Brrrr. I came out from the workshop after cutting some finicky panel moulding trim pieces for the kitchen, to gray overcast skies and blowing snow. So, had to drain the hand pump on the well and plug in the dog watering bowl.
Thanksgiving was excellent! Had the entire family around the table. Ten of us now. Three of the kids were seeing their wife/BF/GF’s family the next day where they are all having turkey, therefore we had roast.
S22 stayed for the weekend, so the following day he, Grandma, and I got together to play cards and have a turkey dinner. A nice turkey breast popped in the oven while we sat around the kitchen table.
A good thing too, for around three quarters the way through cooking, the oven controller faulted. The turkey was a nice light colour and smelt great. The display asked if we wanted to restart. I answered yes, and the oven started again. I sat back down at the end of the table which faces the oven directly and continued playing. Two minutes later the roasting pan made a twang noise, I looked over and notice the oven interior was glowing red.
The top broiler element turned on and would not shut off. The oven was incredibly hot; like 700 F. Even the stove top was cooking hot. I shut off the oven and pulled the turkey out. The bird looked like mercury: Its one side was crispy brown. Wow, in just a minute! Good thing we were sitting in the kitchen.
Anyhow, we let the oven cool a bit, and finished cooking the turkey with the ample latent heat. Interesting thing thermodynamics, really hot only burns the out layer, the underneath is basically untouched. Just a wee charring on the one end of the slices.
The twang was from the roasting pan as it bent upwards from the heat. It now does not sit flat and has a 3/4 inch rise on two of its corners relative to the other two. Lol. Time for a new pan.
Thanksgiving marks the fifth anniversary of bomb drop - J’s grand announcement, her throwing the kids aside, and her moving in with OM (egg man/neighbour). Oh, that was a crazy three hours!
That anniversary passed unnoticed and unrealized until yesterday, the date of my wedding. That anniversary date also passed unnoticed and unrealized until this very typing. Funny that.
Life is indeed great. Peaceful and content.
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Feelings are fleeting. Be better, not bitter. Love the person, forgive the sin.
