peppers from the CSA basket (just remembered!) to spice it up a bit and to use them before they go bad.
We both agreed it would have been nice to have some cornbread with it but we were already being pigs as it was, imagine if we had a skillet full of cornbread too? We wouldn't have made it up the stairs! LOL
The roosters all flew up to perch on the hitchin post yesterday, well, all except the Lone Rooster. He stayed down on the ground. I don't know where they found a new tree to roost in yet but I don't think they are up near the house. For one thing, I haven't heard them crowing in the mornings since the storm and another thing, I haven't been keeping an eye on them to see where they head off to when it's time for them to put themselves to bed in the evenings. Maybe I'll get a chance to see where they go when I'm home this weekend.
We've been throwing their scratch up under the back porch so they'll get used to eating under there instead of traipsing across the porch where the likelihood of rooster poo occurring is high. It's funny, the only one smart enough to get up under there is the Lone Rooster. The other ones peck and scratch away on the outskirts of the porch but won't go all the way up under it. Roo (as he's been nicknamed) gets right up under there and reaps the benefits of a) getting all the corn he can eat and b) not having to worry about them running him off. LOL I think they're chicken to go up under there ha ha ha ha ha pun intended!
The Farmer's Almanac predicted that the best time to see the leaves changing in TN was from Oct. 15th - 30th. It's probably accurate on the Eastern side of the state but here in west-middle, TN, there's not much left to see after the rain. They are pretty on the ground though and if I had them in my yard, I certainly wouldn't be in a hurry to rake them... they just cover the ground completely and besides, it's likely to get windy at which point you wouldn't need to rake anyway. The quote for October goes like this "and now the frost is seen in morn, overspreading fields with white; the farmer gathers in his corn, with pleasure and delight." Indeed, it was right about one thing, the frost did overspread the front yard with white this morn...
Did you know that Noah Webster was born in 1758 on October 16th. That's tomorrow - so be sure and take out your Webster's Dictionary and look up a few words you aren't familiar with. Here's one for me..."maculation 1. The state of being spotted 2. a) blemish in the form of a discrete spot b) the arrangement of spots and markings on an animal or plant."
Happy birthday Mr. Webster -without you where would we be when we needed to look up the spelling and or definition of a word???? Well, nowadays, we would sign on to the internet and find it that way but I remember when...and I still use my dictionary, who cares if it's nerdy?? lol
From Connie's Mom's cookbook - Honey Frosting. That's right, you can actually make frosting without refined sugar! This comes in very handy when you're trying to feed a diabetic who otherwise probably wouldn't even want sweets but for the old addage, "we always want what we can't have..."
It's simple too. One cup of honey and 2 egg whites. Boil the honey for 10 minutes. Remove it from the fire and let it cool (yeah, it always says "fire" - electric ranges had only just come into play so most homemakers didn't own one yet) while you beat the egg whites stiff. Pour the honey over the egg whites in a thin stream then beat the mixture until thick enough to spread. How easy is that? Now what to make that's sugar free and requires frosting....? LOL it might be good on sweet potato pie...
It's quiet here at work today. There are only about 3 or 4 people in the office and from my actual team only one person other than myself. I'm thinking about leaving a little early so I can just go ahead and get my weekend started early. Or, as Wally would say, "get my drink on early." ha ha ha well, it is Friday night and if I was in Orlando, I'd be hittin the good ole Oriole's Nest #278!! Bucket and a steak dinner please...maybe some bar bingo, maybe a pull tab or two (or 5 if Dizzy Debbie was there) and definitely about $10.00 in the juke box; maybe the one Billy Currington sings about being good at drinking beer? Chris would hone in on my action and play some of his rock music and that's cool. He always let me hone in and play country music so it all works out :) Tell him hi for me if you see him. Shawna too :) Thanks!
For those of you who will be there tonight, please tell Kelly I said Happy Birthday!!! She may be younger than me but I still remember when it's her birthday :)
Have a good weekend everyone - I'll be back on the blog come Tuesday... Hope this posting is enough to get you through your Monday morning coffee... LOL I hear that's what you do... read the blog while you drink your coffee or read it with your sandwich at lunch. Either way, I'm glad you enjoy it. I sure do have fun writing it.
"Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
Pink on Purpose! For The Cause :)
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