Good Morning!!!! 63F @ 3:30AM.
Sunny. High 69F. Winds light and variable.
That forecast is much at odds with the current weather, at least wind wise. It's been roaring outside, with gusts above 35MPH. Enough to shake the porch roof and howl through the trees, and wake me from a sound sleep to go outside and bring in the patio furniture before it ends up in the lake.
Welcome to GM, Yander. What part of Ohio are you from?
Now that's some welcome news, Paul. What a great way to start the new year! Sounds like a big change jumping into management. Hope it goes well for you.
Yesterday started with a Costco run that was supposed to have us at the doors when they opened. The hours seem to have changed recently, and they'd already been open for an hour. But there were plenty of parking spots available, and, at least at first, the isles weren't crowded. My friend isn't a member, so took advantage of the prices to stock up on some clothes, while I let a big bottle of Woodford's Bourbon jump into the cart, as well as some foodstuffs. By the time we were finished, I was getting that dizzy feeling you get watching a train at a railroad crossing, there were so many shoppers in the store. We hit my favorite taco stand for lunch, tried to get into the Bidwell mansion for a tour but found them all full for the day, and settled for a cruise through a blown glass studio. Back at home we dove into making up a couple of apple pies, which went smoothly until I tried to get the crust into the piepan. I'd forgotten the old trick of winding the crust onto the rolling pin, and flipping it off the pastry sheet made a huge mess. Got the job done until I eventually remembered on the second pie. Yes, we'd started off to just make one, but we had a ton of apples and shortening, so why not? Then we still had enough left over to make a third in a small baking dish, which we sampled after a Costco rotissery chicken dinner. It was pretty good, all things considered, like neither of us had made an apple pie in maybe forty years!
Today we're off for my bulldozer buddy's around noon to join he and his wife and mother for an early Thanksgiving dinner. We're bringing a pie, and the apple cobbler, and a little wine and a bottle of his favorite Bourbon. Sure hope the forecast turns true and these winds die down.
Here's wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. I feel like I've got a lot to be thankful for this year!
, and WKRP was terrific