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Post by martywny on Nov 25, 2023 6:52:26 GMT -5
Black Friday shopping - My coffee supplier was offering 20% off so 252 pods are coming my way. sfbaycoffee.com/products/sf-bay-organic-rainforest-blend-onecups is the link and CYBER23 is the discount code if you want to try it. We went to a craft show at my daughter's church and scored some tasty cranberry orange and some almond pound cakes, after tasting them I realized I should have bought more. One of the reasons we went to this show is that the animated window displays from the AM&A's department stores were being featured. These were the original displays from AM&A's main downtown Buffalo store back in the '40s through '60s. Cheryl and I both worked for the store back then (1969), she was a fashion model and I worked in the shipping department just prior to leaving for the service, so we both remember them as they were 'back in the day.' I finished my last leaf pickup by driving the lawn tractor around in 30ยฐ weather for an hour, that was cold! The tractor did not want to start and I had to jump it, I believe it needs a new battery which I'll replace when I do spring maintenance. I have some more cleaning up to do outside and snow is predicted for Sunday overnight. Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company (AM&A's) animated Christmas window display '60s ![](https://i.ibb.co/TbT19v8/DSC-0047.jpg)
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Post by datgirl on Nov 25, 2023 9:03:46 GMT -5
My black Friday shopping consisted of going to Menards and Home Depot. Menards for AA and AAA batteries and a coffee cup warmer and Home Depot for a $1.98 Poinsettia.
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Post by gardendmpls on Nov 25, 2023 19:16:56 GMT -5
Wednesday went out for lunch with my two sisters and their husbands. Picked up two cakes from the bakery on the way home. After brother arrived from his day-hab program it was birthday cake and presents for him and his twin sister (from Virginia). Thursday none of my Thanksgiving help arrived, so did the turkey, stuffing and pumpkin and squash pies myself Less sides, but it was plenty enough. My Virginia sister, her husband and daughter came as did my around the corner daughter, husband and two kids. Good time had by all. Daughter helped set up and clear and put everything away.
Friday morning had me running to thebakery for challah bread and the store for eggs. Then spent the morning cleaning the chick pen set up in the room formerly known as my daughter's (she is in Florida now). The new waterer had spilled out and flooded the bedding. The underneath tarp did a good job of containment and the new scrubber type broom had one side that worked as a scraper. Everything was soon clean with fresh bedding and some bricks to make sure the waterer was level. After lunch I went and planted another 100+ garlic cloves where the pepper plants were. One more bag of cloves left and I am done with that.
This week I need to fix the cracked board on the outside chicken run and refasten the covering wire. Then set up a new growout pen inside and out go the chicks. They are almost seven weeks. If the neighbor who wanted the old hens doesn't pick them up soon, I have a contingency person who has taken some before to give to his workers. Should be a fun week.
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Post by binnylou on Nov 25, 2023 19:50:03 GMT -5
gardendmpls, youโve been a busy girl. Preparing Thanksgiving dinner by your self is a lot to do. Time to put your tootsies up, grab a blankie, and get some rest. Take care.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 25, 2023 22:26:20 GMT -5
Today, I collected the majority of the leaves I had left out there - fortunately, they are pretty much all blown down, so that's pretty much it! I got one of those two 42 gal cans filled, and one 3/4 full. After all that work I was actually wet, under the coat, despite how cool it was out there! I had to cool off for a while, after coming inside, before taking a shower.
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Post by emmsmommy on Nov 25, 2023 23:06:23 GMT -5
Well my day didn't go as intended. Kiddo has been having some difficulty urinating most of the week and a call to the doctor before Thanksgiving yielded a suggestion of flushing her out with electrolytes. Well that worked so well that she started wetting the bed and left a trail all the way to the bathroom. Thanksgiving she only went twice and yesterday we were back to only once all day with bed wetting again. Decided last night that she was going to the doctor today as something definitely wasn't right even though she was in a good mood with no complaints or fever. I located an old pack of pullups and put one on her last night but it was barely wet this morning. Did finally get her to pee right before we left the doctor's office and no UTI but instead an order for an x-ray. The X-ray tech at the hospital was excellent! She was very patient as SpongeBob, the hospital teddy and I all had to take turns lying on the table before we could convince her to do it. Stopped at McDonald's for French fries and got a notification that test results were available so called the doctor. Turns out she has a massive amount of poop piled up in there which I never would have imagined since her bowels moved yesterday. So a mild laxative for a week and fingers crossed it takes care of the problem.
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Post by centralilrookie on Nov 26, 2023 8:57:58 GMT -5
Yesterdayโs get together, with a visit from the bearded guy in his red suit, was a success. Sweetheart and I prepared the fixings for a taco bar along with a corn dip and fruit as her daughter and the boys decorated the Christmas tree. Everything came together in time for our bearded visitor who was a big surprise to the younger boys. Today weโll get the house back in order and take a breather from large get togethers even though I have plans to make smoked burnt ends out of a couple of chuck roasts for my nephew and grandson.
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Post by datgirl on Nov 26, 2023 11:00:16 GMT -5
emmsmommy,it's always something with kids. Hope she's feeling better soon.
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Post by breezygardener on Nov 26, 2023 13:13:03 GMT -5
I've only made one "Black Friday" purchase so far - Maple Leaf Farms is having a Black-Friday sale (tomorrow is the last day) for 4 flavors of their wonderful duck breasts on sale for $24.99 (for four 5-oz breasts) - Regular, Honey Orange, Cajun, & Roasted Garlic. We love their products, so I ordered two packages.
Their duck breasts are always tender & juicy & cook to perfection (medium-rare) in only 7-8 minutes, so they are terrific to have on hand (if you like duck). I always have some in the freezer, & am really looking forward to trying these new marinated ones.
Today so far I've just hopped to Walmart really early (to avoid the Black Friday weekend lunatics) to pick up a few necessities. Thursday I discovered the hard way (blonde, flat, dense Cranberry Orange Walnut bread) that my baking powder was way expired (2020), so needed some fresh so I can make biscuits tomorrow.
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Post by datgirl on Nov 26, 2023 18:27:10 GMT -5
3 of the grandkids came over and wanted to go out and play in the snow. So the mad search for gloves, hats and boots. The snowmen are a little sad looking with lots of leaves stuck to them, but we had a ball out there. They all got picked up and here I sit with a fire in the wood stove, a smile on my face and a cat on my lap. Tomorrow it will be a pain in my shoulders. It was a good day.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 26, 2023 20:07:40 GMT -5
Did an 8 hour day driving back to New Mexico. We've stopped in Kingman AZ for the night. Now let's see if we can find some decent food in Kingman-it is not known for its cuisine, but we found a new-In-.Kingman Indian restaurant and are giving it a try. It's 5 minutes away and Quinn has just run out to pick up our take out order. Fingers crossed.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 26, 2023 20:42:54 GMT -5
Update: Indian restaurant review-Mediocre. Stood up to Kingman's reputation for food. Wasn't the worst I've had and it took care of our hunger but wasn't call-you-back good.
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Post by binnylou on Nov 26, 2023 21:57:02 GMT -5
desertwoman, sometimes when traveling, weโre just thankful for no after effects/ abdominal distress.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 26, 2023 22:27:16 GMT -5
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Post by emmsmommy on Nov 27, 2023 7:31:02 GMT -5
desertwoman, sometimes when traveling, weโre just thankful for no after effects/ abdominal distress. I finally learned not to drink tap water when traveling. That was back when we had well water and an assumption that water couldn't be bad. Made for some miserable travels.
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