Thankspigging

So, where is everyone's Thanksgiving pictures? eh??????????? I only have one to include. We went to Thankspigging at Skinny's. A good time, but only about half the folks there were last year. The organizer said 2010 would be the last year, but the locals reorganized, didn't advertise much and all was well. They even had alligator. We saw a few people who are only here 6 months out of the year and they are beginning to come back on island now. Evan worked on Thanksgiving and Nathan went to Laura's family dinner.

Bob and I stopped to dump the garbage last week on our way early (in the dark) to STT and some (lots) of bees came in the car as they were attracted to the light. We stopped down the road to shoo them out and about 1/2 a mile later, I'm screaming for him to stop the car - one got me in the butt!!Can't remember the last time I had a bee sting. Wow, that hurt!!

The floor job downtown turned out great. They were very happy. Hope they advertise for us.

My garden is in full tilt now. I have beautiful bok choy. The local organic gardener gave me the seeds from Malaysia. We are now on to jalapenos, many herbs and tomatoes, cukes and kale.

Going with a friend to see another Eastender's garden this morning and Bob is going diving at noon today with a buddy.

hope everyone is well and happy.

luv,

betsy

Well, I promised myself and Marilynn I would do something here by this past Monday, so by island standards, this is not bad and I'm glad I waited because we have some really good news. Nathan got an offer on the house today - $60K, only $100,000 less than what he paid for it 6 years ago, but it allows him to go to FL without that hanging over his head. Hope everything works out for him. Talked to him 3 times today. I think he is real stressed. $700 worth of work to be done on the truck. He is supposed to leave for NJ with his buddy who is coming from NJ to help him pack up the heavy final stuff, but with this storm,who knows.

We went to the launch of a friend's boat that he built this past year. The guy is 80 and has been on STT/STJ for nearly 50 years and has built many boats. This is just a run about that they can easily go to Jost in. Lots of friends came and they had everyone up to the house and partied all afternoonh. It was like a christening and we were all witnesses. All 4 of these guys are boat builders from way back. The guy on the right is the builder of the boat we went to see being launched.
Some friends invited me to Miss Lucy's for brunch around Christmas. Here is a pic of us all in the sunshine. the man at the end of the table if an East End legend and is 94. We had a lot of fun.
Bob's job downtown is nearly finished. many trips to Cruz Bay!!
Evan starts school tonight taking Social sciences - mental health. he has most of the classes already under his belt. I think he really wants to get out and make money. If all goes well, looks like about 1 more year in school.

My garden is doing great!! We picked our first tomato the other day. I can't believe the taste!! Of course, we get really shitty tomatoes here and I have stopped buying any at all because you cut into them and they are so pithy, but mine was spectaculay. I have to cover them with plastic bags as they get bigger to keepthem from the birds. I now have 3 green ones in the bowl on the counter. i'm having to give away a lot of lettuce as I have so much and it will soon go to seed. I've been giving it away, but it just keeps growing. Some say I am competition for Josephine (greens on island-organic for 25 years) It was her very tiny tomato that caused me to have such great plants.
O.k. I'm yammering.
hope you guys are well in the snow, even those of you who are in FL
Let's hear from yu
luv,
b