hoa..... SHOCK OF THE DAY........ .i had to sit at linda'S desk yesterday and she has a sticky note. "hi linda--- i will give chaos a pat for you....."-- thAT CAN ONLY BE FROM PAM OR ANNIE.... TALK ABOUT "WELL CONNECTED.."
CRITICAL REPORT-- THE TEST OF THE SUNDAY CHICKEN STEW -- 3 REPORTS. MARK,HEATHER AND MINE---- BOTH OF THEM LIKED IT VERY MUCH-- WONDERFUL TASTE ETC.......I THOUGHT IT TASTED GREAT... BUT THE CONSISTENCY WA S NOT CORRECT... I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I AM EATING ... AND DON'T LIKE TOO MUCH MUSHED TOGETHER INTO A GRUEL OF SIMILAR CONSISTENCY...- BY HAVING IDENTIFYABLE CHUNKS IF SOMEONE DOES NOT LIKE GREENBEANS ...OR SWEET POTATOE.. OR CHICKEN.... YOU CAN PICK IT OUT.... YESTERDAYS EXPERIMENT WAS DONE IN A MODERN POT-- A PRESSURE COOKER- WHICH TURNED EVERYTHING INTO A SORT OF THICK SOUP---NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT THE OLD FASHION WAY AND SEE IF THE CHUNKS ARE BETTER MAINTAINED THE POTJIE POT WAY.
BECAUSE FIREWOOD BEING WHAT IT IS..... I WILL HAVE TO COOK THIS ON THE STOVE IN A NORMAL POT AND THEN PUT IT IN THE POTJIE. TO KEEP IT WARM. ..
WITH ALL THESE NEW MODERN INVENTIONS--- I AM HAPPY TO RESORT TO THE OLD WAY--- WITH THE ON/OFF SWITCH-- AND NOT THE LED CHOICE OF COOKING PROCESSES MOST OF WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTAND--ONE THING I AM SURE,,,, IF I LEAVE THE LID OFF, I ELIMINATE THE PRESSURE COOKER PART....
WE ARE GETTING TOO M UCH ON THE COUNTERS IN THE KITCHEN...I THINK FIRST TO GO WILL BE THE RESTAURANT OVEN. WITH IT'S BOOK OF DIRECTIONS..IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE SMALLER THING THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIG TOASTER OVEN. IT CAN GRADUATE TO THE TRAINING ROOM-- GOING NEXT TO THE HOT DOG BUN WARMER WHICH I BOUGHT FOR MARK'S HAMBEERGER /HOT DOG OPERATION AT DOG FEST...
WE SHOULD. BE ABLE TO UNCOVER THE CAST IRON WOOD BURNING ANTIQUE STOVE--- QUITE USEABLE IF. UNCOVERED.... AND OUR SOLE HEAT IN SOME STORMS OF THE PAST. NOW FOR HOUSE DESIGN..... ANY HOUSE I BUILD WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOME SMALL AREA WHICH CAN BE. MORE EASILY HEATED----AT LEAST ABOVE 32 DEGREES... IN THIS HOUSE WE HAD TO HANG A DRAPE OFF THE LOFT AND IN THE HALL-- THEN THAT BIG OLD STOVE KEPT US. WARM... BUT NOT TOASTY.. AND IN THAT AREA WAS MOST OF TEH WATER PIPES...
I KNOW ALOT ABOUT FROZEN WATER PIPES AND THE FACT THAT I CAN NOT REMEMBER WHERE SHUT OFF VALVES ARE---WHEN MY MEMORY IS BEING DEFLECTED BY A CONSTANT. SPRAY OF FREEZING WATER... ONCE A YEAR WHEN YOU CHANGE TEH BATTERIES IN THE SMOKE ALARM, YOU SHOULD REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ABOUT SHUT OFF VALVES TOO...
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THE NEIGHBORS PATIO DECK HAS BEEN RE PURPOSED TO A MUD LEAPIMG BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI. BEHIND TEH ICU BUILDING.... HOPEFULLY ELIMINATING THE MUD IN THE ICU... TEH PROCESS TOOK 2 TRACTORS AS I DRAGGED AND MARK SCOOPED... THE WHOLE THIING WILL HOPEFULLY IMPROVE OUR WASHING MACHINE USEAGE.. MATT STARTED THE PRE-SNOW COVERUP----WHERE YOU DRIVE AROUND AND THINK? WHERE WOULD. I EXPECT TO FIND THAT AFTER A 4 FOOT SNOW STORM....
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NEXT PROBLEM.-- WE MAY HAVE TO PUT A HOT WIRE AROUND THE POND... AT LEAST FOR STARTERS.... JIMINEY HAS FOUND HE CAN BREAK THRU.. FOLLOWED BY HIS MOTHER-- FIXING THAT SITUATION WILL IMPROVE OUR HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY AS BOTH JIM AND SIZ WIPE THERI MUDDY FEET ON THE NEAREST FUZZY... OR BED.
JANINE HAD 2 DONKEYS TO PICK UP TODAY IN LINCOLN... I CAN NOT DRIVE THE HIGHWAY... BUT I MIGHT GO WITH HER JUST TO KICK AROUND SOME OF MY INSOMNIA TYPE IDEAS FOR HER ERN,,,,,,, THOSE CARRIAGES OF MINE ARE BURING A HOLE IN MY POCKET... GOT TO FIND A GOOD USE FOR THEM.
I REALLY THINK SHE MUST GET ON THE DONKEY MARATHON IDEA. IN CAMBRIDGE.... IT TAKES SO LONG TO PLAN THSEE THINGS....
--- MOVING ON.....
NOW THAT IS A SUNDAY STEW !!!
AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT 5 GALLONS OF ICE CREAM LOOKS LIKE...
