Happy close-to-New-Year’s to you all. Firstly and most-importantly! I have finished the Budapest/Prague travel journal. And not a moment too soon! Go read it lest I defenestrate you. At least peek at the photos, because some of them are pretty damn good. Also, Bertine’s movies are entertaining. Secondly! I woke this morning to the most amazing snowfall we’ve had in ...

OH MAN, I am sleepy. It doesn’t help having tropical temperatures here if there’s no sun. Palm trees are optional. Hey, did I mention I’m going to the Bahamas in a month? Hellllllyes!!! So, Christmas! We headed to gramma’s in Upper Michigan on Friday afternoon. It felt like the longest drive ever, because of the early dark. We did what ...

Some quick things before I go! – I love my new skates. I didn’t realize that the rental ones were so crappy until I had real ones. Also, newly-sharpened skates are dangerous as far as the likelihood of falling-down. Luckily, I didn’t. The Depot is now playing the same xmas music my dad used to play on 8-track while we ...

Hey, more rushed posting? Imagine. Let’s see! Monday we were indeed cookin’. Chris made cream of wild rice soup and I made biscuits with some leeks left over from the soup. Since then, I’ve been having soup and biscuits for lunch. I’ve also made a ton of cranberry sauce, dal with vegetables, and tonight I’m making a giant fruit salad ...