"You are old," said the youth, "And your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak— Pray, how did you manage to do it?" ~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Tuesday brought more wild game to my doorstep:  4 geese!

This time I was an old hand... although the kids commented on how slowly I was plucking, they admired my goose when it was nekkid because I had worked carefully to keep the skin intact.

And, yes.  I am wearing my pajamas.  It is Spirit Week, and today was wear your pajamas to school day.  Aren't I a good sport?!

After the tedious task of cleaning those birds, I decided not to cook them today... it would have taken way too long for a school night.  So, tomorrow the kids are invited for a mini-feast after school.  I will roast the geese (just how long does one roast a goose?!), cook up some rice, and scrounge up anything else I can find in the pantry to supplement the meal.

After I shooed the kids along their way, a couple of friends came over for a sewing session and gab-fest.   We are fortunate enough to have access to sewing machines, so we are working on some quaspeqs (pronounced kus-pucks).   Okay, to be truthful, they worked and I talked... all in all, a lovely day.

A proud seamtress displays her first seam ever!  Fun times.