santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and maybe 33°, batteries seem to be out in the remote thermometer so I am going with the Weather Underground reading nearby. Too dark to see the analog thermometer outside on the north wall. The predicted 27° didn't materialize. It's a comfy 76° throughout the house thanks to the wood burning heater, which works so much better this year with the new chimney cap that I installed last month. It's a slightly different design than the old one and provides a bit better draft. Plus, the wood that I am currently using is 2 years aged. The next cord and a half is over a year with the following one about 8 months. Then there is the stack, unmeasured as of now, from the recent tree removal. I am good through to 2024 if things are average. And I haven't even started my usual winter tree pruning/thinning yet this season. Sure do miss all of that free aged hardwood from where I used to work since they shut that division down.
Glad to read that Thanksgiving went well for everyone who reported in. It went well here despite me doing all of the prep, cooking and especially the cleanup. My enhanced green bean casserole was a big hit with my SIL and daughter. I add lots of extra sauteed onions and mushrooms to the standard "French's/Campbell's" recipe. I didn't actually fix everything, my daughter made smashed taters at home and brought them and a couple of pies with her. Wife helped by tasting the cornbread dressing prior to cooking. She also tasted (critiqued) the gravy after I followed her instructions.
Sorry to be reading of all of the families with Covid. Best wishes to all affected.
Thanks for all of the likes regarding yesterday's post despite no pictures; OB Ken, Tom O, Rick, Karl, Gary, Louis, Hughie, Christian, Tom, Guy, Mikey, Sherrel, Jaz, Patrick, IB Ken.
I'm ready for a pair of breakfast burritos this morning Flo. Hold the hash-browns.
I did not get into the train shed yesterday, one of the few days of the year that I was unable to visit my townspeople. I do have a couple of pictures of the now renumbered covered hopper.
On Tuesday, I did some work on the parking lot at the bank.
However right after this picture was taken, I sprayed the whole affair with matte medium and disaster struck as it reacted with the vinyl stripes that I applied and they shrunk up!
This is the second project that I have had a problem with this matte medium, so it's going in the trash.
On Wednesday, I patched the stripes and used the old standby dull coat this time. I'll see what it looks like today.
Christian - I saved you a seat for dinner yesterday, but didn't hear from you, but your portion is in the fridge right now. My daughter even brought a bottle of Château de Seguin Bordeaux Supérieur. $$$$
Sherrel - A belated congratulations to your grandson for his band performance. We'll get a solo performance from our grandson on the cello on Christmas day.
Tom O - I agree with you that we are an interesting bunch here in the diner. Quite diverse as well. And more than a few excellent modelers also. You joined us after a couple of real eccentrics had left though, a fellow named Bruce aka newguy, and another from the same town of Lansing Michigan named Beady. Both were off-the-wall in different ways.
Well written commentary regarding the athletes. Back in the 60's, a member of our church was defensive end George Andrie of the "Doomsday Defense" of the Dallas Cowboys. He actually made his living as a real estate agent for a while since the football job only paid $10,000 a year. He later teamed up with fellow lineman Bob Lily and started a beer distributorship in Waco TX, just south of Dallas. I believe that I read somewhere back then that Bart Starr was a car salesman.
Greg - Aren't you nearby the city of Waukesha? Stay safe there.
Troy - Creamed cheese cherry pie sounds absolutely delicious. Good luck with the words today.
I will celebrate Black Friday by boycotting all stores including online ones.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe
Glad to read that Thanksgiving went well for everyone who reported in. It went well here despite me doing all of the prep, cooking and especially the cleanup. My enhanced green bean casserole was a big hit with my SIL and daughter. I add lots of extra sauteed onions and mushrooms to the standard "French's/Campbell's" recipe. I didn't actually fix everything, my daughter made smashed taters at home and brought them and a couple of pies with her. Wife helped by tasting the cornbread dressing prior to cooking. She also tasted (critiqued) the gravy after I followed her instructions.
Sorry to be reading of all of the families with Covid. Best wishes to all affected.
Thanks for all of the likes regarding yesterday's post despite no pictures; OB Ken, Tom O, Rick, Karl, Gary, Louis, Hughie, Christian, Tom, Guy, Mikey, Sherrel, Jaz, Patrick, IB Ken.
I'm ready for a pair of breakfast burritos this morning Flo. Hold the hash-browns.
I did not get into the train shed yesterday, one of the few days of the year that I was unable to visit my townspeople. I do have a couple of pictures of the now renumbered covered hopper.
On Tuesday, I did some work on the parking lot at the bank.
However right after this picture was taken, I sprayed the whole affair with matte medium and disaster struck as it reacted with the vinyl stripes that I applied and they shrunk up!
This is the second project that I have had a problem with this matte medium, so it's going in the trash.
On Wednesday, I patched the stripes and used the old standby dull coat this time. I'll see what it looks like today.
Christian - I saved you a seat for dinner yesterday, but didn't hear from you, but your portion is in the fridge right now. My daughter even brought a bottle of Château de Seguin Bordeaux Supérieur. $$$$
Sherrel - A belated congratulations to your grandson for his band performance. We'll get a solo performance from our grandson on the cello on Christmas day.
Tom O - I agree with you that we are an interesting bunch here in the diner. Quite diverse as well. And more than a few excellent modelers also. You joined us after a couple of real eccentrics had left though, a fellow named Bruce aka newguy, and another from the same town of Lansing Michigan named Beady. Both were off-the-wall in different ways.
Well written commentary regarding the athletes. Back in the 60's, a member of our church was defensive end George Andrie of the "Doomsday Defense" of the Dallas Cowboys. He actually made his living as a real estate agent for a while since the football job only paid $10,000 a year. He later teamed up with fellow lineman Bob Lily and started a beer distributorship in Waco TX, just south of Dallas. I believe that I read somewhere back then that Bart Starr was a car salesman.
Greg - Aren't you nearby the city of Waukesha? Stay safe there.
Troy - Creamed cheese cherry pie sounds absolutely delicious. Good luck with the words today.
I will celebrate Black Friday by boycotting all stores including online ones.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe
My wife and I will be cooking through the week I guess, gotta have me some Thanksgiving eats!!! lol
