After three days sheltering from the Arctic blast, screwed up the will to walk one block to our local bar for Reubens and beer.
Category: Seasonal
Imaginary Airport
On my Skyway walk, I imagined I was in an airport heading for a warm-weather destination. Here, in Hennepin County Government Center, monitors direct individuals to court-related rooms. Security screening is just around the corner.
Twelfth Night
Today’s Twelfth Night, so followed tradition and took down Christmas decorations.
Nice Weather for Skeletons
Falling snow continued to soften the dinosaur skeleton in the kids’ playground downstairs. Abandoned all thoughts of a walk, rode an exercise bike.
Snow Day
Snow was falling, about an inch an hour, as I walked.
Fruitcake
Enjoyed a slice of my mother-in-law’s excellent fruitcake. I grew up in the UK where most people seem to love fruitcake, not so much here in the USA. The BBC Website instructs cooks to feed the cake with alcohol every two weeks until Christmas. That might explain the difference.
Getting New Year’s Done
(Virtually) relocated to Madrid to celebrate the arrival of 2023 at 5:00 pm Central, an annual tradition for us. Set up a VPN to Spain’s RTVE 1, a national public TV channel. With that done, made our traditional paella.
Seeing in the New Year with Seafood
On today’s walk I was on a mission: buy ingredients for our traditional New Year’s Eve paella. Coastal Seafoods, hidden in an industrial area, sells the best seafood in town. It was hopping, so I took a numbered ticket and browsed while fifteen customers ahead of me got served.
Jigsaw Puzzle
Dwight’s mom is staying with us for New Year’s. Set up a jigsaw puzzle that’s guaranteed to become an obsession.
Sated
We ate well, not too many leftovers. They’ll be making surprise appearances from the fridge and freezer over the next couple weeks.