Brussels Sprouts

I posted a Brussels Sprouts recipe over on my recipes blog.  If anyone who reads this blog (you know who you are, Jane!)  has a special recipe you want posted, send it over.  With a photo is even better!

Picking up Sharon

Sharon's office is in the big block building on the right where those four windows are.  That's the 3rd floor.

Monday Before Thanksgiving. Crows in the Sky

Sunday

Today, things just looked more vibrant than normal.

Yesterday I heard an interview with Donald and Lillian Stokes, the pair behind the Stokes bird guides.  The interviewer asked them what new thing they want to see.  One of them responded: "It's not about seeing new things, it's about seeing the same things with new eyes."
 

Firewood

I got two cords of Firewood.  It's a good load.  They gave me full measure, and it is really nice Oak, with some Black Walnut and maybe some Poplar (yellow wood with straight grains and smooth, thin bark?).  It lights well, but is also slow burning, and has high BTUs. 

Last Flight of the Purple Van

We said "bon voyage" to our purple van today.  We didn't want to put another $3,000 in to the transmission.  The salvage guy unceremoniously raised the front end and cut out the Catalytic Converter out with his saws-all.  He gave me the price he quoted and took it away.  That was that.

The purple Van was a good car for us over the years.

I was a little sad to see it hauled away, be then I remembered that it broke down every 2 months, and frequently the electronics would turn off and the dashboard would go dead while we were driving down the highway.  Very disconcerting.

I've seen this Van on the back of a flat bed hauler more times than I like to remember.  This was the last time, but this time it was heading to that great metal smelter in the sky.  Or a Lititz salvage yard, according to the hauler guy.

Luis & Nayeli's Wedding

Luis was a beloved employee at Triquetra for the past year and a half.  Recently he moved on, and this weekend we were invited to his wedding.  It was a full fledged Mexican wedding.  Lots of fun, even though we needed to sneak out early because we are early risers.