It's Ketch-up Day

 

How's your week going? We are still raking and hauling to the curb:)

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A little cost comparison.

Have the rest of you encountered sticker shock at restaurants? 

We met some friends for breakfast the other day.  With tip, the total was close to $50. For two breakfasts. Picture me clutching my heart and reeling backwards. Then we met a friend a few days later for lunch. (Honestly, there are things we do besides eat. Like rake leaves. Hehe.) Anyhoo, we went to a little Italian restaurant in town. Picked up the tab for the three of us and with tip, it was only $30.   I had a piece of veggie pizza shown below.  It's hard to tell from the picture but the slices of pizza are gargantuan. I'd already eaten a portion of it. It's served on a small platter instead of a plate.

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From the garden

 

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The critters

 

 

That's all folks.

 

It's Tuesday. Ketchup-day.

 

Happy Halloween, Bloggers,

Are you stocked up with candy? Get many trick r treaters?  We don't get a lot here, but we've got candy on hand.

I got my leaves raked Saturday. This is what I had Monday, sigh:

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Christmas in October

My walking buddy brought my Christmas gift early so I could get some use out of it.  Aren't those bowls purrfect? The HH was quite impressed that one bowl came with chocolate:)

 

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A little fall color

 

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In California

Nevada

AND last but not least

Colorado

So what's going on with you, blogger buds? Got leaves? Snow? Tricker R Treaters?

It's Tuesday, Ketchup Day

 

How was your weekend and start to your week?

The HH is having back surgery in December. So this weekend we took the first step towards laying in supplies. We went into the foothills and got a case of wine. 😂

Here's a few, and I emphasize few, pics from the winery.

There's a rosebush planted at the beginning of each row of  grapes.

 This is a chandelier in the center of the gift/wine shop. It was quite pretty.

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The leaves are starting to turn.

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A bumble bee in the garden.

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Last year I got cherry tomatoes from the mulch pile. This year taters;)

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The HH got me the most excellent gift. A wearable heating pad for neck, shoulders and back. I feel like a viking warrior in it:)

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From Colorado

Thank you, Julie.

 

Columbine Memorial

 

 

Have a great week, friends.
 

It's Ketchup Day

Greetings Blogger Buds,

How was your weekend and Monday?

The HH has been having back issues so I have been working on the leaves...forever.  Next year I'm hiring it done. 

 My little daffies are so confused. January is way too early to be trying to bloom.

My daughter recommended making stock from cheese rind for my bean soup.  She also suggested tossing in some carrots and rosemary.  I followed her instructions. The results were yum.😊

 It's baby steps with the kittens. They will come out when I'm around now, if I don't make any sudden moves. I still can't touch them, which they need. Hopefully soon.

This is the Christmas gift we got from my sister. She made one for each of the sibs. Pretty cool, huh?

  

This was taken in CO on one of my SIL's walks.

What about you, blogger buds. Got leaves(Cough. Cough. Choke. Choke.) ? Daffies that are blooming too early? Wild child kittens? A purrfect Christmas gift? A great spot to walk?

Monday-Tuesday

We made our annual pilgrimage into the mountains to see the fall foliage.

And this jumped through the cracks in my garden walk.

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