Went to LA this past weekend to attend baby Kamille’s baptism and got to see old friends and indulge in a lot of off-diet grub as well.
LA Trip
Egg Custard Pie
I made an old childhood favorite: egg custard pie. Cue a flood of memories and a taste of home.
Work Farewells
Kevin goes to Japan for a 2-year assignment. Dave, Mark, and Craig head off to retirement.
Boodle Night
A delectable night of Filipino food, “kamayan”-style, with co-workers.
Ramen Night
Hot and spicy miso fireball ramen with chicken karaage and chashu bao. Just what I needed on a freezing Friday night.
A Winter Sunset
Dusk slowly takes over the winter sunset.
Fracture
Tried out for the first time a couple of Fracture prints (www.fractureme.com). With Jiro’s pictures, of course. They looked great!
ELFA Storage Units
I installed these shelving units in the laundry and mud rooms at the height of this past weekend’s snowpocalypse.
New Hallway Table
This modern one replaced a traditional Bombay Co. piece that I’ve had for about 20 years.
Snowiest and Coldest Weekend of the Season So Far
About a foot of snow fell this weekend as temps dove into negative teens territory.
New Watch Strap
A new Nike sports strap on the Series 4.
Middle West Spirits Tour
A tour of a local distillery.
Holiday Baked Treats
A gallery of this year’s homemade baked holiday sweets.
Chocolate Ginger Molasses Cookies
Made a batch of chocolate ginger molasses cookies. Also, two loaves of banana bread, one with chocolate chips. It’s a baked chocolate sweets kinda Sunday evening.
Almost Christmas
Christmas mode on as the tree and other decorations go up.
Today at Breakfast Club
The elevated egg sandwich with millionaire’s bacon. Philip partakes in solid food for the first time.
New MacBook Air
It’s occurred to me that I have not mentioned anything about my latest Apple product: the late 2018 13” MacBook Air. Space gray and distinctly faster than the one it replaced (an early 2015 12” MacBook).
Early Christmas Get-Together
Brad hosts an early Christmas Party.
A Moscow Mule Kind of Night
Watershed Distillery vodka, Goslings ginger beer, lime juice, and lots of ice in a lovely copper mug make for a chill evening.
Holiday Care Train
My two Care Train adoptees this year. It’ll be interesting shopping for these.