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Saturday, November 28, 2020

a no pic post

 Good morning.

No pics today. Haven't been taking any. And haven't been anywhere to take them. So, we had a nice Thanksgiving. Dialed it down a bit. We just can't eat like we used to. Probably because we're not as active as we use to be, and maybe age has a little to do with it.  :-)

But we did cook a larger turkey than normal. 18 lbs. We usually get around 12 lbs. But we decided to just buy 2 turkeys this year instead of 3. So larger will still give us a lot of leftovers. And no mashed potatoes this year. Just White Castle Stuffing, and Scalloped Corn. And it was plenty! Had a leftover dinner Friday, and de-boned the turkey and froze the rest. Craig will make a big pot of broth today from the juice's and carcass. Then we'll freeze the broth in quart containers, and use it for steaming veggies, making mashed potatoes, and boiling rice, among other things.

I'm currently walking a neighbor's dog. They both have Covid and can't go outside. So I put on my mask, grab a bottle of sanitizer, and stand 10ft from the house, and they let the dog out the door. I've been doing this for about a week now. Fortunately, they only had a mild fever, loss of taste and smell, so they didn't need to go to the hospital. They did both test positive. So in a few days, they'll get retested. 

Getting the Christmas decorations out this weekend. Feeling the need for some holiday cheeriness. With cases spiking here in Nevada, will probably not be eating out for a while. Just some takeout. Hoping the vaccine is here sooner than later.

But, we really enjoy our house, and happy we're retired and not trying to work doing all this. 

Take care, and wear your mask!

Sunday, November 15, 2020

not so normal.

Good afternoon.
Here's some pics from my morning walks.....
 

By the pond with the Sheep mountains in the back....


Me, by one of the entrances......


 I enjoy my morning walks. We live in  a beautiful community. 

I haven't been posting much, since with Covid, we haven't done much. But everything is fine. We love our house, love retirement, and we're both healthy......at the moment!
We're eating and drinking tooo much, but Craig is such a good cook, and what else do we have to do?   
Anyway, we bought more Christmas lights for our outside decorating. Will try and give the neighborhood some extra cheer this year. Have had lunch a couple of times at the 3100 grill at our golf course. They have a nice outdoor patio, so we feel fairly safe eating there. We've eaten there with a couple of different friends. The tables are quite long, so we sit at one end, and they at the other. So even with friends, we social distance, but still enjoy each other's company. Better to be safe, then possibly very sick. 
Been baking pies, and cleaning the house. Just regular stuff. All my neighbors are back for the winter, so not getting anyone's mail but mine right now. 
So, that's about it for now.