GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS

A REMEMBERAMBLE for December 1, 2025

Good morning indeed! Monday morning all around! Did you have a good weekend? I did. Saturday was a restful day, and so was yesterday. Let me back up, and say that I did some cleaning up here, in the house. Yesterday I did very little other than cook supper. A friend joined me, and we enjoyed the food and fellowship. I had opened a bag of dried chickpeas/garbanzo beans Saturday before I went to bed and let them soak in brine all night.

Then in the early afternoon, I peeled a rutabaga, diced it, scored a smoked sausage like an accordion, and put that in the rutabagas, seasoned them well and set them to "bilin" for a couple of hours. I put some ham-flavored seasoning, black pepper, and four pieces of crunchy bacon crumbled into the pot of garbanzos. I let those simmer until they done. I served the garbanzos and bacon from the pot, and they were very good.

If had more time I would have drained them in a colander, then stir fried them, they are really great cooked that way. I added sweet peas to the menu, and then some Conecuh Fresh Pork Sausages. I had never had their fresh pork sausages, only their great smoked sausage, and these were just fine. Most folks don't ever serve sausages with anything other than breakfast, but I consider them a meat dish good for any meal, the same with smoked sausage.

I serve those often at dinner or supper. "Try it, you'll like it." Speaking of food, I tried a product the other day that was very good, it was a first for me. It was Banquet's small pie like the chicken pot pies they make, but these were filled with sausage gravy. Here I go again, advocating for another unhealthy, fat-laden, cholesterol-filled, dollar store, low rent, food item! But, listen those kinds of things taste better than fresh fruits and vegetables!

Anyway, buy some, cook two in your microwave oven, smash'em up on your plate and enjoy them. I go tomorrow to my appointment with Dr. Lynn of Statesboro Cardiology, and likely will be scheduled for a heart catheterization shortly after. I think I told y'all the other day of my heart diagnosis, but will go back over it. I have congestive heart failure, and a big blockage in there somewhere. I have mild COPD.

On a positive note, the sleep study showed me not having sleep apnea, nor in need of having to use a CPAP. I have been enjoying the cooler weather, as it suits me just fine. I have always preferred having seasonal weather as it should be. I want heat in the spring and summer, followed by cold in the fall and winter. I can recall many Christmases that seemed "off a bit," because the day was warm or even hot. Thanksgiving should be cool, and Christmas should be cold.

Since I was running late with this GM,Fs post, I guess I should finish it up so you can proceed with your day. God bless you for faithfulness here, it means so much to me and my boyz.

NUMBERS 6: 24-26, KJV

we boyz three, babee conway, lil merle, and me