Somehow we didn’t get around to doing a lot of things we usually do at Christmas. We never brought down the lite brite tree. and 2017 We didn’t have lights on the front porch, so here’re some animated ones. We went to Al & Emma & Jasper’s on Christmas day for Chinese take out for … [Read more…]
Sorry to be such a sucky reporter of cookie season. It was so compressed this year. I feel like I missed everything from Nov. 30-Dec. 14 when the party was because all I did was stay home and bake. With a few exceptions: we did go to the Madison Symphony Christmas show on the 7th. … [Read more…]
I haven’t posted in almost a month and I started a post about that, that also summarizes cookie season and the party. But I started that post on Tuesday and it’s already Thursday and it’s not ready to publish. But meanwhile, going through pictures, I discovered quite a few cookies shots. So, until the other … [Read more…]
I’ve had another string of busy days following each other. I didn’t have Jasper last Wednesday because he was off on Emma’s family’s ski trip, but they came back Thursday, and I babysat Saturday night, so Al & Emma could have their valentines’ day. It was an easy night. I showed up a little after … [Read more…]
Tuesday began the transition from cookie season to holiday season. It was the first day in weeks when I didn’t eat a single cookie … well, except for 2 pieces of the layered white chocolate peppermint bark. But that can almost be considered a refresher rather than a cookie. Instead I ate too much of … [Read more…]
The saga of my knee continues. I think I told you that the last time I went to PT, the therapist confirmed that the orthotics (prescribed by the 1st PT who was a maternity leave fill-in) didn’t seem to be helping, and I should send them back to get adjusted, and stop wearing them until … [Read more…]
Yesterday we passed a milestone of cookie season. All the leftover cookies have been transferred into smaller containers and they’re in the fridges. I also finished grading yesterday afternoon, although I did have to go back in and change a bunch of grades this morning because I forgot to add points for a lurking assignment, … [Read more…]
I started writing this last week, when it was still September, the 28th to be precise, Wednesday, and that was the Wednesday after the Tuesday when the exercises & stretches the PT gave me for my bum knee and calf cramps started to feel like they were working instead of just making me cry. And … [Read more…]
Susan and I walked early on Wednesday, rescheduled from our usual Monday because she was on grandma childcare duty on Monday. We were going early because I was supposed to be downtown at 10:00 for a coffee date. But, my 10:00 cancelled, so I went grocery shopping instead. And experienced some supply chain issue frustrations. … [Read more…]
Quite a few things turned out nicely this weekend. Here they are: First, sourdough ginger cookies, from this Food & Wine recipe, baked on Friday and bagged up to distribute at Grillin’ for Peace, the Savory Sunday benefit. They have no white flour; instead, they’re composed of spelt, rye, and buckwheat. I also made some … [Read more…]