Christmas eve on a Saturday is the suckiest time to have a dental emergency.  Sitting around waiting for it to be 8:00 so that I can call my dentist.  Pretty sure that they're closed today - they're only open two Saturdays a month, and I'll bet money Christmas eve *isn't* on the list.  But if I can get the person on call to call in some antibiotics ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving with the family today.  A couple of months ago, mom and I hashed out location, causing me to really want to beat my head against a wall ( Read more... )

I'll catch up on other stuff soon.  But in the meantime, it's Halloween.  I actually just got a hoarde of little boys in costume at the door - scooped up their candy, said "thank you," and bolted down the driveway.  It actually reminded me of trick-or-treating in my childhood neighborhood ( Read more... )

So, sometime... last year?  Months and months ago at the most recent my dad sent me an email.  It was a link to a recipe for a poppyseed roll that in his works "looks exactly like the one my grandmother (that would be MY great-grandmother) used to make."  I was supposed to bring something for Easter this Sunday, so I decided to make it - just for ( Read more... )

First off - how on *earth* did I manage to forget to buy Easter candy?  Bob reminded me twice.  Of course, I was *really* surprised to realize that Easter is THIS weekend ( Read more... )

Well, the pre-cook is done.  The blanche poiree came out... odd.  The rice is much too firm, and I'm not sure why.  It was fine when first cooked, but now it's too firm.  I'm hoping it will soak up all that cream overnight.  Then, of course, I'll add more ( Read more... )

Yesterday was not a good day in the coordination department.  First, in the morning, I was cooking the squash for new year's eve, using the big slicer that my father had sharpened to his standards on Christmas eve.  The squash slipped, and the knife bounced gently off the tops of my left index and middle fingers.  The bleeding stopped eventually.  ( Read more... )

One of the fun things about having Charlotte around is having someone to watch the Rankin-Bass Christmas specials with.  Tonight is Frosty.  Rudolph is showing on Tuesday, and the Grinch is on Wednesday.  I can't find listings for "The Year Without a Santa Claus," or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," but we'll catch them if they pop up ( Read more... )

Daddy and Charlotte, carving the only pumpkin we actually bought ourselves.


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Sweet potatoes and squash are done and in the fridge.  Pies are out of the oven (one to take, one for home.)  Three more pies sitting on the back deck until we make room in the freezer, and there's a pecan pie in the oven right now (I had one pie crust left over, and a bag of pecans that's been in my way in the fridge for a while.)  I've never made ( Read more... )