Well Monday was our coldest morning so far this winter. There was frost on several of the roof tops but the trees around the house kept it off my garden. It was a bitter ride out to the rec around 8 on my bike causing my eyes to water; but by 10'ish it had warmed up considerably but still chilly. Nancy spent most of the day in the kitchen with her final day of cookie baking and by late afternoon Eliza Faye and I started handling them out to the neighbors and mail man. She loved doing that and wishing all a Merry Christmas.
I started the day with my usual 6'ish roll out to a chilled house. It was still in the 70's inside so we didn't turn on the heat. The day before the a/c was on so there was plenty of residual warmth. I had my hot cup of tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble and then spent some time with my Creator in thanksgiving and lifting up several by name. I haven't heard much on GG or Joe over the weekend but Paw Paw had a great birthday bash in the basement of St. John's Lutheran Church where we attended and he still does when he can get there. His two brothers Junior and Frankie were there and all of the daughters, Sharon(Josie) Pat and Dee with their spouses and lots of their kids as well as friends. Those of us who are long distance didn't head up especially with the threat of snow in the forecast. The mountains already had several inches of the frozen white stuff plus we were traveled out this past year with Miami and Michigan We were with them in spirit and through pictures shared by many.
I got in two hours of pickle ball at the Rec. with several good players and left with a wet shirt and worn out legs. I made a stop at the library on the way home. I did get in a couple hours of garden work before lunch as I hoed weeds which grow like crazy. It's a good sign that tells me the soil is fertile. I transplanted the three tomato seedlings I started from seeds and set wire cages around them as well as harvested 3 lettuces, kale, Swiss Chard and beet greens for a salad. I also picked enough Swiss chard to sautee for our supper which is becoming one of our favorite green dishes. It is so clean tasting and all you use is a little water in a skillet and it cooks down like spinach to almost nothing; so flavorful. The garden is doing quite well and the cucumber plants(2) are still adding leaves. They are not a great lover of the cold temps. The two tomato plants that something originally broke off the tops have rebounded and now are a foot or more in height and should be setting blooms soon. The sugar peas are up an inch or so but the new carrots seeds are slow in breaking through the ground, oh well.
I got in some reading in the afternoon while playing doctor with Eliza Faye. She was the doctor and had me in the hospital where she was giving me shots and taking all of my information about who I was and my real names. We settled on grand dad for the record as she pretended to type on a lap top which was a toy check out that had buttons. She is such a play actor. Normally Nancy is the patient but she and Amy were finishing up the cookie baking and packaging so I became the patient. I was able to read a little after she gave me the shots and medicine to make me get better.
It warmed up close to 60 and the sunshine was plentiful. There is suppose to be another cold front coming this way in a day or so which will keep the a/c off for now. The Christmas Tree loves this weather as well and the smell is so delicious. It would be nice to have these cool temps for the big day as everyone likes to have hot soups and dips on Christmas eve. I grilled a steak burger and along with Swiss chard and a fresh all garden salad we dined deliciously and the fresh baked cookies I tried for dessert were decadent; there goes the spare tire again, oh well. I will skip eating anymore but had to try at least one from every kind or maybe it was two, anyhow they were awesome.
After the cleanup I headed into to watch the Fox Cable News and there are still stories of women accusing this potus of harassment paid for by the DNC and Soros as they try to discredit this man and another conservative running for the senate in Alabama. The Mueller investigation is a total sham by a Clinton sycophant who is also trying to discredit and overturn the election won by this potus. Politics are dirty when run by career politicians and we now definitely need term limits to drain the swamp. GOD help us as a nation as we now have very few news networks who are not biased for Clinton Crime Family and their associates. It's such a shame and down right criminal, LATER
