Thursday, November 15, 2012

Weds. night


Fried oysters and brussels sprouts.

Quite the blogger

So I get on here for the first time since April, oh wait, I see I was on here in August and also noted that the whole interface had changed. Sigh. So So busy. Can't remember anything,

My unemployment ran out suddenly. I thought I'd get it through December, but not. So I am juggling around money. I have not had to do this in years. But I'm okay so whatever. I'm sure I've explained my financial plan on here before.

At the shop, we are offering Thanksgiving sides (mashed potatoes, sweet potato peach or green bean or corn casserole and some pies and deviled eggs, of course) for pickup and we have several orders but none for Turkey Day itself, which I thought would be the big draw. Apparently, the holiday is celebrated in a wide ranging manner.

The weeks just fly by. WHY have I not ramped any of my ancillary plans: cooking classes, old folks dinner night, the Big Damn Dinners, the lunchtime catering. And some retail. Like, uh.  Ack. It's odd though that I have distributed probably 300 $1 off $10 coupons around town and not one has come back to the shop. Marketing, my nemesis.

Overall, things are pretty good at the shop. We're paying our bills which I understand is a good statement to be making this early on.

Also I have to deal with my car, the lease is ending, the tires are dangerously bad, I need a used car. I should put this on FB and see who knows where my next car is.

The Snaps are learning some new songs: Love Letter by Clairy Brown and the Banging Rackettes, and the Kinks' Sunny Afternoon and I Can See Clearly Now. We want to be the band that does songs no other band will do. LOL. No gigs on the horizon however.

Life out at the farm is restorative.