Miscellany

So, I got to talk to my family on Christmas, calling my younger sister, Vel, and my older sister, Erica. Then I called Bob and Jeff, then my parents. After that, it was time to eat dinner. had made a prime rib roast, and Herman and I made mashed potatoes, steamed asparagus and green beans, a green salad, and a spaghetti squash with a basil cream sauce. John made pop-overs.

, , Herman, John and I feasted upon this supper with a bottle of cabernet sauvignon whose label I don’t recall, except that it was from California and 1999, but pretty tasty. I had two glasses.

The night before, after I had finished assembling and wrapping the gifts, I had a glass of Porter’s Incorrigible, the ginger liqueur I had made back in November. I think I found a good balance between the bite of the ginger and the simple syrup. It was sweet and warm going down, something I think ginger lovers will enjoy.

Yesterday ws spent in a cleaning frenzy. OK, not a frenzy, but a relaxed day of cleaning my room – putting it back into shape. These holidays, with travel, all the massages, and computer work have not exactly been the most tidy of times. But now it’s time to get back into ship-shape. A tidy room helps to order one’s thoughts, especially when one has to both work and relax in one’s room.

I joined Netflix yesterday, and queued up 17 movies.

I don’t have much laundry to do today before I’m done with my cleaning.

Bob made it back safe and sound to New Mexico, from his whirlwind visit back home with .

I get to buy my ticket to Fiesta tomorrow – hooray!

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