Well Monday was much like a winter day in Florida as we never got out of the 40's with overcast skies and a steady rain that started in the late afternoon and continued throughout the night. Thankfully it wasn't a "gully washer" rain. The damp cold air made for hugging the heater all day. These type of days are where I miss a fireplace in the cabin but the bright blue flame from the propane heater does add some character. We now have put up the expandable rod with a blanket attached to it in the stairwell to keep the heat from the upstairs rooms which surely makes a difference when heating with just the small heater. The cabin stayed quite cozy throughout the day and night and the flannel sheets were just another plus at bed time.
We really didn't do a whole lot outside after lunch but we did get in a hike before lunch and I piddled around down in the basement cleaning the dehumidifier for next years season and putzing around outside putting out some ears of corn for the wildlife. The fallen leaves were kept wet due to the off and on mist and light rain at times but they sure have piled up once again in all of the yards. We did our usual morning routines to start the day with our quiet times and the posting of this ramble before having some farm raised eggs that Mechelle blessed us with and finishing up the bakery bread from Becca's.
We did get in some reading time after our lunch which we made for our big meal of the day. We finished the leftover yellow rice and black beans and the pulled pork. That was as tasty as the day we prepared last week. We had a bag of dried pasta from Italy that Mechelle gave us so we decided to use it in a chicken broth with diced onions, carrots, celery, fresh parsley and thyme. Well I must say we Googled afterwards trying to find a distributor for this brand and only Amazon carries it at a high price. It is that good and delicious. We have never seen pasta in this form and when added to the broth it became very slippery and silky in texture; what an awesome flavor. It's directly imported from northern Italy.
Well we spoke with son Bobby and he and the kiddos had a great weekend with both Halloween parties at Element Church and at First Baptist Riverview where he is now the worship leader. Daughter Amy is constantly on the go with her three youngun's and we get to speak with Eliza Faye the youngest almost daily. She is really starting to talk and is sharp as a tack.The temps are still rather warm there in the lower 80's but has moderated considerably. I'm looking forward to getting my garden planted when we get back. I'm ready for some homegrown lettuces, cukes and tomatoes. I did plant or have 5 volunteer tomato plants from my compost while there and I'm curious to see if they survived, LATER No pics today!!!
