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Quiet, relaxing and peaceful. Just as it ought to be.
We celebrated Christmas Eve at my father and Hilde’s house, where we enjoyed a cold seafood buffet, good rose wine. I left at 11 p.m. as I was bone tired, and was glad that I did when I heard that my father, Hilde and my sister [...]
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I [...]
I am not sure if it’s because at the moment I am lacking time for anything, let alone Christmas, but somehow I wish we could just let it pass quietly.
I don’t like what Christmas has become in the last few years – consum-oriented, hectic, expensive. I cannot stand to see Christmas lights randomly thrown over [...]
that I am definitely getting old:
1) I appreciate the effects of long underwear (even wool) this time of year.
2) I wake up every morning at 6.30 a.m. automatically, regardless of whether it is the weekend or not.
3) I own a radio-controlled weather station (indoor/outdoor temp, humidity, barometric pressure, sunrise, sunset – the whole shebang).
*sigh*
I haven’t had Alaskan King Crab Legs in over 16 years. See, they are kind of difficult if not impossible to get here. I am certain that in some exclusive and expensive restaurant in some large city they might be obtainable, but I have not seen any in eons.
And I LOVE King Crab Legs. Back [...]