It's been quiet here which is just how we prefer it. We had our traditional sauerbraten Christmas Eve dinner at Mr WK sister's house. The hardest part was the trip in with the smells of fresh out of the oven raspberry scones and bread wafting about the car. Everything was fantastic — roast beef, smashed potatoes with gingersnap gravy, corn and carrots and freshly baked bread with Assumption Abby Bakery fruitcake and local Strawberry Hill povitica for dessert.
I'd finished up Christmas shopping the day before. I'd stopped by our local World Market to get some fancy chocolate and maybe some teas for my SIL. While I was wandering the food aisles I saw Sticky Fingers Raspberry Scones Mix. My SIL loves raspberries so I picked up two — one to bake and one to give to her. I made 'em just before we went over to their house so we didn't get a chance for a taste test. Once there however, we all broke off pieces of one to sample and it was really good!
Now, of course, I put my usual touches in, such as adding Penzey's Vietnamese cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves and nutmeg to the dry ingredients. I chose to pat the dough out into a circle rather than drop by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. Before they went in I brushed them with melted butter and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar. So, next time I'm down thataway, I'm going to pick up a package or two for us! I'm not normally a big raspberry fan but even I liked 'em.
Among her chocolate selections, I found Vosges Mo's Bacon Chocolate Bar. We sampled that too, after all the gifts had been opened. Not bad. May have to investigate further.
Wednesday, I got to shoot the monthly Women's IDPA match at Godfrey's Ranges in Junction City. After sitting at only four women for several matches this summer and fall, we had SIX again! Two of our newest shooters were unable to make it but we had one new shooter and a shooter who has been unable to come to the last several matches. I'm hopping for even more at the January match!
The new shooter is 12 years old! Her dad shoots with the Double Tap group that Mr WK. and I shoot with. One of the match directors has been coaching and practicing with her for several months. She did fairly well. She has better IDPA range manners than some of the adult new IDPA shooters I've seen. She enjoyed herself and as long as it doesn't interfere with her school work, she's going to shoot with us as often as she can. I hope that when the Corndogder Station matches start in March she'll want to shoot those too.
Two of our regular shooters are going to shoot their first IDPA classifier at the regular match in January. I plan to come out, cheer them on, take videos and help SO the match. Taking that into consideration, the entire match was combined and various stages of the classifier. For instance, for our first stage we combined the first three strings on the first stage. Our second stage was string four and five; after your took the head shots, you transferred the gun to your weak / support hand and shot string five. Stage three was string six from the first stage of the classifier and on thru. Where it was possible we combined strings so we could fit most of the classifier stages and strings into 8 separate stages.
Thank goodness I'm not classifying. I shot like crap. Just could not get my head into it. Some matches and days at the range are like that.
But I took lots of video which I'll get up sometime this weekend ... at least that's the plan.
We're hoping to hit our local outdoor range this weekend. Don't know yet what we'll take or which range we'll Occupy! but it'll be fun.
blogging to: local police scanner
reading: St Catherine of Siena, A Passionate Life by Don Brophy
Parting Shot:
I'd finished up Christmas shopping the day before. I'd stopped by our local World Market to get some fancy chocolate and maybe some teas for my SIL. While I was wandering the food aisles I saw Sticky Fingers Raspberry Scones Mix. My SIL loves raspberries so I picked up two — one to bake and one to give to her. I made 'em just before we went over to their house so we didn't get a chance for a taste test. Once there however, we all broke off pieces of one to sample and it was really good!
Now, of course, I put my usual touches in, such as adding Penzey's Vietnamese cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves and nutmeg to the dry ingredients. I chose to pat the dough out into a circle rather than drop by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. Before they went in I brushed them with melted butter and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar. So, next time I'm down thataway, I'm going to pick up a package or two for us! I'm not normally a big raspberry fan but even I liked 'em.
Among her chocolate selections, I found Vosges Mo's Bacon Chocolate Bar. We sampled that too, after all the gifts had been opened. Not bad. May have to investigate further.
Wednesday, I got to shoot the monthly Women's IDPA match at Godfrey's Ranges in Junction City. After sitting at only four women for several matches this summer and fall, we had SIX again! Two of our newest shooters were unable to make it but we had one new shooter and a shooter who has been unable to come to the last several matches. I'm hopping for even more at the January match!
The new shooter is 12 years old! Her dad shoots with the Double Tap group that Mr WK. and I shoot with. One of the match directors has been coaching and practicing with her for several months. She did fairly well. She has better IDPA range manners than some of the adult new IDPA shooters I've seen. She enjoyed herself and as long as it doesn't interfere with her school work, she's going to shoot with us as often as she can. I hope that when the Corndogder Station matches start in March she'll want to shoot those too.
Two of our regular shooters are going to shoot their first IDPA classifier at the regular match in January. I plan to come out, cheer them on, take videos and help SO the match. Taking that into consideration, the entire match was combined and various stages of the classifier. For instance, for our first stage we combined the first three strings on the first stage. Our second stage was string four and five; after your took the head shots, you transferred the gun to your weak / support hand and shot string five. Stage three was string six from the first stage of the classifier and on thru. Where it was possible we combined strings so we could fit most of the classifier stages and strings into 8 separate stages.
Thank goodness I'm not classifying. I shot like crap. Just could not get my head into it. Some matches and days at the range are like that.
But I took lots of video which I'll get up sometime this weekend ... at least that's the plan.
We're hoping to hit our local outdoor range this weekend. Don't know yet what we'll take or which range we'll Occupy! but it'll be fun.
blogging to: local police scanner
reading: St Catherine of Siena, A Passionate Life by Don Brophy
Parting Shot:
1 remark(s):
Sounds amazing. Especially the food:). Glad you had a Merry one!
Happy New Year to ya!
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