Weather in the Tries:
Hoo Boy!! It’s gonna be in the 30s, and below, until Friday, with next Monday reaching 53F.It is, literally, too cold for little dogs’s feets on the concrete. He goes outside first thing in the morning, runs out to our ‘yard’ and warms up some of the crunchy, frozen leaves, then scoots back into the house, and the bed. By then, I’m up, and have my first cuppa in my hand. No way am I going back into bed so he can stick his cold feets on me to get warm. 

HOUSER:
Was listening to some political tid bits this morning while working on Winter Gifts. They were on the computer and I had my ear phones on, when all of a sudden I realized there was some of the most delightful cello playing on that I’ve heard since the last time I watched Departures.* I had to come in and watch this morning instead of working, it was HOUSER – Rebel With a Cello – Live in Budapest (Full Concert). It’s taken me most of the day to watch it as I had some interruptions. If you like cello music, check him out. Houser.

There are several clips, as well as the whole concert at this site. From movies, tv series, the old masters, and some of the new ones. And besides, he’s easy to look at, as well as listen too.

He used to be half of 2 Men With Cellos, and tried to bring cello to rock n roll. Here’s a clip of the two guys and Thunderstruck [Official Video]

Thanksgiving Dinner Report:
Housemate Dan and I went to Friends for dinner. Housemate volunteered to cook the turkey, but She Who Had Dinner Covered said she had under control. He could bring Salad, and I could bring my usual Pie. That threw me, I don’t bake pies. But, there’s a first time for everything, eh? So, Housemate and I braved the madding crowds at Costco and bought one of their Pumpkin Pies big enough to feed the Eighth Army! I didn’t bring any home. I did bake some pumpkin bread to take, though. Had some leftover walnut pieces and what I thought were dried cranberries, so tossed them in, too. Imagine my puckery surprise when I tried a piece of one of the three loaves and discovered they weren’t dried cranberries, but dried sour cherries. Good, but a bit of a puckery shock. 

She Who Had Dinner Covered, ordered a precooked turkey and sides from a local store. What they neglected to tell her is, she would have to reheat everything. She waited until the last minute, made a mad dash to the store, and came back with an extremely cold turkey, with directions to reheat in 350F oven for 3.5 hours, frozen mashed spuds, very cold gravy, and cranberry sauce. Housemate to the rescue, he put the cooked turkey in a roasting bag added sparkling cider, tied it, and put it in the oven. 45 minutes later it was hot, and delicious. We all just ate a few more chips and things until dinner. Which was very good. Someone brought slaw, someone green beans, roasted Brussell’s Pouts, and someone brought before dinner snacks. A total of 8 of us, and a good time was had by all. 

An interesting tray to serve snacks in—the gal who brought them put them in one of those pans that bakes 8 mini loaves at once. She filled each one with good things to eat. She also brought chips and a container of Mexican Sour Cream. Oh, yummmmmm.

This Week’s Photos:
Finally figured out how to get the photos from my phone. I didn’t even need to find a kid to do it! Anyhow, here are a couple from Saturday when we had freezing fog. Actually, we still have it but it’s cleared a bit. Thursday we may even get snow.

From the Paws of the Cold Dog:
(Please, do not confuse the Cold Dog with the Cold Duck.) The ducks are in the other pond, it isn’t all frozen, yet. But they aren’t happy. It’s gotta be cold on their feets when they’re in the water. It sure is cold on mine when I’m on the walkway or the crunchy leaves. I don’t know why my human doesn’t spend more time in her bed, after all, I’m in there, and it’s nice and warm.  

*Departures is a Japanese film with excellent subtitles, and some of the most beautiful cello music ever. If you’re interested, check and see where it’s streaming now. It used to be on Netflix.