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06 Oct, 2012

Saturday

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Misc. life

Lesseee, what’s on the agenda today?

> Grocery shopping. The dinner menu tomorrow will included bacon-wrapped green beans for one thing, mashed potatoes, and maybe a few other things. Question for you… do you make your own cranberry sauce or buy the canned stuff? It’s pretty easy to make it yourself (there’s a recipe here) but somehow I never bother.

> Couch shopping. Nicole Duguay from Solace Interiors sent us three different floor plans for our new family room and made some recommendations. I am THRILLED. (More about this later!) Mark is now thinking about buying a TV for the basement. Sigh. This would require a second couch as well.

> Obsessive checking of our apartment rental ad to see how many times it’s been viewed. Still no nibbles. Gah!

> A walk in the park, because it’s so pretty:

Walking the dog

> A walk to the house, to see what’s new.The painter will be there today. Seeing everything painted is making a huge difference. By the way, some new photos have been uploaded to my Flickr set.

> A viewing of Twilight – New Moon. Emma and I found a copy of the movie at the library yesterday, so when the day is done I predict some happy snuggling on the couch.

Sounds like a good Saturday to me!


1 Response to "Saturday"

1 | Javamom

October 7th, 2012 at 10:43 am

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Cranberries in a bit of water and the juice of an orange (or from a container), grated orange rind (optional), a couple of table spoons of brown sugar and/or a bit of maple syrup (the real stuff, please :) and toward the end, a bit of brandy.

I keep it in a mason jar and dip into it after Thanksgiving to have with roast chicken, too.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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