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Yesterday morning before I left for work, I put a pot of leather britches on the heater. I put some potatoes in it and some country ham pieces. When I got home from work, the house smelled wonderful! We went out back and put the back soffit up. I hammered another finger…yay….that makes two in just 4 days. My thumb is slowly turning a nice purple color. We got the soffit up though and I put some creamed corn on the heater and started cooking some nice slices of country ham. Just as dark arrived, everything was done and on the table. A few oil lamps lit the table enough for us to eat. We had great conversation and a very good meal. Cletus, Cutie and Azrael finished off the fat trimmings from the ham and I got some of the earthy beans and potatoes to take down to Hazel. She said she had not thought about leather britches since she was a child. In my opinion, they could have cooked a bit longer, but they were very good. So I left the rest on the heater last night and this morning I added another potato to it. They will be delicious for supper again tonight. We stopped by to visit Vickey and Norm after leaving Hazel’s. I did a bit of crocheting. Some day I might actually finish Lakota’s Yule present. When we got back home we added wood to the fire and got snuggled up in bed. It was a peaceful night at my house. About 4am I discovered Chris putting a log on the fire, Azrael asleep on my back and Cutie under the cover asleep at my side. Me and Chris talked about Brokeback Mountain and Little Red Corvettes until he fell back to sleep. I slipped out of bed early and went outside to get more ham and cold water. A nice ham sandwich for breakfast and then Perrin arrived. When he hugs me bye of a morning and Chris gives me my go to work kiss, life always seems to feel so right.
Leather Britches cooking on the heater
What supper looks like to us
What supper looks like with a camera flash
Behold! Some of the bookcases...otherwise known as the closet wall
The livingroom area of the floor...DONE! We are about 1/3 through with
the flooring
Azrael makes herself at home on Mam-maws table....actually she is watching Chris through the window as he works on the soffit.