Wordless Wednesday 11-29-2023

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!

Sunday Morning Coffee Share

Happy Sunday everyone. Come in and share a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate with me. I know we would talk about the weather and what we have been up to all week. I love catching up with you. What have you been up to?

***My nephew gave me this coffee mug a few years ago. It is one of my favorites.***

It is a cloudy and cool morning only about 44 degrees F here. The temps will be fairly mild this week. It has been a busy busy week. Monday we went to Nashville for a quick overnight. Mark had an appointment at Vanderbilt on Tuesday. Back to work on Wednesday and then Thanksgiving on Thursday and then Black Friday shopping with my sister. So a very busy week.

What I am working on: I am still working on the knitted Christmas ornaments. I posted a how-to on a recent blog post. I have also been working on miniature toboggans that I am going to string together, somehow, and make a winter garland out of them. I have been adding a few Christmas decorations here and there. I don’t go crazy with it I like it simple.

What I am reading: I have still been struggling through with the “Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”, but in the meantime I pulled off to read Runaway Amish Girl by Emma Gingrich. It was a fast read and very interesting. I will return to Evelyn, I think I am on husband number five.

What I am listening to: Well Christmas music of course. I made a Playlist of all the Christmas music I have on my phone. This way, I don’t have to search the bazillion songs I have in my library to get to the Christmas music. What is your favorite Christmas song?

What I am wearing: I hate to say that I have been wearing jeans or leggings or hoodies almost everywhere I go. I don’t have to dress up a lot. I have a few Christmas outings coming up so I need to put some things together for those. At work I pretty much wear a uniform or a uniform shirt and jacket. I don’t have to, but it is simple and makes getting ready for work extra easy. It’s also warm.

What I am loving: Spending time with family and friends during the holidays. It is such an exciting time. Celebrate was my word for the year and there is always so much of it this time of year.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!

Turkey Trivia

Happy Thanksgiving. If you are in the U.S. today is the day we celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving originated as a day of harvest and festival and of course a huge meal. A day to set aside everything and give thanks for what we are most thankful for. And for most of us a day to eat turkey. More about the turkey in just a moment.

I am thankful for my husband, family, fur babies, friends, health, and all of you who take time to read my blog. I have made so many new friends through this blog and I have learned so much from all of you. So while you are waiting on your meal here are some fun facts about the center of our meal. The turkey.

What is a male turkey called? A Tom, Female turkey? A hen, Baby turkey? a poult, chick or turklette.

Why do turkeys gobble? Actually only the male turkeys gobble and they do it mostly in the spring and fall. It is a mating call and attracts the hen. Wild turkeys also gobble when they’re surprised by loud sounds.

What’s that weird wobbly thing on a turkey’s neck? This is called a wattle. When the male turkey is excited, especially during mating season, the wattle turns a scarlet red.

Can turkeys fly? The wild turkey can fly! They usually prefer to walk or run. The domestic turkey is not an agile flyer, and will perch in trees to stay safe from predators.

How long to turkeys live? The life span of a wild turkey is three or four years.

Did the Pilgrims eat turkey at their harvest feast? No one is really sure. It is mentioned in several journals that Pilgrims gathered “wild fowl” for the meal, although that could have been ducks or geese.

What were some other foods served at the first Plymouth feast? Venison, Fowl, Corn, Nuts (walnuts, chestnuts, beechnuts) Shellfish, Beans, Pumpkin, Squashes.

How many people eat turkey on Thanksgiving? More than 88% of Americans eat turkey for their Thanksgiving meal.

How long can I nibble on turkey leftovers? In the fridge 3-4 days. In the freezer, 2-3 months.

Just some fun turkey trivia for you. I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. Spend time with family and friends and just enjoy being together.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!

Its Monday, I ‘ve Been Making Christmas Ornaments!!!

Hello and happy Monday!!! I started a new coffee share on the blog yesterday. If you missed it, check it out here. I think it will be a lot of fun.

The temps here have been so warm and dry. There are burn bans everywhere. We desperately need rain.

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is Thursday. Mark and I are going to my nephew’s house, but I will be making a few things to take with me for the dinner. I will tell you it won’t be a pecan pie. I made one last week for Mark. I forgot I had the oven set high and it burned. It was terrible. Poor Mark tried to dig it out to eat it, but I wouldn’t let him. It was just too bad. I threw it out and promised him another one soon. I don’t know why pecan pies are always tricky for me, but they are. Sometimes good sometimes bad.

I did make a blueberry cobbler that turned out pretty well. I gave half of it to my nephew.

We put up our Christmas tree over the weekend. Someone at work just ask what colors I used and if there was a theme? We have had this tree for about thirty years. I put clear lights on it, and it is decorated with the ornaments that we have collected over thirty plus years of marriage. I love it!!! Every year when we start to decorate it, we pull out all of our ornaments and talk about where we got each one. It may sound boring but to us it is a treasure. I do change the topper out occasionally. I haven’t decided for this year yet.

I have been working on these Christmas ornaments for a week. My friend Annie from work sent me a TikTok video on them and I just loved the idea. I bought clear ball ornaments from Walmart. You can get them just about anywhere this time of year. I used double pointed needles size 5 US. It doesn’t take a lot of yarn so this is a great way to use little bits of yarn from previous projects. I cast on 23 to 24 stitches depending on the yarn weight. Leave a long tail when casting on. I knitted a little pouch about 3.5 inches long. You then thread a darning needle and run through the loops on the bottom and pull together. Do the same thing at the top but put your glass ornament in first. Weave in the ends on the top and bottom. They’re so easy and knit up really quick.