Time is especially funny this time of year. Two weeks ago Christmas was barely over – and it was still 2012. Barely a month ago – Dec. 14 – it was the day before the cookie party, and my life was quite different. Rather than slaving over a hot computer, trying to compose meaningful exercises […]
Since it’s our first weekend after our first week back at work after the holidays – albeit a three-day week – we kept this weekend pretty open and easy. I’ve been trying to do lots of New Year type activities – straightening and organizing, using up, throwing away, recycling. Walking more, and eating less sweets. […]
Back at the end of the last semester – fall 2012 – after the cookie party, but before Christmas (like 2 weeks ago <grin>), I was pretty sure there was something seriously wrong with me, incipient Alzheimer’s, brain tumor, something really bad – because it hurt to think. Christmas break wasn’t nearly long enough – […]
Dec. 28th, 2012 is my Dad’s 92nd birthday. We didn’t do anything particularly special in his honor, but I remembered him a lot. In the morning, I worked on the two online courses that I’ll be teaching in the spring semester – classes don’t start until Jan. 22, but I have to have my syllabi […]
I literally sorted and boxed up the excess papers on my desk – the piles had gotten really embarrassing, sliding off and messy. Our recycle bins are too full, post-party and post-blizzard, though, so the box of old papers is going to have to wait until the next pickup, after the one tomorrow, it’s […]
Was a large scale mess. I tried to make eggs Benedict with real Hollandaise – I used to make a batch of Hollandaise with 36 eggs and 6 pounds of butter on Sunday mornings at 6:00 a.m. when I opened for brunch at Ovens East – but the memory of doing that was not helpful […]
Cookies for the homeless, cookies from the new cookie gun, and cookies from Pittsburgh. I took a big pan (foil chafer liner courtesy of my office holiday party, which I missed since I was home cooking party food on Friday 12/14) of cookies to the regular Sunday meal for the homeless in Madison. When I […]
So – this year’s cookie party. Everyone came early – at 6:00 the place was packed. I think it’s just the scheduling. Because it was a Saturday and x number of days before Christmas – everyone had somewheres else to go. Party hopping, or going to a seasonal show. Al had gone to Target earlier […]
Here’s a quick gallery of some of the cookie shots I have not posted since last Tuesday. The party was last night. I’ll tell you all about it Real Soon Now™ Gotta go start stuffing cookies into ziploc bags for shipping.