I got up this morning, and there was a fine layer of snow on the ground, not enough to hide the grass, but enough to make it icy wherever you stepped outside. The sun slowly came warming the ground just enough to melt the snow and leave everything a muddy mess. The sun was bright and shiny, but the cold north wind kept everything in a deep freeze. It seems this is probably the end of the warm days, after all it is almost Thanksgiving, so we can be thankful that winter has returned.
Well, it looked like a good inside day, so I decided to fix the herb jars. We buy herbs in bulk, so we had bought quilted jelly jars, that come with a label, so I started washing the jars to use for the herbs. From there I went onto finishing the chicken soup I had half made, it would soon be turned into Italian wedding soup.
This was killing half the day, but sometimes I like to just do cooking and such. Maybe it was getting into the Thanksgiving Spirit of getting ready for the big day or the cold outside being a reminder of what lie ahead in the coming winter months.
Well anyways, I had to run to the store and also, swung by the Apple Orchard to pick up some cider and Vermont Cheddar Cheese. The people there, some real Down East folk remembered to tell me they cut the cheese from the big cheese round, as if I needed to know this. The old Farmer had this real heavy Down East accent. Was good to get out, and see some people, the orchard will be closing next Wednesday, so maybe I will get back there for some more cider, apples and cheese. That's about all a body needs in this cold weather. Ahuh!!!
As soon as I got home, I had to make myself some hot mulled cider. With the cider I was able to finish all the things I had started in the morning. Yes, today had turned turned out to be one of those special fall days, when your kind of enjoying the fruits of your labors, but you also are preparing for the Winter months ahead.
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