This is the type of day that finds the windows on either end of the home open with a breeze bringing in wonderful, refreshing air. It may have been the storm yesterday that swept from the northern tip of the state to the south that has brought low dew points.
Dennis and I did pick up quite a few small branches from the strong wind before it became a welcome breeze. Thankfully, our neighbor, Bob, allows and welcomes us to use his fire pit to take care of branches as they may fall.
We did make good use of the patio chairs, enjoying the weather, watching Butter Ball and Snuggles chase acorns across the patio as the wind knocked them down from aloft. Yesterday’s road trip was a good trip, but Dennis and I need a bit more training for extended periods of time in a vehicle. We’ve become accustomed to short jaunts to Mankato and errands here in town. Well . . . you can’t visit the people that mean a lot to you, if you are not willing to challenge yourselves.
We kicked around what sounded good for supper. The end result was that I headed down to the sewing room for a bit and Dennis manned the kitchen and pulled together a great chicken noodle hot dish, complete with mushrooms topped with Panko bread crumbs. I think the reason the hot dish tasted so good was that Dennis was very liberal with the Panko, keeping the Alfredo sauce smothering all the ingredients to perfection.
It is our goal to clean our pantry to the point of being lean, and then to restock it before winter. It is amazing what can be easily created for a tasty meal on a fall-feeling evening.