C, C & C

The true sign of what is to come.  The Christmas Cactus.
I believe this one is a Thanksgiving Cactus!

Now that "the book" is out of my hands but still in my thoughts I have time to think of silly things.  Today we were suppose to put insulation up in the cabin ceiling.  With a warning of wear something with a smooth texture (so the insulation won't stick to clothes), hat, safety glasses and face mask it just wasn't something I wanted to do.  But.........if it's gonna get done then..........."let's do it Drampa"  as our one grandson would  say.  Remember the old saying?  All dressed up and no where to go.  That was me.  I was covered from head to toe ready to hand insulation up and hold on to it while Dick stapled it in place.  Well, he forgot the eave "thingies" because I don't know what they are called so thingies sounds perfect.  No insulation put up today.  Off to hunting by noon he went and won't be back until just about dark.  I packed him sandwiches, pepperoni, cheese, crackers, drinks and of course candy.  I have the afternoon to knit socks and write a blog.  I love when I have tons of "stuff" swirling around in my mind for blogs.  Just where do I start?

The 3 C's of course.  This morning while thinking of my favorite things it came to me like a lightning strike.  My gosh the 3 things I love to eat or drink all start with the letter C.  How does that happen?  I bet I am not the only one that has C, C & C for their favorite eats.  My day starts with one, sometime during the day or evening I have another one and at least once or twice a week the third one.  Have you figured out what they are? 
COFFEE, CHOCOLATE & CHEESE
A real treat is a hot cup of Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee with a piece of dark chocolate.  It was funny a while back I made coffee one afternoon for us and convinced my husband to try a piece of chocolate with his coffee too.  His eyebrows went up and said, "that's good"!  The next time you have both on hand give it a try.  Just one more thing to crave......coffee and chocolate.  Cheese is a little different but I sure do like a good sharp cheese and soda crackers. Not to mention a slice on a piece of apple pie!  My friend just mentioned it was her dad's favorite.....Shinglehouse Cheese and Apple Pie.  Ruben Donovan what a "gentleman".   Last week in Aldis (they have the best German Chocolates) I bought a round of White Cheddar Cheese with Cranberries in it.  Delicious nutty flavor.  It was lunch on my own today so that is exactly what I had and for afternoon treat on my own, coffee and a piece (or two) of dark chocolate.


 

There is lunch on my own!

The mornings are heavy frosts which have about taken all the leaves off the trees.  The fields are turning a yellowish tan with few areas of green left.  Dick picked up a bowl of Chestnuts last week from the land the cabin sets on.  He was so excited to watch two Chestnut Trees growing over there.   On a hunting day with our grandson about 12 years ago on top of the ridge in front of our house Dick recognized an American Chestnut Tree growing.  This guy knows nature!  Just one big old tree.  It was in the fall and nuts had fallen to the ground so he picked up a few.  The next spring he planted them across the road on the hillside and two grew from the nuts.   He has faithfully been watching them grow and mature.  This is the first year they flowered and had nuts on them!  How exciting considering they were from a wild American Chestnut Tree.  You see a century ago there was a blight that killed all but a few of the trees.  The American Chestnut was an important part of settlers life and survival.  From wood for log cabins and the nuts for food.  The tree grows rapidly and produce nuts at an early age.  This is one of the reasons it was such a sought after stand of timber to find.  Rather than me go on about it if you have an interest in knowing about them here is a link that is very well written and informative.  http://www.esf.edu/chestnut/background.htm

The American Chestnuts from the 2 trees Dick planted.
They will be planted next spring.

Time for that C & C, do a little knitting and think of my next adventure to keep this mind in overdrive!  Busy hands, busy mind!