Well the stew was YUMMY! It's freezing cold here (thanks Canada) and big ole fat snowflakes are flying around. S'posed to get maybe 3 inches on Tuesday. I am going to wait till it warms up to collect the greens for Yule decorations.
Thinking about baking for neighbor cookie boxes again this year. Kids kinda nixed my biscotti; they said most people just aren't 'dunkers' and you can't eat it unless it's dunked. I like the hazelnut, almond taste though... so might look around for a cookie instead. Lebkuchen are definitely on the list; maybe a double batch because they last a good while. Don't know yet how much I want to be trapped in the kitchen, though.
Eyes.... are good some days and not so good, others. The left eye is two weeks behind the right one. And I surmise that there is some time & practice involved in "training" my brain to clarify what the eyes are relaying. The close up vision is better than I expected! I darned a black pair of leggings with a single strand black embroidery floss (yep; I know all the needle threading tricks) and Holly said it looked good enough that she didn't even notice. So maybe it's just a matter of being patient. I ran out of antibiotic for the left eye and had trouble getting ahold of doc's office - office got flooded; a big mess I was told - so it took me a bit to get the refill. I'm catching up now. But I think it's the anti-imflammatory drops that are the most important... and I have plenty of those. Follow up appt is Monday, so maybe there will be glasses involved still.
B and I are good. We still have one project on the books - the mudroom - but there is no rush. His part will be done after he cuts/caps a drain pipe through the floor. Then Hol & I will tackle the beadboard. So, I might revisit the idea of going somewhere for Christmas. Just haven't decided yet WHERE. And so that would kill my baking plan... hmmm. Pondering.
