Day 40 - Ho Ho Ho Eve

We did 2 remotely interesting things today. We had lunch at Hush Harbor. I ordered one of their daily specials, vaguely referred to as "Salmon Entree." One of the best meals I've had in recent memory, which is saying a lot. Perfect salmon atop perfect risotto, perfectly plated. Then we grocery shopped for stuff for tomorrow. Randy will make pozole. I'll take a stab at the ginger cake with root-beer poached pears in the current issue of Fine Cooking since we were gifted with a box of those fabulous Harry and David pears.

Otherwise, just same-old, same-old and other mop-up operations. Gift wrapping. Floor vacuuming. Pick-up-and-put-away. Last minute Christmas card writing. Tree ornament repair. Email catch up. Cat petting. Dish washing. Real life. No cooking accomplished since Randy made cream of wheat with bananas and raisins for breakfast and neither of us were particularly hungry after our Big Lunch. We just polished off the last of the brie, salami and crackers. I do my very best to keep my holiday expectations extremely low.

Last night I dreamed I had a dump truck. A real one. Now what was that all about? I'm wishing that Santa, and life in general, is treating you very well today.