Saturday.    I went to Ceil Du Prey's Meal this morning.  I baked scones and corn bread to share.   It was well attended.  She does these free meals from the UCC on Bluff in Sheboygan and has been doing it for years.

This was breakfast and was SO good.  I met new friends and met some old friends that I had not seen in quite a long time.

The scones and cornbread were ALL gone.

Tonight I sang with the choir for the first time this year at Mass.   It felt good.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a bit warmer today but next week it is supposed to jump back up into the 60s.

I kept busy today.   Friday I always catch up on the wash.   So that is all done.

Tomorrow I am going into Sheboygan For Ceil's Meals.   My frien Ceil Du Prey puts on these free meals at churches periodically.  I have been unable to attend for one reason or another but this Saturday I AM free so told her I sould come.   I am bringing scones and clotted cream and corn bread to share.

The cornbread is a new recipe it is quite simple:

1 cup flour
1 cup corn meal
1 T baking powder
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup milk (any kind you have)
3 eggs
1/4 to 1/2 t. maple extract
1/3 cup brown sugar.

blend the dry ingredients.   Then mix the wet ingredients, including melted butter, and add to the dry.   Pour in a greased 8X8 pan and bake at 425 for 20 to 25 minutes.

I forgot to add the butter and realized just before putting it in the oven so added it then.  It came out fine and is really good.

The engine light came on in my car.  I took it in but we think it was just a loose gas cap.  If it happens again, I will go back.

Had lunch with the bank ladies.  There were only three of us.   Everybody had other things to do.

So I am trying to get Nicky to sleep a little longer each morning because tomorrow we turn the clocks back.


It is working, I think.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well, a good day.   It was COLD outside though.

Shanna, my cleaning lady, came this morning so everything is spotless again.  After she left, I went to the Exchange Bank for coffee beans.   I only had enough for a half of my usual portion this morning.   So I picked up a pumpkin spice latte to have with lunch.   I had marinated a round steak in teriyaki sauce and made fried rice and steamed rutabaga to go with it for lunch.  I had rutabaga because I carved one out for a jack o lantern again - Just for me.   I am worth it.

I decided to go back to choir as the condo does not have an offer yet and I probably will be here for Christmas.   I like to be a part of that.  It is fun ti be singing and I need a night out now and then.

I packed up all my cds and have a box that I really don't want to take with me if there are any takers.

Dia DHuit

Mary

We MAY get some flurries tonight.   Not a welcome event and not for sure.   Nicky and I walked in a misty morning.   He was quite wet by the time we got home.    I rub him off with a nice towel when that happens.  He is tolerant.

I was busy all morning.   Can't tell you exactly what I did?   Went to Van Horn at 1PM and bought three new tires.   I had been told that the tires were very worn and decided to replace them before winter and before a long drive to Oklahoma.

I am watching a scary movie tonight and then will go to bed.

The nights are very long around here.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Whew.  What a day.   I got a lot done.

Am working on some things for Mom.   Hopefully this will settle everything.

I went to the grocery store this morning and when I got back, cleaned the garage as best I could without water.   Too many boxes stacked up against the wall. 

I wrote a news letter for the Sheboygan County Branch of CWI.   We had such a great Samhain dinner ant I told them about the upcoming events.  Want to see?   You have no choice.

Sunday, October 25th, 14 members of the Sheboygan Branch of CWI and their friends and significant others, met at the First Congregational UCC for our 5th (at least) annual Samhain Dinner.   Again, we entered into the dark season enjoying the many fruits of the harvest.   Soups to take your breath away, potato dishes, chicken and desserts to die for.
For those of you who don't know how important this feast is, here is a summary:  Samhain is the end of the harvest season, the beginning of the dark season.  The Night (our Halloween) was the time that the veil between here and the other world was the thinnest and ghouls and goblins roamed the world.   The dark season is actually a season to regroup, much as sleep is a time to replenish the soul.   This is the time of year to repair, to renew, to begin again.   The trouble with our world is that there is no time for just being.
So it was a wonderful evening.   I thank all who came,  for your company.  Please don't let this feast die if I am gone.   I will start another Samhain in Oklahoma.  OK!.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 14th at 1:00 PM. We are meeting at the First Congregational UCC at 1405 South Milwaukee (Hwy 67) in Plymouth. This CWI bi-annual Literary Exchange includes tea, members may bring a treat to pass, we learn about author Leon Uris and discuss his book: "Trinity".
Joan Kramer

Finally:  Our last event for 2015 will be our annual Collaborative Irish Christmas Tea, celebrated at the Plymouth Historical Society. 420 E. Mill St., Plymouth WI,  along with the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, Sheboygan Falls, (thank you Beth Dippel) will be held on December 5th, Saturday, from 1PM to 3PM. 
Enjoy musical entertainment, Christmas Treats, traditional Irish Brown Bread, tea and coffee in addition to good conversation.  Bring your special holiday treats to share with all the guest that come to share this time with us.
Begin your Christmas season with joyful sounds of this program.

Hope I didn't bore you.   This is my life (part of it anyway.)   I have decided to go back to choir at St. John's.  Maybe I will be here for Christmas.  If not, I will be able to sing a couple of times at Mass anyway.

Tomorrow, someone from Milwaukee is coming to look at the condo.   Pray!!!

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a relatively busy day today.  

Last night on my way home, I saw the low air signal on my dashboard.   As I had been told that some of my tires are getting very low on tread and that it is recommended that I replace them, I called the dealer.   I stopped on my way to Bible Study and they filled the tires to what they should be and I ordered the tires and set an appointment for the installation.  With winter and a trip to Oklahoma, I might as well start off safe.

Bible study was really wonderful.   We were 9 strong and finally finished talking about the Wedding Feast at Cana and are now on to the time that Jesus chased all the vendors out of the temple.   That got us on to a discussion of how much donating and how much soliciting for even good causes should be done in the church proper.   And interesting dilemna.

Home again, I was tired, but I did get some things done (including a nap which I must have needed because I REALLY did sleep).   I got the newsletter out to my Celtic women too.

So we are supposed to be getting rain.    We are behind on rain, so I don't care.   It is hard to walk Mr. Nicky though.   Not for him.   He doesn't seem to care one way or another. 

Dia dhuit

Mary

Tonight was the Sheboygan County CWI annual Samhain  Harvest Dinner.   We met at Dorothy Rose's church.  The First Congregational UCC over on 67.   There were fourteen of us there and what a time we had sharing stories, eating super end of summer food and just "being with".

I was able to hand over much of the CWI branch and International things that I have been storing here to Joan and others.  Now if I could just get an offer on the condo.

Bless you all and pray for an offer.

Dia DHout

Mary


In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
- Anonymous