Cleaned up the front of the fence.   Brought trash, yard debris, recycling and a mattress to the transfer station.

Stopped at Panera to pickup my freebies, a bagel and a bowl of soup.  Brought hot chocolate to iCape; both boys were working today.

Picked up eggs, garlic and salad turnips from Pariah Dog.  Bailey got excited and nicked the little finger on my left hand.  I think he thought the turnips were treats.

Laundry and sheets, as usual.

Planted garlic in the corn garden.

Check engine light on again.

We’re passing on holiday events this year, even the open house at the Historical Society.

Picked up a slew of tool hangers for the sheds.  Ordered new hardware for the traverse rod.  Bought facecloths and a bath sheet for Ron.

Ron made burritos for supper.  I roasted squash and pumpkin this morning.

Sussed out a vexing problem with Warranty.  Made good progress on RovingGM.

Loaded the weedings into the truck.  Sifted out a bucket and a half of soil.

Made it to CLab at 7; they’d already taken care of about a dozen people.

Finished removing grass from the corn and bean gardens.

Made progress on both projects for Jim.

Ordered overalls yesterday for Ron; they shipped today.

Donated blood yesterday.  Had my teeth cleaned today.

Brought the truck to Midas for replacement of the rear catalytic converter.  Unfortunately, the check engine light came on today.

Ron and I went to the SPEA meeting last night and came away as disgusted as ever: same old clique, same old BS.  I checked out some options for transfer of their website so I can be done with all of it.

We changed sheets, did laundry and transfer station run, and I dug up the rest of the grass around the tomato garden.

Seems I mended fences with Laura.  Hope it sticks.

Dropped the truck off at Hyannis Toyota and picked up two excellent vegetarian entrees at Not Your Average Joe’s.  They gave 20% off on take-out orders because the Patriots were playing.

We were on the phone for quite a while today getting info and guidance from the people at One Exchange about our health and RX plans for next year.

Turns out, we can get pretty solid coverage and substantial RX savings for Ron without exceeding our HSA joint account.

Ron put together the second shelf unit for the kitchen.

Yesterday, we did a 7-stop run: transfer station, which was crazy; Panera; iCape; library; Green Goddess; Job Lot; Stop & Shop.  I mowed most of the back yard while Ron ran errands, including filling up the truck at Cumby.

The engine light went on some time earlier this week, so we’re dropping it off at HyToy tomorrow night.  Spent some time today reviewing service records for a similar problem last year that was due to a bad gas tank gasket.

We got better than halfway through weeding the “tomato garden”.  Ron finished the lawn.

I did some front yard work, raking, cleanup and picking up acorns.

We enjoyed another free vegetarian meal, at Craigville Pizza.

Took a drive through Falmouth later; filled Ron’s van at Cumby’s.

Removed the CDs from the living room and set up the plants. Fed them this morning.

At the tail end of a serious rain storm, a pleasant volunteer from the Chamber of Commerce dropped off a vegetarian feast for us yesterday.
I found a nice cart for the plants at Job Lot, and we like it so much, we might get another for the kitchen.

Ron and I collaborated on the worst pumpkin pie ever made.

I baked the pumpkin this morning.  It ended up swimming in an inch of water, and I made a mess trying to drain it: colander, Foley mill, a couple of bowls.

Finally got the pumpkin, enough for two pies even with all the manhandling, to a workable state.  I left Ron with the project of mixing and seasoning the filling while I went thrifting for a plant stand (no luck but I fetched his new overalls from the tailor and got a splendid apres shower robe for $2.50).

Ron used a 1/2 Tbl. for a full Tbl. measure and half as many eggs as called for in the recipe.

We had no cinnamon or ground cloves.  I tried grinding whole cloves and cinnamon sticks in a coffee bean mill.

This might have worked except that we foolishly dumped in the full amounts called for in the recipe rather than gradually adding the spices and sampling.

The result was a toxic, almost inedible blend of molasses, white sugar, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg with the “kick” of a mild but nevertheless insistent chili.

The pie is tolerable with lots of whipped cream, about a 1:1 ratio.  We ate so much cinnamon that we should have immunity for the rest of the season.

There are two more pumpkins in the cellar.  We know what to do.

It’s costing me a fortune to complete the dinnerware set we found at the swap shop!  On the other hand, Ron pointed out that it’s an almost exact match to the teapot that the gang gave us a few years ago.

We caught up with chores today, changing sheets, some light shopping, last CSA and transfer station run.

Stopped at Coonamessett Farm on a whim and got $5 worth of winter greens and berries for the front steps.  Good deal, considering that we have plenty of greens here for fill in.

I made a vegetable stew with potatoes, carrots, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, beets, onion, salad greens and turnips, seasoned with ras el hanout.  Peter was pleased:  “Moroccan!”

Tomorrow, I hope to do something with at least one of the pumpkins.