Farmer's Almanac, Coffee and Thanksgiving

Farmer's Almanac prediction for ....
Great Lakes & Midwest U.S.
Includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin

The opening days of winter are expected to be fair and pleasant, but don’t get used to that. As mild air from the south overruns cold air from the north, look for a wintry mix, making for a messy Christmas holiday. In the closing days of 2013 look for fair weather, followed by increasing clouds.

January will bring scattered snow showers followed by rain and fog. We expect most of the month to be characterized by many periods of heavy snowfall punctuated by a few clear, cold days. February will bring more of the same.

March will be milder, but still very cold with some snow, including a massive storm in the closing days of the season. Expect wintry conditions to persist into the early days of spring.

Suspended coffee ... 

I read something in a news column yesterday that I thought was very interesting. It was written by a person sitting in a coffee shop. She watched 2 men come in and place their order.... 7 coffees. 2 for us and 5 'suspended'. They paid for their large order, picked up the 2 coffees and left. This seemed so odd to her that she had to ask what was that all about? 

The clerk told her it was a great movement that's catching on all over the country. Some restaurants have started doing it too. A person places an order plus extra... they pay for the total order then leave some on record. Then a homeless person can come in at their will and ask the coffee shop clerk if they have any suspended coffee. They can then sit down with a hot coffee and warm up from the cold outside. My optimistic side thinks that's a great idea. The homeless person can retain their dignity and not feel like they're asking for a hand-out. My pessimistic side says 'now that this has been publicized, how many freeloaders will play the system just to get something free'?

This afternoon Hubby and I had to go to the grocery to get those last minute items for the big meal tomorrow. We hated the idea of having to fight the crowd, but surprisingly, our favorite store (Main Street Market) wasn't bad at all. And everyone was friendly. Surprise. Surprise.

However, the weather is bitter cold today. The temperature is 30° but the wind gusts brings the chill down into the low 20's to high teens.

While we were at the store, I asked Hubby what he wanted for supper. He chose one of his favorites... a healthy meal of sausage gravy over biscuits with fried potatoes. I need to get out to the kitchen to start peeling the potatoes now.

Tomorrow, being Thanksgiving Day, it will no doubt be a busy one for all of us. I probably won't be online, so I want to wish everyone a great day, full of love, smiles and lots of good eats. Remember to set your scales back 10 lbs. tonight. 

Until next time...........