Good morning, from beautiful Ozello. Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Not sure what is on the agenda today, as everyone else is still sleeping. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good Friday morning! No Black Friday shopping for me! I loathe shopping to being with and the idea of crowded shopping is enough to send me under the bed!

Thanksgiving dinner yesterday was fine, but tomorrow's is the real dinner with just us. Will brine my turkey overnight and roast it tomorrow.

I think it got down to 22 Degrees F which is about - 6 C! We have a slight chance of light snow for tomorrow. Winter is here!

Good morning everyone.

We're into our drab winter weather. Not much planned for today; it might just be a gaming day, with breaks for a spot of much-needed laundry before my sister gets here for a visit.

Good morning to the day after "I ate way too much but so enjoyed every bite day!" The grandboys were up at the crack of dawn while everyone else slept in. We'll enjoy thanksgiving cooking for a number of days. Can't believe we're at T-minus 25 days before Christmas.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone

Good morning everyone!

Emergency rations of instant coffee and knäckebröd are available in the Break Room.

Over here 6 Celsius and pitch black outdoors. The coffee is black too. Because that's the way I like it.
I did some black Friday shopping. Got me a cruise ticket. Will make a short trip across the Baltic Sea in February. Hopefully won't sail into some winter storm.

Happy Weekend GameBoomers!

Good Morning Fogfighter, connie, Draclvr, soot, hagatha, and everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready to warm you on this cold start to the day!

Fogfighter sounds like a great adventure cruising across the Baltic Sea in February! I'm with you Draclvr no Black Friday shopping for me either! Hagatha enjoy your visit with your sister. How long is she staying? It is hard to believe soot that Christmas will be here in less then a month!

Hope you all have a great day!

Gerry

Good morning Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. 42 cool degrees here today, and everyone else still asleep. Enjoy your day and hug someone.

Good afternoon! I've been cooking all day for our own Thanksgiving dinner. Just decided to sit down with a glass of wine. It's an indulgence I allow myself when I cook Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner! It's just an amazing white that Petra brought me from Germany this summer. Told her I was saving it for Thanksgiving! They are in a region called Franken and this was given a Franken Gold Award. Wow...

Brussels sprouts and butternut squash are roasting in the oven in the garage. I have done the maple glazed walnuts and just have to crumble a couple slices of bacon. I have about half a dozen big red tomatoes left from the garden and I think I'm going to put together a small "Guenter Tomato Salat." It's just sliced tomatoes and onions with a good balsamic vinegar, a tiny bit of sugar and some olive oil... salt and pepper.

Good morning everyone.

Emergency rations with instant coffee and knäckebröd available in the break room.

The amazing white wine sounds like a great and well deserved treat draclvr. Looking forward to the cruise Gerry. Indeed always an adventure. One never knows what to expect. Though it's not like an ocean cruise. Neither icebergs nor a Bermuda triangle.

Over here warm 8 Celsius and cloudy. Almost raining but not quite.

Happy first of December GameBoomers.

Good Morning Fogfighter, connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha and everyone. Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready!

Fogfighter I'm sure being on a cruise ship in the open sea will be an adventure without icebergs or a Bermuda Triangle! Draclvr you deserve a treat of a nice white wine with all that cooking you do...your tomato salad reminds me of one my mom use to make...it was delicious! I will have to make one...haven't had one in years.

Enjoy the First day of December!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. We will be leaving for home shortly, our trip was Wonderful. We will stop at the Alpaca farm on our way home since we pass it. Drac the wine sounds heavenly. Enjoy the day an hug some one.

Good Sunday morning! Hubby and I had a proper "food coma" after our dinner yesterday! A small piece of cheesecake pumpkin pie with freshly whipped cream later in the evening was the perfect end to the day!

We got about 2 or 3 inches of really pretty snow during the day. Since we are out in the woods, the trees are all beautiful. Not terribly cold at 28 degrees F/-2 degrees C. The bird feeder is VERY busy this morning with lots of pretty bright red cardinals. juncos, tufted titmice and all sorts of birds. I wish my knees would let me take a long walk in the woods today.

Hubby is just miserable in this weather with his knees. He gets his first replacement in January.

Good Sunday morning Draclvr, Connie, Gerry, Fogfighter, Hagatha and everyone. 28 degrees here this morning which is a little colder than normal for December ... but winter is just around the corner. Sparrows, cardinals, chickadee's, tufted titmice, morning doves and blue jays are chowing down on our feeders. Daughter, SIL and grandkids headed home this monring after visiting last week for Thanksgiving.

Wishing you all a wonderful December 1st!

Good morning everyone.

It's a lovely day here for a change. Had to drive into Nanaimo for an appointment earlier, and now I'm getting the guest room ready for my sister's three-day visit from Victoria. Nothing much on the radar otherwise. I'll go out and prune back a shrub that got leggy later on. I can see it from the dining room and it's annoying me!

Good Monday Morning Fogfighter, connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha! Wide Awake Double dark brew is ready...I already had a cup!

Hope you all stay warm now that the winter cold is here.

Enjoy your day!

Gerry

Adding some emergency use knäckebröd.

5 Celsius here. In the evening plenty of snow is expected.

Stay warm and safe Gameboomers!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Colder than normal for Dec. too. Meeting at the Eagles tonight. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good Monday Morning! Cyber Monday today, but no shopping for me.

Will be heading in to our local Aldi to start my shopping for the Volunteer Brunch down at the horse rescue ranch Saturday.

Started digging out all my extra blankets for when they kids arrive on Wednesday! They are usually here in the summer, so not much bedding is needed.

Good morning everyone.

I'm off to get my sister shortly.

Guests have become a problem recently, because Dude won't come back into the house if there's someone here. That was fine in the Summer and Fall, but now it's too cold to leave him out overnight. It adds a layer of difficulty to any plans I might have to travel. I'm hoping that he remembers my sister and doesn't freak out when he sees her.

It always takes a little time for one of my cats to warm up to visitors. Hopefully, Dude will figure it out! My barn cat Wally seems to do just fine out in the hayloft with plenty of hidey holes and a couple of kitty beds.

Good afternoon everyone. Was able to grab a cup of WADDB and knäckebröd this morning before tasked with a no-notice shopping run with wife. I hope Dude connects with your sister Hagatha. Wishing you all a wonderful Monday.

Good Morning Fogfighter, connie, Draclvr, hagatha, soot, and everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark brew is ready.

Fogfighter did you get much snow? Glad you enjoyed your trip connie. Draclvr you do so much for the Horse Rescue...I don't know where you get all your energy! Hagatha I hope Dude stays indoors while your sister is visiting...he should remember her. Soot was your shopping a sucess yesterday?

Enjoy your Tuesday everyone!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Lunch and Netflix with a friend today. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning Gerry, Fogfighter, connie, Draclvr, hagatha, and everyone! Mmmm, wide awake double dark brew and bagels. Yes Gerry, shopping mission successful. Grocery shopping on the docket for today. The 'Volunteer Brunch' at the horse rescue ranch sounds wonderful Draclvr. Stay warm Fogfighter. Have fun with your sister hagatha. Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Good Tuesday morning! Brrr... 17 degrees F last night and even colder tonight. The WADDB is really hitting the spot this morning. I MADE Bella the Bloodhound sleep inside last night. She much prefers her straw bale nest we build for her on the hummingbird porch, but some nights I bring her in whether she likes it or not!

Didn't quite finish my brunch shopping so have to make another run in town today. Need to make a stop at the PO to mail my brother a few bottles of my hot sauces.

We had snow flurries yesterday, but they didn't amount to much. With hubby's bad knees, he has enlisted the kids next door to shovel sidewalks when we do get snow. They are 9 and 6 and I'm sure will love getting a $20 bill!