Yellowstone, Sept 2008 Originally uploaded by AllisonStein I took this photo at Yellowstone in September. I still think it’s incredibly cool.
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Home again, home again, in my recliner and draped with kittehs.
Another Thanksgiving meal cooked and eaten, and a largely drama-free day. I did, however, have a bit of excitement on the drive into town this evening — I hit a deer. Well, to be more precise, I nudged a small deer in the butt as I skidded to a stop. He walked away from the encounter, and as best as I can tell, there was no damage to the rental car. My mother was remarkably…
Wednesday went pretty much as expected, although not as planned. As expected, we got the car stuck in the snow, but luckily a neighbor came along and pushed us out. I took Mom to the doctor, to breakfast, and then to physical therapy. I went to Walmart for mroe groceries and a crappy pair of snow boots while I waited on her to finish. Then back to the house for BLTs and a little mid-afternoon…
Thanks for all the suggestions for the pork roast. I took a simplistic approach. I put the roast in the crockpot, filled the remaining space half full of apple juice, set it on high, and walked away for 4 hours. I then switched it to low for 4 hours. Yum. Sweet, moist, and tender. Served with faux rice a roni, sweet buttered carrots, and garlicky kale. YUM.