Syndicated Column from the week of October 7, 2012. Published in the Galion Inqiurer on October 10, 2012.   Temperatures are dropping into the 30s overnight. The leaves are dropping from the trees. The animals are getting fuzzy with winter coats. Soon it will be time to turn the furnace on instead of just adding another blanket to the bed. We were talking about prepping the house for winter the other day and there are a few things to do yet. We need to bring in the wicker porch furniture and garden hose. We’ll most likely have to run the mower a few more times to mulch the dropped leaves. Take a look around your yard, I’ll bet you have some similar chores. We plan to take advantage of these moderate October days to work on that list. It’s one thing to work on the winter prep list when the weather is cool and quite another if we wait too long and those days turn into damp and miserable! On days like these, supper is best when it’s a hot meal that will warm us up after working hard in the cold. We’ve had some soups and casseroles lately that … Continue reading →