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ndynt said:
Cookie, can so relate to mixed feelings about your ex. When my first husband was dying, taking care of him, felt the sorrow of my son's losing their father, while not sharing the same emotions. I can so empathize with you.

Kadee, what else do you put in your relish? I too love it, never made a tomato relish though.
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Hi Ndynt I posted recipie below ..as cookie asked about the recipie ....Thank you for asking about the relish , everyone asks about my relish in the summer as they know I'm more than likely making some then, ( it's just coming into spring now ) Somtimes I have to say oh I didn't make any this year or I'd never have any for myself , I also make a chicken dish where I cut a breast piece in half , Put a little cheese in a slit , wrap Bacon around outside , cook one side, Turn over add my relish to cooked side sprinkle with parmisen cheese and finish cooking in pre heated oven ....for about 5 mins ..
 

Cookie said:
Thanks, Nona. I know I'll be there for my son, but I have no idea what other role I will play in this. Taking care of your ex in that way is way beyond the call of duty, Nona, you are a very kind and loving being.
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Not really, Cookie. We were still legally married, even though separated for many years. Did it for my sons, not him. I cringed everytime he would become alert and tell me that he knew I would come back some day.
 
ndynt said:
That sounds good Kadee. Do you have to boil the canning jars or can it be kept in the freezer or refrig?
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I wash the already clean jars well , and "cook" the jars in oven for about an hour, so them jars are really hot when I add the cooked mixture , I add a layer of a thick plastic film to the top of jar .. called freezer go between and even tho the jars are hot the plastic wrap doesn't melt .. I always use lids and make sure they are sealed before storing in the pantry..
 

It's morning again and a gorgeous one at that. I love fall...okay, it's not officially fall yet...even though we still have very warm temps. There's just a change in the feel when we're in this sort of transition.

Maybe today I'll transplant some dianthus to a place in the garden where I can see them when they're blooming this winter. Heaven knows we can all use some color in the garden in winter to cheer us up when it's cold and dreary.
 
Kadee46 said:
I wash the already clean jars well , and "cook" the jars in oven for about an hour, so them jars are really hot when I add the cooked mixture , I add a layer of a thick plastic film to the top of jar .. called freezer go between and even tho the jars are hot the plastic wrap doesn't melt .. I always use lids and make sure they are sealed before storing in the pantry..
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Thank you, Kadee. I hope I can convince my son to make this. Heloves condiments, yet has never made anything like this. I do not think I can do it myself....my hands are not strong enough any longer and standing too long...forget it. Despite my will, the body just refuses to get my message :crying:
 
ndynt said:
Not really, Cookie. We were still legally married, even though separated for many years. Did it for my sons, not him. I cringed every time he would become alert and tell me that he knew I would come back some day.
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I know what you mean, Nona, we're not married anymore, its been over 35 years and both my son and I have lots of grievances, we don't want to be involved and just hope it doesn't come to that.
 
If you and your son both share negative feelings there is no reason for either one of you to be involved, Cookie. And, no reason to ever feel guilty. In my case, my sons knew very little about the man their father really was. Only that he drank too much. They maintained contact with and loved him, despite this. Very different situation.
 
Haven't caught up on everyone's news yet as we were going nonstop on our trip.

Resting up now. Son and granddaughters coming by my sister's house for pizza tonight.

Working on travelogue on blog and sorting out what pics to upload to Flickr.
 
Lots of smoke today from back fires by the big fire so we are trying to stay indoors. It's suppose to be a record breaker for heat, another reason to stay indoors. I'm going through some plastic bins of cloths and odds and ends that I'm going to donate to a thrift store or put on the local Facebook buy and sell group. I'm trying to make room in my storage shed for the next time someone I know cleans out their closets or moves and wants to get rid of a bunch of stuff.
 
It's been a craptacular gloomy overcast clammy cool day here. I need an attitude adjustment.

The first two weeks after I retired I was busy, busy, busy. A friend told me that everything didn't have to be done at once and to slow down and save things for a day like today. I didn't pay any attention. Ugh. Hindsight.

I dusted today. Saving the vacuuming for tomorrow. Maybe the vanity in my bath for one day, the mirror for another, shower enclosure for another. Or, hey! I could wash a bowl one day, a spoon the next, a plate another day.
 
Going out today to buy a small leg of pork, It's our 28th wedding anniversary this weekend ( Saturday ) and we have decided because we will be out dancing Friday night we wil,have a Webber cooked pork roast on Saturday .
.Don't know if we are getting fussier with age , We ate out a few times while away on holidays recently and was very disappointed in the quality of the foods served up to us.
 
Kadee46 said:
Going out today to buy a small leg of pork, It's our 28th wedding anniversary this weekend ( Saturday ) and we have decided because we will be out dancing Friday night we wil,have a Webber cooked pork roast on Saturday .
.Don't know if we are getting fussier with age , We ate out a few times while away on holidays recently and was very disappointed in the quality of the foods served up to us.
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Congratulation on your 28th wedding annv. :) That is great. Going out dancing sounds fun, I've never done that in my whole life. My cousin tried to teach me to dance when we were teens but I just could never get it.


 
Good Morning all...

{{{{Cold this morning..brrrr}}}} ( 6am and pitch dark and raining hard )...just gathering my thoughts before getting ready to leave for the Pitface. Going to a different venue today again, but this time closer to home so I get an extra half an hour before going out today!!

Georgia, you'll end up going stir crazeeeee if you don't find yourself something else to do...are there any volunteering opportunities in your area maybe ?...

Kadee....I absolutely agree with you about the food, we eat the best quality food we can afford and when we eat out (which we do often ) finding that where once upon a time it was nicer than eating at home, nowadays it's difficult to find somewhere that's more delicious but I still like going out to eat !!:D
 
There must be something wrong with me...I've never much cared about eating out:(

Yesterday I dusted. Today I vacuumed! Woohoo. It's still overcast and cool today, but it hasn't bothered me because I had things to do.

Tomorrow we're going to Savannah just for the day, and my daughter wants to leave not later than...6am. Ugh. I set my coffee pot on automatic for 4:30. Without coffee in the morning, I'm useless and what's more, I'm crabby. Meaner than a snake. Uglier than homemade sin. We don't want me to go without coffee:)

Thursday I'm gonna bake cookies and cheesecake, Friday helping my daughter get ready for a neighborhood yard/garage sale on Saturday, and that should keep me occupied for the lion's share of Saturday.

Hollydolly, my experience so far with volunteering is that the organizations that I'd be interested in already have more volunteers than they can say grace over. The one I'd really enjoy would be at the local library. They have a waiting list of people who want to volunteer.
 
Good Moaning everybody:D
It is quite dark and dull here in Rhos On Sea (West Wales) at 8.40 in the morning.
There should be some Sun later though.

Have to go to the Dentist this moaning, and then off to hospital to be fitted up with a 24 hour heart monitor to check blood pressure and pulse rate etc.
Following a heart operation which had left me with Atrial fibrillation.
Then some shopping. Yuck! :mad:

Take care and have a lovely day.

Kenny:cool:
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
There must be something wrong with me...I've never much cared about eating out:(

Yesterday I dusted. Today I vacuumed! Woohoo. It's still overcast and cool today, but it hasn't bothered me because I had things to do.

Tomorrow we're going to Savannah just for the day, and my daughter wants to leave not later than...6am. Ugh. I set my coffee pot on automatic for 4:30. Without coffee in the morning, I'm useless and what's more, I'm crabby. Meaner than a snake. Uglier than homemade sin. We don't want me to go without coffee:)

Thursday I'm gonna bake cookies and cheesecake, Friday helping my daughter get ready for a neighborhood yard/garage sale on Saturday, and that should keep me occupied for the lion's share of Saturday.

Hollydolly, my experience so far with volunteering is that the organizations that I'd be interested in already have more volunteers than they can say grace over. The one I'd really enjoy would be at the local library. They have a waiting list of people who want to volunteer.
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Hi
We are not really into eating out ,the only times we tend to eat out is mothers day or birthdays. While away for a month recently I figured I'm on holidays and not cooking ,as we spend a fair bit of time out dancing, or just being a tourist and useally a bit leg weary by the time we get back to our unit.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
There must be something wrong with me...I've never much cared about eating out:(

Yesterday I dusted. Today I vacuumed! Woohoo. It's still overcast and cool today, but it hasn't bothered me because I had things to do.

Tomorrow we're going to Savannah just for the day, and my daughter wants to leave not later than...6am. Ugh. I set my coffee pot on automatic for 4:30. Without coffee in the morning, I'm useless and what's more, I'm crabby. Meaner than a snake. Uglier than homemade sin. We don't want me to go without coffee:)

Thursday I'm gonna bake cookies and cheesecake, Friday helping my daughter get ready for a neighborhood yard/garage sale on Saturday, and that should keep me occupied for the lion's share of Saturday.

Hollydolly, my experience so far with volunteering is that the organizations that I'd be interested in already have more volunteers than they can say grace over. The one I'd really enjoy would be at the local library. They have a waiting list of people who want to volunteer.
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Same trouble with volunteering here -- OR they are looking for somebody to file (YUCK) or carry heavy stuff around, like at the food bank.

Georgia is gorgeous. I LOVE the antebellum mansions and the greenery. Not too crazy about the humidity, though.
 
Morning folks...:D

7am...Just on the way out the door to the Pitface ...and it's absolutely lashing down and blowing a Gale...*errrrk***....had the most eclectic day yesterday..you wouldn't believe. Anyway more later...have a good day everybody!

(georgia hope you had a wunnerful time in Savannah) :D
 
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