This past Saturday (Dec. 14) was an interesting day. We said farewell to long time North Ranch residents, Jud and Joann as they are returning to Pennsylvania to be closer to family and manage health issues. Several of us gathered at the entrance with signs in hand, wishing them safe travels and letting them know how much they will be missed.
Joann was the first person that we met when we arrived last year -- she was visiting the lots and decided to stop in for a chat. I bought my first bicycle from Jud and he had it running like a top. They will be missed by many. This is something you have to get used to, saying good-bye to the people that cross your path in this journey.
We loved the signs and especially the upside down "Safe Travels" in the back -- it made us smile at such a sad occasion -- saying good-bye to good friends 😢
Ruger joined the picture, even it Bob wouldn't.
So later that afternoon, Bob was cooking a "Trash can" turkey that was postponed from the Thanksgiving weekend due to inclement weather. There were several people from his block bringing food and we had a beautiful day (just a little cool), for the outside gathering.
So here's a few pictures of how that Trash can cooking works!
The trash can is covered on top and bottom to keep the heat in -- he used a fire pit as the base for the coals.
Then you carefully removed the can when the cooking is done (it was a 10lb bird) so it takes about 90 mins. for a 15lb bird, so it was a little under 1.5 hours.
Here's the end result -- we were a little concerned it would fall off the mesquite skewer stand. We had a great, well seasoned bird -- Bob does know how to roast and BBQ meat!
It was a nice meal and after we were all stuffed Bob helped Ruger tell us a story -- here it goes.
Bob put the turkey out in a tub to soak a few minutes before putting on the stand in the trashcan to cook. He went back into the house to get a couple of things and left Ruger outside with the bird??? Anyway, he comes back out and guess what?, no turkey in the tub --- Ruger had grabbed it out of the tub and was "tenderizing" the wing portion of the bird 😂😂 -- Bob grabbed the bird, rewashed it and rubbed a little more seasoning on that portion, put it in the trash can to cook and scolded Ruger for stealing the turkey. (In fact, Darrel came in on the end of the scolding).
We all gathered to eat and Ruger was on the porch, banished during the meal (little did we know he was in big trouble....) -- Bob waited until we were all done with our dinner to help Ruger confess his transgressions. We all just laughed and figured it was a good after Thanksgiving story to remember in the years to come.
We all hear about restaurant stories where food is dropped and put back on a plate so I think I would rather have a Ruger tenderized wing vs. food off the floor any day!
We started the day with a sad farewell and ended the afternoon with joyous laughter, how blessed we are on this journey.
Sending our love, hugs and blessings,
Susan & Darrel
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