Feel free to skip, guys -- I crammed a bunch of recipes into one place, stared at them, and then did my own version. And now I need to write it down before I forget because the in-laws want me to make this again next Thanksgiving.

( Apple galette )

It might be the shortest day of the year, but it's got sun at least, unlike yesterday.  (I may have spoken too soon, but we'll see.)

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Everything that needed to be in the mail by tomorrow has gone out in the mail today and thus, I am on strike for a day or two from holiday stuff. Which means I'm going to finish rereading/coding/posting Sirocco and Currents to AO3, and write more 1-3 sentence 'fics I'm not writing' (and maybe write one of them too) and play silly games. But I'm ( Read more... )

I remember being a retail clerk at the holidays.  It's frequently not very fun.  Tonight, I've been to a bookstore, a chocolate shop, a coffee shop, and out to dinner.  Every one of the clerks was friendly and helpful, frequently above and beyond the call of their job.  The bookstore clerk rang up my higher-priced items separately so I could use ( Read more... )

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Things for which I am grateful:

1.  Dragon
2. Family of choice.  (This includes the sane members of our birth/adopted families.  I wish there were more of them....)
3. Friends.  (Yup, 2 & 3 overlap a lot)
4. Not needing to hide bodies.
5. That this is over for another year.
6. That no, the wine did *not* damage my computer!  (Nope, not my fault, but it ( Read more... )

The source of my daily quotes email is listing things for which he's thankful all week.  Today's theme is courage.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.  - Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955

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Green eggs and ham*.  (
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We're in Boone, NC tonight.  The desk clerk was amazingly nice, the room's lovely and looks out over the mountains, and dinner was amazing and I don't just say that because we were starving.  If you come through, the Red Onion Cafe has wonderful, glorious food. (Including homemade cheesecake, made by the owner.  YUM.)


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This one is thoroughly random, what can I say?

A.  U.S. Burn Notice fans, set your DVRs for tomorrow night!  Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe airs Sunday April 17th at 9/8c on USA. Backstory on Sam, directed by Jeffrey Donovan who plays Michael.

B.  Dragon and I'll be out of touch next week, off driving the Blue Ridge Parkway because next Weds, we'll ( Read more... )