happy new year. we're heading home today.
jack always waits patiently . . he doesn't want to be left behind.
there's always so much to gather together . . christmas gifts, leftover food that nana and nonno won't be able to finish . . library books, christmas gift books, sheets and towels cleared out of the bedrooms . . coats and gloves and scarves and shoes . .
and always a little sad to leave but happy to be heading home . .
the sunset along the belt parkway . . we made library drop off stops, coffee stops, sandwich stops, gas stops, bathroom stops at chinese restaurants (kwong ming . . where i would sometimes go with my friend maryann and nana and nonno when i was a teenager . . ) and it's very cold again . . -1 degree centigrade, 31 degrees fahrenheit.
You should see our "stuff" when we travel . . . Actually, we are not so bad. Peter's sister always has many more things and she only has two boys. It's 13 degrees here and we are not going for walks at all. This morning the car was all frozen shut. So nice to see your parents up and healthy. Happy New Year again.
ReplyDeleteit has been very cold by you! and very snowy! you are having a real upstate new york winter :)
DeleteFriday is supposed to be bad. That is the day when the fridge is supposed to get delivered. We'll see if they make it.
Deleteyou're getting a new fridge! what happened with the old one? we had ours delivered during a heat wave. shouldn't they reschedule? i just feel for those guys driving through a snow storm . . . however, most guys don't seem to mind such conditions . . including my husband.
DeleteA while back a posted about the NYS energy audit we had done. This program helps low-income people to improve their house in order to save energy. The program paid for some insulation and also for a new fridge because it is old and wasting lots of electricity. Because the weather is so bad we won't get the fridge tomorrow now after all. We will have to wait another week. Taxes are high in NYS, but this program is pretty good.
DeleteP.S. How was the cheese?
ReplyDeletegreg forgot the baguette so we just had a cheese and cracker snack and talked about making it tomorrow instead :) i found this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/basic-fondue/ . . . which i think we will try.
DeleteNo white wine? I have never had a fondue without white wine and Kirschwasser. The best one I have ever had was in the mountains in Switzerland with my mom's cousin. We don't drink much wine, but I do like fondue with wine. It helps digest the cheese I think.
Deleteyes, i've read that about the wine. the one you had in switzerland sounds delicious! i bet the beauty of the countryside added to it's flavor!
Deletei'm up right now with morgana. she takes her medicine every six hours.
It was quite rustic, in the French speaking part, almost 20 years ago now. It was outdoors with a beautiful view of the Lake Neuchâtel.
DeleteHugs to Morgana, MRSA is nasty, hope the antibiotics do the job.
ReplyDeleteNew Year Blessings to you.
San and co xx