November 30, 2024

I made pies from four different varieties of pumpkins.  We'll do taste tests tomorrow.  I was surprised at how different they look.  Top left, dickinson, looks pretty normal.  Top right, winter luxury, is so shiny my little sign has a reflection.  Bottom left is amish pie, which also looks pretty normal.  Bottom right is cushaw, which is the lightest and it seems like some of the spices float to the center top which doesn't happen with the others.  I can remember my grandma's pies looking like this, it never occurred to me the variety of pumpkin could cause that to happen.
 

November 29, 2024

We went to the local game store and bought some new games on sale. We played one this evening.
 

November 28, 2024

 

November 27, 2024

We swung into the grocery store.  There are a lot fewer turkeys now than last time I was in.
 

November 26, 2024

 

November 25, 2024

I've still got one flower blooming near the house.
 

November 24, 2024

My son's truck needed new tires.  He ordered them online.  One arrived Thursday, two on Friday, and the last on Saturday.  He and my husband got the tires on today.
 

November 23, 2024

 

November 22, 2024

 

November 21, 2024

We got some snow today.
 

November 20, 2024

 

November 19, 2024

My son has a lot of Legos to piece together this fall.
 

November 18, 2024

The parsley is still growing well in the garden.
 

November 17, 2024

We had sundogs and dramatic clouds this afternoon.
 

November 16, 2024

 

November 15, 2024

This is the vent we're going to put up once the wall is ready.
 

November 14, 2024

We got the tractor in the garage to replace a few parts. 

November 13, 2024

These trailers look huge when on the road.
 

November 12, 2024

Most trees have lost their leaves, but two of our pin oaks are still clinging onto theirs.
 

November 11, 2024

My microwave stopped working.  We got a countertop one to replace it and a dedicated vent for above the stove.  I'm working on the holes the old microwave left in the wall before we put the new vent up.
 

November 10, 2024

I got another cushaw squash chopped up today.   

November 9, 2024

We got the second round of leaves done.  There wasn't as much, only one trailer this weekend.
 

November 8, 2024

 

November 7, 2024

 

November 6, 2024

There's been a tree trimming crew on our street this week.  They made it to our house this afternoon then moved on up the road.
 

November 5, 2024

My husband cleaned the leaves out of the gutter with this new blower extension.
 

November 4, 2024

Our tree has lost all it's leaves.  The pin oak leaves are still hanging on though.
 

November 3, 2024

I took a before panoramic at my mom's house.  It was a lot of leaves but we got them picked up in a few hours.  We hauled 2 3/4 trailer loads to dump in my woods.
 

November 2, 2024

We took our family photo today.
 

November 1, 2024

I believe these are the Amish Pie pumpkins I planted.  One week ago they did not have the brown spots on them so I guess they do not store for long.