Saturday, Sept. 19th, 2020 was a TWO TURKEY DINNER DAY!!!!!

 I had tried to reach my cousin, Rebecca, over the past few days without success.  She was bitten by a dog eleven days ago.   I called her this morning and reached her.  I asked her about the dog bite and she told me the whole story including how the hospital here in Lockport did not do a good job treating her, all the bleeding she did, and how she ended up back in Lockport seeing Dr. Schraft, who is taking good care of her.    This is a picture that her son Scott posted on the day it happened.  (September 13th). A friend of Becky's who is a nurse is changing the dressings daily.  


Betty and I met up with Becky at the Hartland Stone School for their Autumn Festival.  As usual, they have a large basket raffle,  I spent twenty dollars on raffle tickets even though I didn't really see anything that I liked.    I also spent five dollars on a future raffle, at a future fundraising event for foundation repair for another schoolhouse in the area.   Most likely I WILL win because it is two Barbie dolls!!!!!

The three of us had the turkey dinner, which was very good.  The kitchen seemed somewhat disorganized.  I had to ask for silverware and my drink and both Betty and Becky had the same dilemma NO SILVERWARE.  Becky gave me the lighthouse lamp I won at their last fall festival.  She was there for the drawing and took it home and kept it for me.  I gave her a gift bag with some homemade healthy chocolate chip cookies, and small set of Christian encouragement cards.  I also gave Betty some cookies. I made them this morning after Peggy called and invited me to her house for supper tonight.  I will take the cookies and some rolls from Trader Joes.  

When I got home, I rested for a while before going to Peggy and David's house for supper.   Becky called to tell me that I won the basket of Pyrex bowls and other items, and that Betty won three items.  Becky won one item.

At Peg's house they had prepared a turkey dinner with baked potatoes,  stuffing, gravy and a squash called "mashed potato squash".   I contributed Everything But the Bagel Rolls from Trader Joes and the cookies.   It was a good meal.  David looked at some of Mary Anne's jewelry that I thought might be valuable, but none of it was.  

After supper, Peggy and I took a walk.  When I got home, my street was crowded with cars.  There is a party going on in the house that used to be the home of drug dealers.


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