Well, we enjoyed ruebens again. Using that delicious loaf of homemade bread, the meat, sauerkraut, homemade thousand island dressing (made with my canned sweet pickle relish and canned ketchup) and swiss cheese.
I also made a batch of chocolate grahams - homemade of course. Yum.
Started a new jar of mullein tincture. Only this time I have to use dry herbs vs. fresh. I am tickled I found it growing wild this year though. It's just not enough. Unfortunately, this will take 6-8 weeks to sit before I strain it. I don't use anything higher than 80 proof either. Stronger is not always better.
To read about the uses and benefits of mullein, there are many herbal books at the library (and you can google it online too).
I recently borrowed this book to check it out (because there is not one complete herbal book printed just yet). I don't always like to share a link anymore. The ads are terrible on some sites.
Hubby had to work Saturday, and it rained off and on, and continued to be cold. The girls were both gone, despite neither feels completely better. So, happy to be home alone, I got up to 6697 words out of this month's 50,000. Not including the short story.
Hubby texted he'd be rather late, so we would be skipping the wedding reception. I guess a mechanic had to go to the hospital for stitches. Anyway, it was getting dark early, so I put the hens in for the night (more on that later), took the dogs out one more time, and put on my cozy clothes, aka pajamas.
I spent the night crocheting a handmade gift for one of the girls. I just hope it turns out nice, that I can finish it, and that I can keep it a secret. The kids may be getting all homemade gifts this year.
The budget crunched on us again.
Another medical bill showed up. And it's larger than the last one I shared. Gulp. I am calling insurance Monday morning to be sure the bill is correct.
On a happier note. I didn't let that bill stop me from enjoying my day. I also put up Christmas tree #1 - the bathroom tree. It's red, white and blue, ha ha! Not on purpose. One string of lights stopped working too. I don't have the money to buy blue lights on white cords, nor a new tree skirt (as planned), so the old red lights went on, with my thrift store blue ball ornaments (obtained several years ago with an all blue Christmas in mind). Sort of looks funny, but in the day, very pretty. My "happy" part of my day.