Gravy

Today  was just cold in Florida...... no other word for it..... it rained all day.... and it was cold.  We dashed over to the Publix for a couple of things - like a pencil for crosswords - and then home - that was it!

So - I sat and kept on knitting.  Mommee's first socks are finished.  They look like this.....

Mommee likes to roll her cuffs down, so I made extra long cuffs so they still look nice when they are rolled down, but can also be worn pulled up for taller boots when it is cold outside.  These are quite pretty and girlie, and suit Mommee perfectly, she is pretty and girlie.  Her second pair is on the needles and almost ready....there will be another package ready to mail off to her on Monday or Tuesday. 

Now.......I had these nice chicken breasts to cook for supper, along with some potatoes, carrots and green beans for the steamer, and even some Stove-Top stuffing to finish off the meal.  The only thing missing was some gravy.  Down here in Florida, a person can buy really good gravy in a jar - here Squeegie is pleased to show you.

So - off we went to the Publix to buy some gravy so supper would be totally delicious.  Of course, once we get there we buy some other stuff too, and come home with about four bags full.  Poppa helps carry them in, and I start putting stuff away.  The bag with the gravy and some other stuff is on the kitchen counter - so far, so good!  I take out the other stuff to put it away, but leave the jar of gravy in there since I am going to use it.  I think perhaps the gravy was too close to the edge of the counter and once the other stuff was taken out, it was close enough to slide over the edge.  I turn around to put some soup in the cupboard and hear this terrible, horrific crash and smash behind me.  Of course, I spin around and see to my dismay, that the jar is broken and the gravy is everywhere.  Thank goodness, the kitchen floor is all tiled.  Poppa immediately comes to my assistance by ordering me out of the kitchen and then he sets to work cleaning up the horrendous mess created by this errant jar of gravy (I had nothing to do with this mess - it was totally the gravy's fault!).  He did a terrific job... there was no glass to be found and the mess was gone.  So, after another trip to Publix for a new jar of gravy (the one Squeegie has in the picture), I proceeded to make supper - and I must say it was quite good.  But, that messy floor niggled at Poppa, and next thing I know he is mopping the floor.  I was busy watching Law & Order SVU, while working on another pair of socks, and then I realize that I can hear him mopping, but I can't see him.  I followed the noises and found him here......

...mopping the floor in the front entrance.  For those of you who know Poppa, you will have already guessed that he had continued to mop until all the tile floors in the villa were clean and sparkling!