More stuffing please!

11-25-16

It’s the day after Thanksgiving … so, do you still feel as stuffed as this guy, or, are you one of the many shoppers that worked off that high-caloric meal by descending on the malls to stuff a shopping cart with bargains?

I’m neither stuffing myself, nor stuffing a shopping cart on this dreary and dismal day. My agenda this afternoon, after I send out this blog post, will be addressing envelopes and stuffing Christmas cards in them.

As to leftovers, stuffing, as in that tasty fare which accompanies the turkey, always reminds me of my mom who really enjoyed the leftovers, and always savored her stuffing and sliced turkey or chicken sandwich on the day after Thanksgiving.

Once again, the weather was certainly not conducive for walking. Unlike yesterday, when I wanted to reach that 700-miles-walked milestone, this morning, I peered out the window and said “well, maybe not today” … hopefully tomorrow though. Hmmmm – I wonder where this pesky rain was all Summer when it was so hot that when you walked past flowers and bushes, they grabbed your leg and cried out “I’m parched and need a drink” … they sure are quenching their thirst now.

Since we’ve dispensed with Turkey Day, we can begin the official countdown to Christmas,  unbelievably just one month from today.

I have an affinity for scarecrows, as you may guess from the abundance of them that have appeared in my posts recently … I especially like this one with its sideways glance and mischievous smile.

About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each and every post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things I see on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, and so my blog is peppered with folks I meet, or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post that day. I respect and appreciate nature and my interaction with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. My career has been in the legal field and I have been a legal secretary for four decades, primarily working in downtown Detroit, and now working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in print journalism in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met and shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing once again in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy – hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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4 Responses to More stuffing please!

  1. Majorie Aubin says:

    I love to see the expressions on the scarecrows. Those poor flowers that grabbed your leg, I hope you gave them a drink. That had gotten me by surprise. Made me burst out and giggle.

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    • lindasschaub says:

      Marge – my mom used to use that expression all the time – I had some weeds in the backyard that might have wound themselves around my body and pulled me close and said “water me!”. I like scarecrows – this one had an extra-cute expression so I zoomed in on its face.

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  2. Ann Marie stevens says:

    Miss Linda……….I do like that scarecrow because he makes me smile……………….no I didn’t walk either this morning……………much too glummey is right……………… yes we ate the rest of our stuffing today

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  3. lindasschaub says:

    Ann Marie – I bought a scarecrow for the yard for when I have a country theme out the side … It it a scarecrow girl with pigtails and a pinafore. I thought it was cute, until I saw much cuter ones, like this one with the mischievous grin and straw hat, so I think I should have gone to Michael’s instead … it puts mine to shame. Next year try stuffing on a sandwich with sliced turkey or chicken – yummy.

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