Organ.
Hmmmmm…
Linda G. Hill requests I use the word organ in my post.
I wonder if she smelled Natasha’s chicken livers cooking the other night. I hate liver, an organ meat. I know this because I keep trying liver and it continues to taste disgusting. I will eat chicken hearts and gizzards, but liver?
No.
I’ll stick with my bacon and organic chicken eggs.
In other news, I’m officially on vacation. I left the organizationΒ that delivers my paycheck at 2:45 pm CST Friday and didn’t look back. This is my first official week off since Christmas. I’ve taken a few long weekends, days off here and there, but not a full week. I’m excited. The bike and I are packing up on Sunday and heading to the upper peninsula of Michigan early Monday morning. I’ll be communing with the “Yuppers” (the people of upper MI) and visiting a friend who lives on the shores of Lake Superior. The friend and I will do a little shopping, take a day trip to scenic Copper Harbor and catch up on life events. I haven’t seen her in over five years, so there’s much to talk about…and I want to drink coffee on her patio with the smell of Lake Superior wafting up my nose. On the way home, the bike and I hope to hit a new trail in Northern Wisconsin and do some hiking at a state park the following day. This is weather and old-lady-body permitting.
Note to self: Don’t forget the bug spray to deter those nasty little biting organisms.
After all of this, I’ll head home and prepare to be stressed out and disorganized at work for two weeks until I take another week-long vacation in August. I’ll be staying in Appleton that week, but helping out at my church’s arts camp for the kids. I did this two years ago – it was somewhat tiring, but fun. So, this is round two.
Word of the day:Β Morganatic
“Of or being a legal marriage between a person of royal or noble birth and a partner of lower rank, in which it is agreed that no titles or estates of the royal or noble partner are to be shared by the partner of inferior rank, nor by any of the offspring of the marriage.”
That doesn’t seem quite fair, does it? Why would the person of lower rank agree to this kind of marriage unless living at the palace is better than living under a bridge?
Hmmmmm…
No clue.
Well, rather than ponder this, I’m going to step away from the computer and start getting organized for the week. There’s a bag to be packed, a bike to be made ready, and kitties to console over my pending absence.
Gibbs is going to be mad, unless Natasha cooks more organ meat to soothe his furry soul.
Have a wonderful week everyone! I’ll be away from blogging for a while, but some of you may catch vacation antics on Instagram and Facebook.
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Great job with a difficult prompt. Iβm pretty sure you have friends who will take your portion of liver.
I wish you safe travels, great weather, cold beers and wonderful hours of relaxation. Keep the no-see-ums away and enjoy the beaches and trails.
I have friends and a cat who will eat my portion. However, if it happens to be cooked with bacon and onions, I’ll eat that part.
Relaxation is the main goal of this vacation. I really need to decompress from work, breathe in lots of fresh air and have no expectations.
Enjoy!
Have a GREAT time off – good practice for retirement. π Yes, someone else can have my share of liver as well as yours.
I intend to practice retirement really hard, Judy. Sans the liver, of course! π
Yaaaay! Vacaaaaation!!
I hope it’s a great week (how could it not be with an itinerary like that!)
YAYYYYYY!!!! I’m so excited, Joanne! I have to get moving soon because there’s much to do, but then there will be five days of being away from the usual adult responsibilities. Good times!
Your priorities for the week …. π² π΄π₯πΊπ΄π²ππ©πΊβοΈπ΄ π² π·π€ͺ π΄
I tried a bite of liver once for a friend of mine at the time. The restaurant was supposed to be genius with cooking it. My instincts proved correct. There are not enough onions and garlic in the world to mask that taste. I βofficiallyβ do not like liver. Enjoy your vacation!
Thanks Cheryl! I’ve tried liver various times in my life, cooked various ways, sometimes fresh that day, and it’s still the same. No thanks…
Enjoy your trip! Sounds wonderful π
Thank you, I will!
I liked the way my grandmother made chicken livers, but other than that, yuk. Kidneys, too. Yuk. Those were the only two things my stepfather refused to eat. He wanted nothing to do with anythinhg that was a strainer.
Have a good trip! I spent some good times in da UP…
Yah hey, John, I bet you loved many of your grandmother’s dishes. I plan to have an awesome vacation with lots of great non-liver foods.
Have a good time! And Gibbs and Ziva are more than welcome to my share of any organ meat going. Ick!
Ziva won’t eat liver. She’s in my camp. That means Gibbs gets it all…lucky dog cat!
Excellent – enjoy the wind in your hair and the bike on the trails! Relax and forget about work and everything that stresses you. Enjoy!
I absolutely will forget about work and enjoy, Shelley. Thanks!
In answer to your morganatic question, because love is madness, pure and simple.
I like liver, but I never choose it. If it’s there, with onions and mash, I want some, but I never seek it out.
In response to all the rest, well done! Have a wonderful time! Take all the pictures when your cheeks hurt from smiling too much π
Thanks for the morganatic explanation, Joey. I agree, love makes us do things that don’t always make sense.
I hope my cheeks hurt by the end of the week. It would mean success! πππ
Oh, it’s gonna happen! π
Happy vacation! I hope you have a wonderful time getting away from having to be organized at work. π
Thank you! I will be good when I finish organizing my suitcase! π
You and the bike have a great vacation, Mary!
Thanksp
I meant Thanks Lois. I guess my phone is on vacation too. π
Well, aren’t you clever with all your organ words. Is it hot? You could pack some organza. That will be nice and cool to wear. π
It’s probably a good thing I don’t do these SoCS challenges. All this week’s made me think of was Trump blathering about beating Elton John’s crowd records even though he doesn’t have an organ and me sniggering like a 13-year-old. Sometimes my mind goes places it shouldn’t.
Have a fabulous holiday!
It’s not hot here right now, been raining for two days and it will be cooler by Lake Superior. That’s good for me as I no longer embrace the hot hot weather.
I’m sniggering with you, Heather, although Trump usually makes me go GRRR instead.
I’m already having a great holiday…thanks! π
Can’t have the cats mad at you. I have always hated liver too.
I’ve been packing today and I think the boy knows. He’s been sulking. ^–^