Weekly
Update 11/29/2015
I
hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did! I didn't do much
in the early part of the week; I was resting for feast day.
On
Thursday, I was invited to June and Jimmy's. June is an excellent
cook - she used to own a catering business. I contributed a loaf of
pumpkin bread and a green bean casserole that I bought in the Publix
deli. June did all the rest - mashed potatoes and gravy, a 16-pound
turkey (for the 3 of us), corn, sweet potato casserole, stuffing,
collard greens, dinner rolls, and two kinds of cranberry. And that
isn't counting dessert! which was coconut tart, pecan pie, and
pumpkin cake. I did not leave that table hungry!
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| June and the turkey |
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| the bountiful table |
Friday
was a beautiful day - sunny, temps in the 70s. I'd been inside all
week, so I thought I'd get out. I went to Old Fort Jackson again
(you know, I've spent hundreds of dollars over the years for
membership, so I should go when I get a chance and they have a
special program). They were having a Century of Sentries program for
the entire weekend. Unlike a couple of weeks ago when I went with
Jan and Gerry, there were other visitors today. The docents are
knowledgeable and are very interested in educating the children that
visit.
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| giving a talk |
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| firing the weapons |
Saturday
evening, I did something I never do - I cooked a meal and invited
Dave, Lisa and Kay over for “game night”. Kay wasn't feeling well, so she wasn't able to join us, and Donna is still away from Savannah. Or perhaps the idea of eating anything I would make was making people sick or making them stay away, who knows? But Dave and Lisa, brave souls that they are, came over. We had dinner and played a couple of games. It went well, except that Dave used all his tiles on his very first move in Scrabble (and he did it again later in the game, too!) so Lisa and I were playing catch up and were never able to equal his vocabulary. It was all in good fun, though.
Dave, Lisa and Kay over for “game night”. Kay wasn't feeling well, so she wasn't able to join us, and Donna is still away from Savannah. Or perhaps the idea of eating anything I would make was making people sick or making them stay away, who knows? But Dave and Lisa, brave souls that they are, came over. We had dinner and played a couple of games. It went well, except that Dave used all his tiles on his very first move in Scrabble (and he did it again later in the game, too!) so Lisa and I were playing catch up and were never able to equal his vocabulary. It was all in good fun, though.
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| good friends, games and m&m/s - what's not to like? |
I
was back at Coach's for the games this afternoon. It's been a few
weeks since I've gone there. Between the tours at Bonaventure and
the Thursday night and Monday night games the Bills have played
recently, I haven't been to the sports bar to watch. I wish I hadn't
gone today! I was texting not only with Brian and Allen, but my
brother, who lives in KC, got into it too. Is anyone else tired of
saying “maybe next year” year after year, and again this year?
I am glad I met your friends June and Jimmy - they are both delightful and funny! June's meal looks delicious - We were fortunate that when we arrived at Katherine's her kind neighbors invited us to have dinner with them later that afternoon, so we had turkey after all. What did you cook for supper on Game Night? Dave sounds like he is a formidable opponent in Scrabble. I enjoy playing Words with Friends and also Scrabble but Dave sounds like I would not be a match for him at all.
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