The Saturday Post

32 degrees out this morning! 

32 degrees, on October 19! 

The sideboard has become a little more crowded since I last showed you.  

It rained almost all day on Friday.  In fact, fifteen miles west of us, snow was reported. 

Too soon! 

I baked. 

Dutch Apple Cake

I put a caramel glaze over the top, and some of it is going to Troy and Kathy this afternoon. 

Very moist and good, and not too sweet! 

I have NO idea what happened, but the girls had a stellar day yesterday, and this doesn't even reflect ALL the eggs.  

I took 8 1/2 dozen to the food pantry this morning, leaving a few at home for us. 

Someone at the pantry was kind enough to bring a HUGE plastic bag full of egg cartons with my name written on the bag... I was so grateful!  The only cartons I have to buy are for the duck eggs, because they require extra jumbo.  I spend about 28.00 every two months on these cartons. 

At least one of the five young pullets is coming on board, I have gotten several dark brown smallish eggs this week... they are pullet eggs, I'm sure.  Once all five begin to lay, look out! 

Anyone remember these???  My sister and I got them all the time when we were little. 

I picked these old copies up at the food pantry's thrift store this morning for a quarter each. 

I like to sit and look at the short poems and stories in them still. 

Don't you just love how I clean the table off before taking a picture?  We live here. 

I scored this lovely pumpkin at the thrift store this morning, too, for 1.50.  These are very expensive at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, so I've been looking for them during the fall.  I was glad to find this one. 

And speaking of pumpkins... I'm watching this one carefully, because I may have to take a pair of nylons and sling it up.  It's growing on the vertical that we grow peas on. 

This one on the ground is getting very big, but we only have another 10 days to go... I just don't know if we're going to make it in time to carve jack o'lanterns this year! 

For those of you with goats, I reviewed
Raising Goats Naturally in the post just prior to this one, if you would like to read it. 

It's Date Night for Keith and me this evening, we are driving down to Ottawa, about 50 miles, to see the Little River Band in concert.  We are leaving early so we can eat at one of the restaurants on the main street of Ottawa, there are several.  I pass through here regularly going and coming from Garnett, where the two oldest grands live. 

I'll try to get some pictures on my cell phone while we're rocking out!