...we did a small shopping pickup...
...nothing of note...but the tomatoes were BAD...
...arghhhh...soon...I'm going to start doing my own shopping again...we'll get our booster (3rd shot) and then I'll feel a little bit safer...
...in the afternoon we went over to the Church to set up for Trunk or Treat...
...obviously...we didn't have this affair last year...and the year before (2019) it had poured rain and had to be cancelled...
...so I just used
the BIG MOUTH trunk design that I'd made for 2019 and never used...and just strewed a bunch of vegan candy over the tongue in the mouth...it was super cute and super easy...
...the Fire Truck came and got set up...
...and so did the Hayride...
...popcorn and snacks...
...several other Trunks with Treats...
...games and a photo booth...
...every 15 minutes there was a line for the Hayride...which went around the graveyard and back up the other side of the Church...
...it was very popular...
...and it kept getting spookier as it got darker...
...there were a couple of these big blow up costumes on little kids...they were so funny...
...there was a petting zoo...with the sweetest little baby calves and goats...
...and here's a photo of me...I'm actually talking to a little one here...
...and then...our toilet in the master bathroom broke in the middle of the night...so the Man just turned off the water to it...and then the next day...Amazon came to the rescue with a replacement part...it's a strange power flush toilet...the only one in the house...I remember they were popular in the eighties and when my BIL and SIL built their house they had them in every bathroom...anywhoo it wasn't difficult to fix...
...we had gotten these pretty fall turnips...
...and the Man wanted to try baking them in their skins...as we'd had great success doing that with fresh beets...
...and although it worked just fine...the turnip flavor is quite intense...and so I guess I prefer mine boiled to water that down a little bit...but if you love the sharp and spicy turnip flavor I'd say baking is the way to go...
...then Sunday afternoon...the Man fired up the grill and made some delicious smoked tofu...no spices or anything...just tofu...
...so I made the turnips...and a sweet potato casserole for sides...
...with Dandies...of course...
...and some vegan coleslaw too...it was all really yummy...and fall-ish...
~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!
Matt got his booster shot today. Not sure when I'll be getting mine, but hopefully soon. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteYour trunk mouth is VERY fun. We helped my MIL brainstorm ideas for her own church Trunk or Treat celebration. I'll have to show her yours as an idea for next year. She has a hatchback though so I don't know if it will work quite as well, but...
Hi Beth,
Delete...thanks...we always have a lot of fun at these Trunk or Treat events...
~Have a lovely day!
That was a lot happening! I'll have to try baking turnips - never thought of that....but I love the turnip flavor so I expect I'd like it that way. Love, K
ReplyDeleteHey K,
Delete...I think I'll stick to baking beets...they're delish that way...
Love,
T