Saturday's Goings On

It is very quiet here at the cabin this morning.  The fire is crackling and smells amazing as I sip my coffee and look out into the dark.  Actually, there is a lot of moonlight or something because the gravel road outside of the our bedroom window is strangely lit and if it wasn't so bitterly cold I would take a walk.  Brrrrr.  I do hate winter but I know it is only a brief time till the sweet green tips of grass and leaves will make an appearance.  I can't wait!  We got here last evening at dinner time and The Hubby took Clayton for a short walk to get his giddiness of being here out of his system. 

I had picked up a quick baked ziti from a local catering/sandwich store for dinner and popped it in the oven. 

Dinner done we settled in for a bit of television and I knew The Hubby was to go to bed early as he is a hunting today.  It is still bow season and he wanted to get one more hunt in on his lease.  I headed to bed about 10:15 and was awakened about 11:30 by the sound of Clayton hitting the floor and his collar jingling as he ran to the front door and do a dance to go outside.  He was quick and we raced back to bed and snuggled down under the covers.  Then about 3 am The Hubby's cell phone went off, giving a signal that it was charged.  That got Clayton excited, thinking it was time for his breakfast.  Yet again, a trip to the great outdoors to tinkle and a rush back to bed, then The Hubby was up about 4:30 to shower in his descenting soap and breakfast.  Clayton was right behind him.  The bedroom door was shut but I could hear the goings-on in the living room and Clayton was at the door crying to see what some more of the commotion was.  I could smell dirt, yes dirt.  The Hubby has a huge bag that he keeps his hunting attire in and when he opens it up, WHOOSH, dirt smell.  He actually puts this scent bag things in it to smell like dirt.  Hmmm, take a shower to descent then put on clothes that smell like dirt.  Oh, it's all about fooling those smart deer out there.  Apparently they can smell the slightest scent of anything human and run.  Now my living room smells like dirt, until he leaves and then it dissipates a bit.  I hope he gets one???!!!

I'm up early as is to be expected as I can't get a break for sleeping lately but that is okay, I needed to blog to keep up my daily thoughts.  I'll read today and pick up the house, for tonight we are to have a few of the cabinites over for chicken gumbo.  I've only made it once but it was delicious so shouldn't have a problem.  I will probably take a short nap later too.  So that is my Saturday, how's yours going! 

Oh, question, I've been checking out my "read" stats on blogger and the weirdest thing is one day is says I have 340 readers, 23 readers, 0 readers, ...  yet my comments are so at a minimum.  I have a weird feeling that it is just spam or what do they call them "lurkers".  Whatever, it is a bit creepy and confusing.  I wish I had that many readers. 

Brrrrrrrr

About all I can say today is BrrrrrrrRRRRrrr...man it is cold.  We spent a nice cozy weekend at the cabin and I didn't budge to far from the fire I can tell ya!  Spent most of the day yesterday watching whatever TV I could get with a digital antenna and staying very warm.  I put a big pot of Buckaroo Beans on the stove for Harri & Jimbo to share with us and just stayed content with little Clayton at my side while The Hubby went deer hunting.  He was lucky that the cold didn't really set in until later in the day, after he was through for the day.  It was bow hunting and he was a lucky boy.  It was his first kill with a bow and arrow and he was excited.  When he got back to the cabin with is spoils he hollered up the garage stairs at me and I knew what he had.  He said that he might need help hanging it up to skin.  Oh boy.  I told him that I had seen enough dead deer hanging when I was a kid to fill me up for the rest of my life.  He would have to find someone else to help, maybe Jimbo!  Curiosity got the best of me though and I took a peek at the back of his truck to see feet, gutted deer and ICK!  Nope, can't help him.  He had to get back to town to take it to a processor so off to Tulsa he went, when the ick task was done.  That was my weekend how was yours.  Sorry no pic's, I left my camera sitting on the dining room table, darn!

Wild Hogs and Sheets

 Check out my new duvet for the guest bedroom of the cabin.  I had a bright yellow denim fabric before but wanted something for the winter season.  I found these at Pottery Barn and fell in love.  I just put it over the yellow duvet.  There are actually two twin beds in that room but...

the other one was covered with the sport of the season, hunting gear. 

It's actually deer season but there are also the wild hogs that are ravaging the land right now.  There's not a season for them so...well.  These were not taken but just photographed to see how many there were and there were MANY!  They are just tearing up the trees and land to nothingness and they multiply like cats. 

A Little Romance

Last night The Hubby and I decided to walk up the road to S&J's for a beans and cornbread dinner.  The evening was beautiful.  The moon was nearly full and the wind had finally died down a bit making the air perfect for a jacket walk.  I was toting my bag of appetizers (veggies and dip) and a bottle of water as all of a sudden The Hubby stopped in the middle of the moonlit road and kissed me, kissed passionately.  WOWWIE!!!!  He hasn't done that in a bit and it took me off guard.  He was happy and feeling so much better, especially since he has had a head cold.  Today is the opening day of gun deer hunting season and he was going with his buds.  It was a perfect evening and everything was right in his world.  I got the benefit!

So Quiet

We have ventured up to the cabin this weekend amid the first nice rainfall we've had in a long while.  It rained cats and dogs but I loved it as I knew not many would be there because of it.  I like this time best at the cabin because most of the people that have kiddos who love the golf carts and go zooming by are staying in town!  This morning as I stepped out the door it was crisp and cool and the rain had stopped.  All you could hear was nothing, absolutely nothing.  Then the birds started singing but they are different bird sounds, fall birds as some of the summer sounds have migrated.  I know that soon the quiet will be broken by the sounds of gunfire as hunting season is upon us.  I'm actually fine with that as the deer population is just over the top here and the food is eaten.  I grew up with that so I'm used to it but the quiet of the fall then a gunshot is something to ponder don't you think.