November 25, 2018 - Sunday morning

27 degrees/cloudy/breezy

Pentoga Road

It's going to be short and sweet this morning. Sargie and I will be taking off to Milwaukee in a bit. There's been a slight change of plans. With a winter storm warning forecast to begin late this afternoon for Milwaukee, we're considering driving the Blazer with four wheel drive and take each mile as it comes. Worst case scenario is that we'll get a room in Green Bay for the night and finish driving on to Milwaukee in the morning.

Yesterday was turkey day. Jambo had given us one the day before yesterday and since it was raining, I decided to cook it in the oven rather than smoke it outside.

Wrapped in bacon, injected with a quarter pound of butter, and stuffed with apples, I patted the bird on its back and slid it in the oven.

The bird is delicious. Are we surprised? Everyone knows that two of the more important food groups in life, butter and bacon, make everything taste better.



We'll freeze much of the meat and enjoy the occasional turkey sandwich throughout the winter.

I spent much of the day in the shop gluing patterns onto wood or making puzzles. It's crunch time in Grandpa's Wood Shop for making Christmas presents.

I'm going to take my usual quarterly break away from Tales from Pentoga. Writing the daily blog has become more of a chore than a pleasure, so that tells me it's time to take a break. It happens several times a year.

OK, We need to pack and form some sort of a strategy for driving into a winter storm. What car to take? How far? 

To go or not to go, that is the question!

After all, a man's work is never done. 

So are the tales from Pentoga Road... 

Christmas magic. New lights for the old tree.