Connie's Corner

Waiting for my calendar...

I think my daughter and I have started a new tradition. Chinese on Christmas Day at Mr. Han's was great! We had salt and pepper shrimp and crispy orange eggplant and gobs of tea! Lots of people there but the noise was not a problem, no wait since we had a reservation, and the decor and atmosphere was lovely. It was so nice to be waited on for Christmas dinner. My daughter stayed the night and we "tried" to work a puzzle, only got the outside edges finished, a thousand pieces! What were we thinking?

The week between Christmas and New Year's vanished without being memorable as usual. Since it was extraordinarily cold here, the only trip out I made was to the library to return a book and renew my library card. They make you come to the library for that...had to "show" my driver's license.

It warmed up near the end of 2022 and I watched and listened as neighbors shot off fireworks on New Year's Eve. It made me think of Mopsy (my loved kitty who died on January 24, 2020). She always hid somewhere at the first boom never getting used to the loud noise. Fireworks are for kids.

I made a very tasty soup of veggies, black-eyed peas and collards on New Year's Day but never got around to taking down my Christmas tree. I looked at it a few times with intent but have enjoyed the twinkly lights so much this year, it has warranted a reprieve...soon though. I will not be one of those people who keep up their Christmas decorations. Some soup is left over for today, it was so good. January 1st is the only day I cook black-eyed peas and collards, not usually my favorite veggies.

I ordered a calendar from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Defend the Flock) way back in October and since it never came, I emailed them last week. Apparently, I checked the 2022 box (ugh). Happily it was been amended and they say it is "on the way". I'm keeping track with a little pocket calendar to be transcribed as soon as the real one comes.