Sunshine

Bill's sale at the Eden Hall Craft Show went quite well. He had some fairly big sales, as well as $1 and $2 sales. He had a helper both days - one of the young girls from the Kid Zone, so she was able to tell customers what the Kid Zone was all about and give Bill a lot of conversation!

The League table also did very well for the three hours we were there. We gave out about eight registration cards. Most of them were for change of address for voting in the next election, but a few were to change affiliation - to Independent. Doesn't bode well for the Obama administration.

We were fortunate to have sunny days for both sale days. Even today is sunny, and according to the weekly weather report, we will have sun and clouds all week, so maybe we are finished with rain for a while.

Bill is busily working on his latest project - his memoirs. He's been at it for several years in a rather sporadic fashion, but now is engrossed, so will get far this winter. I think the Kid Zone project will gradually close down. It's a lot of effort for not much reward.

We've sent off the packages for Christmas, so my next project is Christmas cards. I could send an e-card to everyone, but I still enjoy getting cards in return! As a child I frequently sent off for things advertised "free" in magazines just so I would get mail. "Mail Call" has always been an important part of the day for me, and I really regret that most people don't write letters anymore. Maybe if I start writing instead of sending emails, I can start a new trend!

Thankful

Bill and I have much to be thankful for today. Our health is pretty good considering our ages. We live in a beautiful area, in our "dream home" and have enough money to feel fairly comfortable. We are still able to travel, and have certainly done so this year.

We have a wonderful family, and have been lucky to visit with most of them during the year either here or where they live. It's not always easy to get together, but great when we're able to do so.

We are spending today very quietly reading and watching football, while the rain pours down outside.We can't complain, however, as we've had three sunny days - and it is the time of the year for rain!

Bill has been resting up for his big sale tomorrow and Saturday. This will be the last sale of the year, and we hope he'll make lots of money for The Kids Zone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Early

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving early with some of our neighbors. Since we have no plans for turkey day, this worked out well. I made stuffing and two pies. The pie recipes were from Southern Living magazine and were quite good. I'm not brave enough to make my own pie crust, so used the ready-made from the grocery. I just have to remember to let it come to room temp before unrolling! I am feeling very full and uncomfortable, so will head to bed to read instead of sitting up.
The wind was ferocious last night. It started about 2 A.M. and didn't let up until late in the morning. Some trees came down on Walking Wood north of us, but we just had branches and cones hitting the roof over our heads. I'll be interested in seeing how strong the winds were. Seemed worse than last week.
" Hurrah for the fun, is the turkey done? Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!" Part of a song my grandfather used to sing :)

Friends and Shopping

In Oregon you never let weather stop you from having lunch with a friend - or going shopping. A few weeks ago we had a terrific storm - hail, wind, driving rain and road awash - but my friend K and I had planned a trip to Pacific City to shop at one of our favorite stores, and then have lunch at the Pelican Brew Pub. We got in my little Prius and headed into the storm. It got worse the farther we went, but we persevered. I was a bit nervous, but kept going, and we arrived at our destination forty miles away. The wind blew us into the store dripping puddles of rain as we walked about looking at all sorts of treasures. We bought some Christmas gifts, paid and were about to leave when the clerk reminded us that if we spent a certain amount we could come back at one o'clock and have a Wheel of Fortune spin - "Everyone wins something! You can't lose!!!"
We left - after spending a bit more - and had a leisurely lunch looking out at the 'storm-tossed sea' and the brave souls getting lashed by wind and sand as they walked up the beach.
Back to the shop where we each had a spin. K won $2.00. Then it was my turn. I (drum roll) won - wait for it - $1.00. That's right - one big dollar bill.
Then it was back into the storm and the trip home. When we reached Lincoln City K yelped "Snow!!!" There definitely was white stuff all along the sides of the road. The road was clear, however, and we got home with our gifts and our big wins.
A day of fun - and terror - with a dear friend.

A Little Windy?

Well, last night was more than a slight wind. Waldport registered 95, and I'm sure it was much the same here. Things kept bouncing off the roof, but no tree fell on us this time. We also got about 3/4 of an inch of rain over night, with more predicted all week.

I'm now beginning to look at recipes for pies for our potluck dinner on Sunday. For the potluck dinner tomorrow night at the rec center I'm going to make the corn bake I used to make when we all gathered in southern California. I never make it any more since Bill doesn't like corn, and it's really good.

I'll make Nan's sour cream apple pie and a pumpkin pie for Sunday.

Windy Day

The wind started last night, is growing stronger now. No rain today, but it's expected for tomorrow. We've begun winter weather very early this year. Rather gloomy days and a lot of rain.
With the weather change I've started to get the Christmas wrapping and posting done early. But then I'm always early! I love buying gifts all year long, and then getting them off to my dear ones so that I know they'll arrive in plenty of time for shaking and peeking!