Mind Baking and Other Silly Things.

 Mind Baking and Other Silly Things.

 

Years ago, my kids got what they call “cookie cakes” today. Made up the dough with lots of pecans, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips, and sometimes oatmeal. Spread that stuff out in a pan and baked it carefully at the same temp as if they were single cookies. Voila! One pan and not lots of mess and happy kids. Jennifer told me last night that the cookie cake is Grayson’s favorite cake. Will have to make some like those that amused me years ago called Buffalo chip cookies. They had some coconut tinted green so that it looked as if the buffalo had done its deed out on the prairie and still had undigested grass in it. Really not all that fond of coconut any longer, so will just use the nuts, chocolate chips, and the butterscotch chips. However, this is the sort of thing that happens often in my MIND! Getting the ingredients might happen and even looking up the recipe might happen, but we will see if the thing actually gets baked. Have discovered that things that are planned around here often do not come to pass. Oh, the floors get vacuumed, mopped, and otherwise cleaned, but the kitchen table has a tendency to stay semi-cluttered with stuff. Egg cartons, eggs, dog treats, clothes that need to be put away, chick grit, gloves, a hat—you get the idea. Good intentions are not always the most productive.

 

Went out and moved the hen and chicks to the longer part of the green house. It has more light in there even if the hail holes let in the rain and snow. At least it is not very cold during the freezes. Anyway, they have more room to roam around, the water jug is clean and filled, and the grit and feed is in a container they can all use. Took the doors off the nesting area where they had been so that the other hens could clean up the feed and lay eggs there if they decided to do so. May put nest boxes back in there tomorrow—maybe. Really like having the eggs up higher, but we will see how the hens feel about it.

 

The groceries that were supposed to be delivered between 4 and 5 yesterday came at 6:22. Someone came a little early and took the groceries but did not deliver them. My phone rang multiple times with conversations with a young woman from the Jacksboro Hwy store. Not sure what happened, but they did not charge me a delivery fee for some reason. Not going to gripe. Think the Market Street thing on my computer needs to be deleted so that only the store on Jacksboro Hwy gets the orders. That may be what happened last night. Or not.

 

If it were not for the cold wind, this would be an excellent day for sitting outside to soak up some sunshine! So pretty out there! SO glad we are in Texas and not in some really cold state with all that snow and ice. The white stuff can be enchanting in its own way, but Dear Hearts, that stuff gets miserable fairly quickly.

 

Gary took a picture of the Orion Nebula last night through his telescope. Wow! Lots of folks get to see this kind of beauty in areas where there is less light pollution, but with a decent telescope and a good camera, it can make the dark irresistible. Bet Palo Dura Canyon would be fantastic.

 

Put a butternut squash on to bake. Those things are better than pumpkin ever hoped to be. Well, in my opinion. Saving the seed and maybe will plant some in the front yard this year. It’s like getting the nursery catalogs in the mail this morning—all kinds of dreams for growing things—with the water they will need not considered.

 

Noticed that Tim Short is running for mayor of our city. Will definitely vote for him. Liked him when he was our insurance agent and have seen his posts on FB with his family. Good guy and honest besides. FB will probably ban him since he is running for office here in WF, but know of at least one old woman who will keep his name posted on FB just because. Wish our city government were not so drastically determined to waste money and line their own pockets. Guess that is true on any governmental level, but the folks here just promise to be honest and turn right around and do the dirty deeds as quickly as possible. Kinda like the SkipCart driver who made off with my groceries—may he/she end up paying for it in the long run.

 

Have things that actually need to be done today, so will let you rest your eyes. Diane Mayo said my posts were awfully long. Know how that strains the brains of some folks. But she can always just enjoy other parts of FB. Plenty of cat pictures, jokes, advertisements, and even a few chicken pictures to peruse.

 

Let us remember those who are stressed with the problems of dealing with others who have no filters, those who are distressed by society’s stupidity, and those who must deal with those who refuse to pay their own bills. Personal responsibility has to be taught. May God help us.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.