Posted A Very Japanese Christmas.
Category: Seasonal
Ax-Man
Started my Christmas shopping at Ax-Man Surplus.
Bonus Cycling Day
Rolled up one pant leg. At this time of year, any day I do that is a bonus.
Hardly Leftovers
Prepared dinner with carefully curated ingredients: everything left over from Thanksgiving, except pumpkin pie, stuffing and cranberry. Tomorrow: farce galettes au compote de canneberges (stuffing patties with stewed cranberry for dipping).
Dangerous Birthday Party
Stood by, ready to prevent misuse of dry ice at my nephew’s ninth birthday party at the Science Museum. The kids behaved really well.
Flowering Christmas Cactus
Our flowering Christmas cactus reminded me it was cold outside. Mittens were a necessity today.
Shoveled Snow
Shoveled snow, maybe for the last time this season.
Walking on Fresh Snow
Walked home on fresh snow in daylight after a touching movie and dinner: the first day of Daylight Savings Time.
Ready for Ice Dams
Photographed circuit breakers: if there’s heavy snow while we’re traveling, we’ll get these turned on to prevent ice dams on our old house.
Ice Was Gone
The wind whipped up Lake of the Isles, ice was gone, as I ran.