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...and the night is young-we're expecting lows between -21-24 degrees F. Fun times. I hope your New Year's Eve is warmer than mine! See you in 2018.

...Underneath the hammertoe last night.  Danny thought mistletoe was stupid and outdated so he came up with a hammertoe to hang in the doorway. Instead of a kiss you get kicked. Sounds about right then! The kid's never worn ill-fitting shoes or he wouldn't think a hammertoe is so funny.  I'm doing my best to decorate on a limited budget.  There's only so much I can do to dress up the empty raised beds. I did re-purpose the Thanksgiving decorations for Christmas by adding some festive attire. I stuck to my plan and didn't do a cold weather garden this year, opting instead to buy from the hippies at the health food shop. They have a small, but quality produce selection and this week I've bought spinach, purple kohlrabi, and beets. I'm enjoying taking the winter off (and the frantic covering with fleeces when the weather suddenly turns).  This paper Advent calendar is the old-fashioned sort that I prefer. We've had this one for many years, but tuck the door...

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I do try to avoid complaining but sometimes it gets the best of me. I'll try to keep the grumbling to a minimum though as I get sick of hearing about it too! Thanks for indulging me though. How's everyone's Rocktober  coming along? We've been trying our best to get into the Halloween spirit  (see what I did there?) but the rainy, steamy weather has been most uncooperative. I think today was expected to be the last of it, though we don't have a frost in sight for a while. I don't have plans for the green tomatoes beyond a few batches of chutney, but it might make sense to make a batch of vegetarian green tomato mincemeat. I could pickle the tomatoes, but I'm the only one that will eat a sour pickled tomato and I rarely want more than one. I'm still pulling in ripe tomatoes, so with a bit of luck I won't be too overwhelmed with underipe ones.   I've owned this sheer jacket for a few years, and it was only as...

Happy 150th Birthday, Nebraska. What better place to throw a statewide party than the fairgrounds in Grand Island? And what a party it was! We had a blast! We met The Sower from atop the Capitol building in Lincoln, though he was the silent type and didn't have much to say.  There was even a display devoted to me!   It was also "Older Nebraskans Day" which meant I wasn't the oldest person in the room for a change.  The fair had many educational exhibits...  I'll say that's a small animal...looks like a single cell to me. The winners from the horticulture division. Creative use of junked auto parts in woodworking (I loved this). But the real reason we went was to gawk at Danny's entries. These four were his including the best of division. In total, he had 57 ribbons-23 of which were blue. It would be an understatement to say he's over the moon. We are too, but we were already proud of him, ribbons or not. This here is what's left of the poppy seeds ...