Wednesday Chit Chat

 

 

Yesterday's stormy weather brought down branches of all sizes in the park, even a tree that must have been over 30' tall which blocked the path until park workers came and cut it up.  Today all is calm and although the sun isn't shining it's not all that dismal out there. For a November day.

Thank you for all the comments on the fashions of the '40's.  I agree that dresses look lovely and feminine but are not as warm and cozy as jeans and a warm sweater. Then there's the problem of wearing pantihose. Ugh. Tights are fine for chilly weather but.....

Now that Halloween is over the stores are really getting all the Christmas things out on the shelves.  I won't be needing anything in the way of decor; maybe ingredients for those recipes I only make once a year.  I notice that I need to bake far less in the way of cookies now that a) the grown children don't eat like they used to and b) their partners bake or in the case of Middle Son, he's a better baker than I am and really enjoys trying different recipes. 

Something that I noticed in a sale flyer is, of all things, an Advent calendar for dogs. Hand-decorated cookies made with human grade ingredients. 24 beautifully crafted cookies in festive shapes such as snowflakes  and reindeer, each sealed to preserve freshness. I wonder if there's one for cats. In any case Miss Kitty won't be getting one :)

I hope you are having a good week.  Thank you for coming by,  GM

Fashions of the '40's

 

This is a windy and very wet morning.  Nothing much to blog about  ( laundry and housework  are not terribly interesting). How about something different?

What were women wearing in the 1940's?   Dresses had padded shoulders and nipped in waists, A-line skirts came down to the knee.
If a woman was not naturally an hourglass shape, the clothes were designed to help her achieve the look. Being put together, cheerful, and practical was the job of women during WWII.  1940s fashion accessories such as hats, gloves, handbags, and jewelry completed an outfit. Here are some images from the 'net.

 

 

.  Do you wish we'd go back to wearing dresses all the time? 

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Time Change and Bird Feeder

 

 It's time change weekend. I find it takes me a while to adjust and like most people I wish we'd quit this twice a year foolishness.
I do notice how the days are drawing in. On the first day of October our day was 11 hours and 41 minutes long. Yesterday, the 31st, our day was 9 hours 57 minutes so the length of the days gets 1 hour and 44 minutes shorter in October.  In November we'll lose another hour and 17 minutes over the course of the month. In December we'll lose a mere 13 minutes only to start the cycle all over in January. 

Last winter we put up an additional bird feeder in the coldest part of winter. Birds hardly ever dared to come and eat because a certain cat would be waiting for them. There's actually a picture with Miss Kitty sitting right in the feeder.

 Dear Husband made another feeder and put it up this week. So far birds have not discovered it.
(Those are tin birds attached to the front edge).

This cute picture is from the internet. 

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A Ghost and Cookies

 

 

 We don't really pay any attention to Halloween but I couldn't resist this cute pic on Pinterest.

 Talented DIL made cookies and decorated them. They'll be sharing those with the kids in their townhouse complex tonight.

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Baking

So I baked yesterday and that went well. When I remembered to take a picture I had already bagged and frozen half of the cheese buns. I need to use the cake mixes that I bought months ago when they were on sale.  The cake will be served with strawberries ( from the freezer) and Cool Whip.  While the oven was on I put in an Impossible Quiche for our supper. It's hard to see but there's a toothpick sticking up in it to show which half has sausage (husband's) and which has none ( mine).  This is how a vegetarian and a carnivore live peacefully :)

 

 I made these scones on the weekend. I see I went rather heavy on the glaze :)

 A recipe that did NOT turn out was one for Savory Scones. It called for cheese and jalapenos among other ingredients.  The mixture was impossible to form into balls which were to be flattened( too crumbly). I improvised and pressed it into an 8X8 pan to bake. They really are not very tasty and are disappointing. O well. I can't complain. It's rare that a recipe actually ends up inedible.

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 picture from the internet.  Sorry, no picture of my failed results.

Thank you for all the concern many have expressed re my foot.  Healing continues.

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Planting Bulbs

 My computer has been giving me problems but Middle Son has worked his magic on it and I think I will be okay. I don't know what anyone  does who doesn't have some friend or family member that is tech-savvy to help when problems arise.

On Friday Youngest Son and Eldest Daughter came to plant my bulbs. They raked the beds and covered them with landscape fabric  cutting X's where the bulbs went in.  These raised beds have in the past been used for vegetables.

 Eldest also planted some of her bulbs since I had both empty pots and lots of soil.

 My foot is slowly getting better ( not nearly fast enough for impatient me).   Housework has been set aside mostly these 2 weeks. Tomorrow I'll do laundry and get some much-needed baking done. Our weather forecast for the week can be summed up in one word....showers. I won't even be tempted to putter outside.

I hope your week is a good one. Hard to believe we'll be turning the calendar page to November very soon!

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Shopping

 Thursday is our usual grocery shopping day and I was determined to get out of the house.  My foot was a bit less swollen and by wearing the biggest slippers I could find around the house I was able to go.  Black pants, black socks and slippers ...I doubt anyone even noticed my footwear. 

 

After doing the shopping, coming home and putting things away we went to the thrift store.

Look at this very ornate sofa and love seat.  You would need a big room to put these in but they sure were amazing. 

Doghouses at $200 each.   I've never seen doghouses at the thrift store before!
 

 Then we came upon the Christmas area. The volunteers were just starting to put things out. I browsed but all I bought were 2 Christmas CD's and a jigsaw puzzle.

 Here I am leaning on my cane.

It was nice to get out for a few hours but now I'm home propping up my foot again.

Diane was wondering about my mushroom.....I found it in the park, and am definitely not going
to eat it. 

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