dughlas

It currently 39/4° here.

Sounds good but I rarely do veggie gratins. My son wasn't fond of them, then was it just me in the house it was too much effort and too much leftover. Now when I'm with mum she says I cook too well for her so I try to limit calories.

You waited seven hours?!?

I'm doing linguine with sauteed broccoli. Recipe is actually for orecchio and broccolini but I don't have either and I have fresh linguine and broccoli that need to be used.

Oh, so it wasn't dark and chilly.

Not to mention you were likely also sitting in the dark. Uhm, you did notice it was dark right ... and maybe a little chilly.

The chapter is very well written and I am glad they've reached this point in their relationship but you know how I am when it comes to peeking into the more intimate aspects of characters lives. Kudos my brother.

I'd already planned and prepared a crockpot of ham, beans and greens soup for tonight's dinner before I realized it was National Spaghetti Day

I laughed.

Hi Page.

Greetings Albert. I'm well enough thank you. The weather here has improved in the last 24 hrs. Sunshine and not so warm and muggy it's more like winter for here. Hope you and Steve are well.

Under normal circumstances this time of year can be difficult. We're definitely not functioning under normal circumstances so this year it seems doubly if not more difficult. Perhaps if the weather allows take a long walk outdoors with Cookie or give that lovely mare of yours an extra brushing. Get out of the house and breathe some fresh air. I know you're working diligently to prepare a space for your son but I think you might benefit from a day off. Do something different. Break the routine you're in. Are you permitted to take a drive with no intended destination but just for the sake of taking a drive? Ignore the news, trust me, if the Emperor of Texas really does invade Canada you'll know. Play some lively music, watch a silly movie or read something entertaining purely because it's mindcandy. Mum would suggest you eat something you don't normally allow yourself. Don't over indulge but give yourself a treat. Ask your daughter when shops for groceries next if she might find some flower bulbs you could plant in a pot. I grow amaryllis and paperwhites indoors this time of year. In the depth of winter I need that bit of color for my own sense of well-being. I know you know all this but sometimes it seems we can get stuck inside our heads. Sorry if the pep talk is too much. Just remember you are loved and cherished.

Practice makes prefect, you're nearly there.

Awww, you baked. Thanks Page. I've never had a marzipan kilt.

Thank you. Actually, those who know me in the mundane world know me as Doug. It's those blessed, or not, who only know me online that know me as Dughlas.

Yeah but he brought his cake knife with him so it's only right to share.

Thanks Gary.

I need him to help eat the cake.

Thanks Sis.

Thank you Albert, I think ☺️

Thanks B.

As it's the 10th Day of Christmas and my birthday I should like to claim my Lords a'Leaping ...

No dear boy it's not, though it does play very well with beets and carmelized onions.

Thankfully you didn't add kale, that would just be 🤢 She does have a point though, you put a beet salad with goat cheese on pizza.

We had pan-seared scallops with mixed veggies over grit cakes.