Morn'n Don,
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So we have dotted the T's and crossed
the I's... the school building has been sanitized and starched, the reports
edited and edited again to within commas
of their very existence. Meetings on how to "just answer the
question" have abounded... we are ready. HLC, the accrediting body for the
college I work for arrives for full review on Sunday, and the games begin early
Monday. It's like having your mother-in-law
come and you don't know if she's going the check the door-frames for dust.
Schedules have shifted and changed,
meeting rooms have started on second floor only to end up in the Penthouse.
Keeping track of who meets who where and when should have been made into a pool
and bets taken. This not to make light of what is happening, just to make what
is happening lighter. We could donate the money the scholarship fund.
This is not my first time being visited,
but it is the first time that I have been more involved in the process. I helped with the writing here and there, did
some editing... I'm glad I'm not one of
the main characters in this play – being just a minor character is more than
enough for me.
Autumn has arrived. Most of the trees in
our yard have finally changed to the beautiful golden and red hues that herald
the change of seasons and the grass is a lush golden textured carpet. As I
write, MBH is cleaning out the "gutters" (eavetroughs to you). He is
also using the blower to blow leaves out of the trees - creating the golden ticker
–tape parade you were talking about.
What is so interesting is to walk down
the street and the trees on one side of the street will have changed, have
already dropped their leaves and on the other side, the trees don't seem to
have gotten the memo stating" fall this here, drop your leaves and rest."
Our temperature for the last 2 days has
been in the low 80s – record setting. However, Monday and Tuesday are forecast
to barely break 50 degrees with rain. High country has snow, but these
temperatures have melted most of it off so that early skiing probably is not
going to happen.
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| He believes pumpkins are the best medicine... |
I think
my favorite part of autumn is to walk through the leaves, kick them up, hear
the crunch...what a beautiful way to usher in winter!
- The largest
pumpkin pie was baked in 2010 and weighed in at 3699
pounds
- The heaviest
pumpkin weighed in at 1810 pounds, 8 oz. in 2010
- Historically, pumpkin comes from Central America and has been grown in North America for over 5000 years.
- There are
1.5 billion (1,500,000,000) pounds of pumpkin grown each year
- Each
pumpkin as an average of 500 seeds in it
- Pumpkin
seeds are high in protein
- Early settlers believed the pumpkin was just shy of being the cure for everything
- Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved out of turnips and potatoes by the Irish; once the Irish landed in North America and discovered the pumpkin, history was changed
- The largest pumpkin carving was in 2010 - a 1689 pound pumpkin
- Pumpkin carving knows no boundaries
Remember taste and nutritional facts –
pumpkins are one of the more healthy foods for you. On top of that, there are
pumpkin cookies and bread as well as pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup; did you think
of pumpkin pancakes or ravioli or
cannelloni made from pumpkin? For the health nut, how about a pumpkin smoothie!
Imagine the taste of pumpkin mixed with chocolate chips... and Pumpkin candy, a
Mexican tradition is a great way to keep the pumpkin taste alive and well deep
into the dark cold months of winter. Use pumpkin butter on the pumpkin
pancakes! Or any time to spice up the flavor of plain bread, waffles and
pancakes.
Waxing on
...
Yes, Don!
You were correct in your answer to my riddle! "Roots" – tree roots
actually.
I've been
looking at yours – my guess is: the computer mouse?!
So here is
a new one back at you:
Leverage
is my advantage
In order
to deposit my sharp pointed gifts
Used to
bundle things together for easy storage
Have a
great week!
Carolyn
All images downloaded from Google Images
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