Good morning!!!!

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Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 7:15AM. Abundant sunshine. High 62F. Winds light and variable.
The wind woke me up in the wee hours this morning crashing and banging things around the back porch, but it seems to have died down now.
Still no sign of rain in the 10-day.

Sounds like the Thanksgiving tradition is alive and well here on the GM thread. And still lots to be thankful for (especially left overs).:thumbsup:

Beautiful pie, Don. Proof positive that healthy eating can still be delicious!

:welcome: To the GM thread, Inane2!

Squeak's not so little anymore, RS:eek:

Glad you won the tug-o-war with the filter, Eric. I have fond memories touring England on an old Norton, especially of all the fine English ales in the small pubs where I'd find a room for the night. Wonder how many of those breweries are still in business? Another memory from that trip was a birthday steak dinner I could have soled a boot with. Over cooked just like my mother did, taught that way by a long line of English ancestry.:laughing:

I know what you mean by the years flying by, Buppies! Faster every year. Hope you have good weather on your beach; mini-vacation?

Holidays are kind of awkward for a singleton like me, always being "adopted" by friends with large families. The fella who's blue BMW I ended up with didn't have any kids, but he made up for it with a large circle of friends, and they invited me to join in their TD festivities several years ago. I missed that this year, another CV19 cancellation, as it had evolved into a giant pot luck. All the old traditional favorites, but always a few you'd never heard of or tasted before. And the pies! A couple dozen, so many it was impossible to try them all.:drool: Here's hoping for a much more traditional celebration next year when we all have our vaccination.

Tried to set up a four way telecon on the iPhone, but just couldn't get the last party tied in. Then the connection dropped on my end after fifteen minutes, as if my time was up.:confused3: Ah, the joys of rural living.:laughing: Still, it was good to find everyone in good health, and hear a few words instead of reading emails and text messages for a change.

Before that, I managed to let the magic smoke out of the new ignition system I'm trying to install on the white bike. Pretty sure I pulled another dyslexic move on the connector.:ashamed: And, it sounds like Kyle won the race to get his fixer Steiner started first! If that piston's too small, Kyle, I've got a place where you can get the cylinder plated and honed to get a good fit. I found several Milk Stouts at the adult beverage store last time. I don't know if there's actually milk in them, but they're all smooth and creamy, and most have a nice chocolate or coffee flavor, too.

TGIF gang! And it's a Black one!:drink:
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,522  
66°F and .29 inches rain. Day off to a soggy start.

Would like to get mowing but would need to dry out first.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,523  
Glad everyone had a great day...would be cool if I could stop by and pick up leftovers from all of you today.


I am about to drop into the bathroom and leave yesterdays supper there. IF you want you can come and collect it if you really want to.:D
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,524  
This morning, shortly after 8 a.m., I went driving around and didn't see any unusual number of vehicles at any of the 3 nearest Walmarts or anywhere else except Kohl's and Academy Sports. I guess they must have run some ads, and opened a bit early. But I just got back from grocery shopping at our nearest Walmart and it isn't even as busy as a normal Friday. No signs of Black Friday at all; no signs, no sales, no extra checkers. In fact, I use the self checkout and there was only one other person using such when I checked out.

However, I did notice that they now have a shortage of paper products and finally have signs requesting that you limit your purchase to one package, and they are all small packages. But there's no shortage of facial tissues.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,525  
Bird, Yup that was a whole pineapple I cut just for the ham, even better than thecanned.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,526  
Thanks Kyle, it was great. Told wife I think those were the best mashed sweet potatoes ever. She added coconut milk.
Already had 1st left overs for breakfast.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,529  
Good afternoon! 65˚F all day and misting or light rain all day, a wet day, but still cannot get to the 10ths on the rain gauges still in the 100ths.
Day after Thanksgiving lunch is Cathy Fisher's "Straight UP Food" cookbook page 129, corn chowder, made in the Instant Pot (12min).
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Wngsprd, have you ever used your coffee grinder to make coarse ground cornmeal using field corn? We have not been able to get coarse ground locally since March. I was looking at this one for coffee and corn. Italian Hand Crank "Burr-Style" Coffee Grinder
 
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Happy Thanksgiving TBN’ers!

55 and overcast. Currently in-between meals. Starlings have shown up in full force today, helping themselves to all of the available suet and other feed. These guys are clever, they can hear a hammer cock all the way up on the porch.

Stay healthy and safe everyone.

Welcome to GM and TBN.
Birds have a way of knowing.
 
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Bird, Yup that was a whole pineapple I cut just for the ham, even better than thecanned.

I guess I missed that. I just assumed it was canned like I used. Incidentally, many, many, many years ago my parents visited your state and they visited a pineapple farm or whatever they called it, and they were offered samples of the pineapple juice. I never forget my mother saying that she told the person there that she'd pass on the juice; that pineapple juice caused her some digestive problems (I've forgotten exactly what it was) and the person at the pineapple farm told her it was due to some preservative that the cannery added and that she would not be bothered by the fresh juice, and she said he was right; it was delicious and no problem.
 
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Dennis, the Cheers video was simply marvelous. :thumbsup:

after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars...:shocked: all I could think is they are sure socking it to the little folks and not Amazon...

then off to the xmas tree farm, that was a fun time, brought the tree home and put it up, went easily, little tree, and got it trimmed.
After six trips up and down basement steps with ornaments, legs and back are hurting and decided I could wait a day until making another birdhouse.
Went outside and turned the solar powered LED xmas lights on, have no idea what "mode" they are in, will find out when it gets dark.

somewhat distressed to see my iris already coming up. Supposed to be a warm winter but if not, they are toast in February.

that was entirely enough excitement for me and time for a nap.
 

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   / Good morning!!!! #122,535  
Bird. I use canned more often than not, but Soph picked up a fresh one at Costco ($3). All our home grown are gone for now. I must have cut more evenly than I thought.
 
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Drew, that looks invitingly homey.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,537  
after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars...:shocked: all I could think is they are sure socking it to the little folks and not Amazon...

I feel your pain, Drew. Amazon and FedEx shipping rates are outrageous, especially considering how fuel prices have dropped over the past year. TBN is having a Black Friday sale, and I ordered a Pat's Quick Hitch. Shipping was "only" $20, but I bet all that steel weighs more than your bird house. These days I go to the post office first and see if what I have will fit into one of their flat rate boxes. It's a "if it fits, it ships" deal, and weight doesn't figger into it.
 
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Good afternoon! 65˚F all day and misting or light rain all day, a wet day, but still cannot get to the 10ths on the rain gauges still in the 100ths.
Day after Thanksgiving lunch is Cathy Fisher's "Straight UP Food" cookbook page 129, corn chowder, made in the Instant Pot (12min).
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Wngsprd, have you ever used your coffee grinder to make coarse ground cornmeal using field corn? We have not been able to get coarse ground locally since March. I was looking at this one for coffee and corn. Italian Hand Crank "Burr-Style" Coffee Grinder

Nope, never though about grinding corn with it. That's quite a nice looking hand grinder.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,539  
Bird. I use canned more often than not, but Soph picked up a fresh one at Costco ($3). All our home grown are gone for now. I must have cut more evenly than I thought.

David, I told you about my parents visiting Hawaii and eating the pineapple. Well, my Dad got curious when he heard how long it takes to produce a pineapple, and having started life as a farmer, he and his dad liked to experiment, so Dad produced a pineapple (indoors of course) in Anchorage and got his picture in the local Anchorage newspaper as a result.:)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #122,540  
after going to UPS first thing this morning and shipping a heavy cedar birdfeeder to my sister in California and almost
having a heart attack when they said 63 dollars.

I discovered that the “UPS Store” or other shipping centers severely mark up the actual shipping rate. And it’s even worse if they box it for you.
If you go to the UPS or FedEx sites, you can pay them directly and print your own label, then drop it off at the same place that wanted to gouge you.
I’ve also found that FedEx Home delivery is usually cheaper than UPS.
 

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