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Luck. I occasionally find Kilner brand jars available here. Mum and my stepdad used to make homemade applesauce.

The actual visit went well though I waited 90 minutes beyond my appointment time. As a result I didn't get the breakfast I was looking forward to but rather an early lunch. Lunch was tasty. An Italian roast pork sandwich with a salad of roasted brussel sprouts, dried cranberries tossed with mixed autumn greens. Then a quick stop to pick up Christmas prezzies for my steppies before back to the clinic for a demo of a new device intended to treat migraine pain. Unfortunately, the rep doing the demo was 45 minutes late and only arrived at the time I needed to leave to catch my train home. The extended time at the clinic prevented my being able to do a couple of other things like buying a fresh cannoli to bring home for mum. So while the doc is pleased that I am seeing some improvement in the intensity of the migraines I was frustrated by the waste of time.

I liked how this chapter flowed. From the dedication to introducing Ethan to Bliss, it was cohesive and moved the story along despite those interminable pauses before the announcements.

G'day y'all. Trip to see my doc in Philadelphia today.

If it's so cold he either needs more clothes or less clothes and a warm place to snuggle.

You do know that after the picture of the finished cake he'll ask for a piece.

Hi Marty.

I'm not poaching anyone's herd. Poaching implies stealing away members. I wouldn't do that. I'm just keeping them company until you get back

Seems you learned something more from Val than beefcake husbandry.

I read them and enjoyed them.

Don't ignore the beats of your heart, each is precious, even the ones you're fretting over.

How much is a picture of B in a speedo worth?

Nuthin' cold or dreary about these two.

Yes, but don't tell her. She doesn't like when I do because I spoil them. I let them stay up late and watch scary movies and eat candy and cookies. She thinks they bounce off the walls because they're excited to see her when she gets home. In reality they're just hyped on sugar.

I always wash my hands before and after handling her herd.

That's what Val says about new additions to the herd.

One word ... brambles.

Mum and I will be making fruitcakes after we get back to her home in SC in three weeks. Ideally we would do them earlier but we already have a car full of things. We make small loafpan sized ones. Half will be frozen for next year. They age very well that way. Oh, and we douse ours with bourbon, they are afterall Southern fruitcakes.

Just one dram?

Scratch the potato/macaroni salad. Here we do the fish, either haddock or cod, fries, cole slaw and I want malt vinegar rather than lemon.

Thank you Albert, saves me asking. So Marty ...

Honest, she never heard me, I was very quiet when I snuck in with the treats for the herd.

I had that for lunch. Well, it was really a fish sandwich and fries but it was tasty.

Did you lay the foundation for a new igloo or are you just gonna keep remodeling last year's?

While basically mundane business this was an excellent building/background chapter.