I'm so cold and confused that I hardly know what day it is. Christmas? Heck, I wish it were the Fourth of July. This Arctic winter wonderland is killing me.
On the bright side, it's slowly warming (?) up. The temperature is no longer sub-zero. It's presently 16 degrees (Fahrenheit). Last night (Christmas Eve) it was zero.
The space heater in my bedroom warms the room sufficiently. I have two heaters in the kitchen, but it's still cold.
Despite my dismal situation, I was pleasantly surprised by two recent things:
1. I survived the very worst and coldest days of the winter storm, in this drafty shack with no central heat.
2. I was genuinely surprised at the many people who were worried about me. Your concern means a lot more than you'll ever know.
I just realized that I haven't made the harrowing journey to town in about two months. I've been ordering all my supplies from Walmart (FedEx delivery people must be exhausted from coming here).
It's been a challenge, since Walmart doesn't deliver perishable food to my rural area. The only milk I have is canned evaporated milk and goat's milk. I bake my own bread, pies, and tortillas.
Since I can't get fresh meat, I recently ordered some imported German sausage from another company that (miraculously) delivers to my area. It is absolutely delicious - - but expensive.
My "Christmas" dinner today consisted of sausage, green beans, cranberries, and sweet potatoes. And a pumpkin pie that I made yesterday.
I also make a lot of homemade soup. My favorite soup is chicken and vegetables. I generally use corn, carrots, and green beans. Since I don't have any chicken, I use Tyson's canned chicken white meat - which is perfect in soup.
Gonna make more soup tonight,
This post is boring....at least I think so.
Here are a few recent photos.
Colored lights and candles. I took these pics in the dark without a camera flash.
Not exactly Christmasy, but I think it's beautiful. I got this at an auction in Texas. It's a prayer box made in 1885 from an old New England church. The pieta statue is made of porcelain.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recorded in San Angelo, Texas
We had potato soup for two days. Today I made split pea soup to last 2 days, and also enough to but a freezer bag of it in the freezer. Soup is especially good on cold days.
ReplyDeleteYour place has actual decorations and you are eating a real meal. Kudos to you!! You have more Christmas motivation than I do, that's for sure--lol! Merry Christmas, Jon!
ReplyDeleteAll Merry and bright, I love your decorations. Soup is a wonderful staple, and pie is always enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas 🌲
Jon, while your situation is not as cheerful as some others for Christmas, you have made an effort to bring some holiday cheer into your home. The pieta is beautiful and since I was unfamiliar with a prayer box, I looked it up (and learned something too). Candles and colored lights can brighten any room for me and not just on a holiday and apparently do the same for you. Yes, you do have blog friends who are concerned.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are soo very pretty, Jon! I am relived that you and Bosco survived this HORRID ice age!
ReplyDeleteYour food sounds scrumptious!
As ever, your decorations are wonderful. The thought of homemade soup and pie is making my mouth water!
ReplyDeleteHappy Yule, dear!
ReplyDeleteGlad you survived the great blizzard ™. We're still digging out here in SD, although the high temp of 42 made things easier. Hang in there, warner weather is coming!!
Hugs,
Kraneia
Jon,
ReplyDeleteHad to check in with your blog to see if you made it. Thank goodness you did! Hard to me to imagine living in that cold. Your Christmas photos are beautiful and your blog posting is always interesting as always. Never apologize for that. I go to the my local grocery (Food Lion) at least four times a week. I cannot imagine not being close to a grocery market to get fresh meat and veggies. Lately what I've been doing is getting a Butterball turkey breast and baking it. I get at least ten to twelve meals out of that abreast. Of course I freeze most of it in those freezer bags. I don't know what I would do without my freezer chest. Today I made another batch of my cabbage soup with hamburger. I only use Angus beef, the only hamburger that has a taste of "hamburger" for me. The other hamburger is just texture, no taste. I had that soup today for lunch and I'm having it for dinner tonight over white rice with a baguette. I'm also having some of my homemade potato salad which is the best ever (for me). I have yet to taste store bought potato salad (which is also very expensive) that is as good as mine. I'm glad you made it through this most recent cold snap.
Jon, It's me Ron. Looks like I cam through as "Anonymous" on the comment I left for you. I tried to comment with my Google account but that option was grayed out.
ReplyDeleteI just tried again with my Google account (which I've had for almost twenty years) but your website won't let me.
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