Answer this

I asked the members of my group, Answer This, a question and I would like to share my answer, The question was, Other than the current pandemic what events have you lived through? This was my answer,

Interesting what sticks out in ones mind. My first newsworthy event was World War II 1939-1945. I was two when it began and eight when it ended. Next was Alaska and Hawaii earning statehood in 1959. Then came the first manned space flight in 1961. The assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 is something I will never forget. My oldest son was about the same age as John Jr.. The beginning of social media in 1979 changed everyone's life. The last season of MASH in 1983 was viewed by a record number and ended eleven seasons. These are just a few that pop up in my mind.

 Since my 84th birthday is coming up in a few days I thought it was interesting to take a look back.

Waste not want not

If the turkey had known how many meals he would provide perhaps he wouldn't have minded giving up his life. After dinner my son carved the rest of the meat and left me the carcass. I Put it in a pot of water and let it simmer. This morning I peeled off the rest of the meat and added chopped onion and celery to the pot. When the fresh vegetables were done I added a cup of pasta and frozen vegetables. It is now cooling and will go in the refrigerator for either lunch or dinner tonight. It is no doubt good that I grew up in a time of waste not want not.

This reminds me of a time my mother made soup out of left over corn and an onion and called it cornion soup.

Who is cooking the turkey?

We almost had a disaster this year.I thawed an 18 Lb turkey which is sitting in my refrigerator. At 2:00 I asked my son how long it was going to take to cook it? I assumed he was cooking it on his grill. Wrong! He assumed I was cooking it in my oven. After quickly turning on the oven, getting out the roaster and rescuing the turkey, it is now in the oven. Dinner will be a little later than usual, but it looks like we will be having turkey. This will be a Thanksgiving I won't soon forget!

Happy Thanksgiving

 It's finally here- Thanksgiving! The next to the last family holiday of the year. I survived, even though my family mostly do not even acknowledge my existence.I appreciate those few who still do. I know I am not a bad person. I have spent my life doing for others. I am grateful for the many friends I have, some even from other countries. They make up for all of the unfair family relationships. We are on the verge of another year. I hope things will be better, but I am not counting on it. The best I can do is wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving 2021.

I want to run away!

I don't know what is going on. Every time my phone rings it is another spam call and every other post on Facebook is an ad trying to sell something.Maybe I should just change my phone number! 

Rearranging things

I just spent some time rearranging family pictures. I am amazed at how long I kept someone in the position of number one. It was past time that the person took a back seat. Getting pictures up to date made me feel like I had accomplished something important. It seemed that time moved on and I didn't.

Another approach

Having several trees in my yard they are now producing leaves that are all over the ground. The other day I raked up what I could and waited for my son to help me put them in bags. Waiting doesn't get the job done I found. I was just about to do it myself when I noticed my son was using a leaf blower I didn't even know we had. He was sucking up the piles of leaves and depositing them in the humus pile. Who knew? It would have been nice to burn them, but we are under a burn ban due to the wind. At least the job is done for another year. I am happy that I have at least one child who is willing to help. Thanks Jeff!