Thirty Minute Thanksgiving

Green beans in oven thirty minutes; all other boxes prepared during that time; sliced turkey and rolls put in oven to reheat;
gravy heated in microwave.

Let's Eat!


Here the cranberries from the deli (not from a can) are missing because L. had not passed them to me yet. He doesn't care for them so he forgot to pass them over.

I am very thankful for being able to fix our meal in less than 45 minutes and thankful for all our other blessings.
Hope you had a wonderful meal too. (The pie will be later with coffee.)

Specialization

We needed a new cutting board. The old plastic one had been used for applying a stiffening solution to a crochet creation.
That left a residue that was harmless but ugly.
So the shopper in the family found these - already marked for which one to use for various foods. No cross contamination here! They are also very colorful.

Clouds

We saw these strange clouds Tuesday evening

in the southeast sky. L. said they looked like the space craft in War of the Worlds.

Dead Pines

This row of pine trees is what is left of a shelter belt. Are these trees dying of age or the beetle that is killing pines in Colorado? Whatever the cause, it's sad. I remember hearing that pollution was doing the same to the forests in Germany.
The solution? Plant more trees.

Mowing the leaves

Or should it be sweeping the leaves? This was a warm Sunday.
And today we have a cold Monday with big snow flakes.Thank goodness we don't have to shovel the yard.

An Oregon Leaf

With all the pictures of leaves that I've taken this year, I've never seen anything like this one, taken by our son. It's as if someone took the time to carefully paint the edges for a decorative effect. However it happened - too much moisture, too little moisture, Jack Frost - it is beautiful. Take time to enjoy the world around you!

Doll House

Doesn't this remind you of a doll house or maybe something from a movie set?

The way it is painted is such a nice way to bring out the features of this old farm house. I wonder if it's as old as I think it is - about one hundred years?