Not much exciting went on today. The usual errand running, grocery shopping, dinner cooking (Beef Stroganoff). We got quite a few more boxes unpacked this evening. Yea! There was sun today, along with rain, and tonight there was something like sleet.
We're planning a quiet holiday weekend of unpacking. We're beginning to feel the pressure of having to have the boxes emptied in the next twelve days so that the moving company will pick up them up. Besides, it's easier to figure out where to put stuff when it's all laid out on floors and tables and any other clear, flat surface we can find (which are becoming fewer and farther between). Unfortunately, this method creates a mass amount of chaos. Oh well. After all, this is just an extended Christmas, right?! Lots and lots of packages to open and be surprised by the contents.
I got all the fixin's today to make Hoppin' John for our dinner on Sunday. This year's preparation will be a departure from the way I've been making HJ for decades. It's an adaptation of a recipe from The Tabard Inn in DC, which has a lot of pork in it, not just ham hocks. I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
I'm enjoying our new home. It fits me well. I haven't done any 'real' cooking yet, but I really like the kitchen. It's smaller and I feel comfy in it. Once all the bedrooms are put together and stuff is put away in all the closets, it's going to be a good place to live. The yard is going to need a bit of work; there are lots and lots of dandelions in it. But, there also are many wonderful trees and bushes and flowering plants and grasses and all kinds of green things in it that I can't wait for spring/summer to see what's really out there. I'm no gardener, but I think I will like this yard a lot.
And now it's time to go read for a while.
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