This is our gone away entry. I am putting it on tonight because tomorrow we take off to Savannah, Ga. We are taking the old Odyssey to Meet Mark and leave t with him. So we will be on the road all day. Savannah is half way down here from home. It will only be a little over 500 miles, but will take us all together about 10-11 hours if we eat with Mark and the family there. Right now no one is sure who is coming to meet us. We are looking forward to seeing them even for just a short time.

This is our new home at Lake Griffin

Me enjoying the fire yesterday.

Looks like we are burning spoons. Nah, but the guy woh makes wooden spoons put his scraps in the wood bin to burn, it is oak so makes a good fire.

My Bride enjoying the fire before her big cook off on Christmas.

I know all you cooks have been known for some particular dish. And some folk many dishes over your life time even though you no longer do them.
Sherry has been famous for: Fried Chicken, Corn bread, German Chocolate Cake, Red Waldorf Cake, fruit salad, pedal bread (remember that), Lasagna, Chicken a la king, salmon patties, disappearing marshmallow brownies , dump cake and especially grilled cheese sandwiches. She was a modern Grandma, the Disappearing brownies and grilled cheese sandwiches are what the grandkids remember most

Now about our Christmas. I woke up to the smell of our Christmas Goose cooking, okay it was not a goose but a big hen. (I have never known anyone who had goose but the Cratchett’s and Lucy). It was always Chicken or turkey with us. So this time it is actually a big hen. Ready for this, today she made dressing, giblet gravy, green beans, corn, fruit salad, lettuce salad and a five pound hen. Sherry had decided to cook the hen in the slow cooker. Its legs stuck up too far. So she took the advice of our oldest son, when in doubt, use duct tape. She put tin foil over the bird and taped the top down over it. Hey it worked. (Melted the glue off the tape onto the cooker, but I knew to use oil on the glue to get it off, so no problem. Since I was the dish washer!) The meal was great. Now we have four of five days of left overs.

This fudge recipe came from the blog Up north with Mel. Delicious!

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As you read this entry, if it is on Saturday, we are doing what we like most, traveling. The first half will not be much fun, we will be in different cars, BUT on the way back I get to play with her leg. She always smiles and says, ‘Keep your mind on the road!’
Lately I have learned another phrase to use, “Honey practicing multi tasking!” That should solve the problem shouldn’t it? LOL
Thanks for stopping by the log.
Nite Shipslog
PS: Things mothers don’t say anymore:
Put a dish towel over the cake so the flies won't get on it.
Quit jumping on the floor! I have a cake in the oven and you are going to make it fall if you don't quit!