Christmas aftermath

View from the Inn at Mt Baker

I had an action-packed holiday this year; we went out to the Pacific Northwest to see some snow and visit family. Before
Christmas we drove to Mt Baker for a few days of skiing, since there's no snow to be had here in NH. Ironically, it was snowing so hard that it was hard to see - had we known the mountain better it probably wouldn't have been an issue, but get a little nervous about skiing in a white-out. While there we ate at an Italian restaurant in Glacier. The seafood and homemade pasta dish that was their specialty was beautifully prepared, but it tasted like they used that evil jarred chopped garlic. That stuff should be outlawed. Buck up and chop your own garlic.

We went back to Vancouver to lick our wounds and eat dim sum at Flamingo, sushi at En, and duck at home. Also, a wonderful prawn salad with avocado and anchovies, and Christmas Eve Mussel soup. The big day was Turkey filled - the bird was filled with an apple, sausage and chestnut stuffing, and covered with double smoked bacon. pan forte, chocolate cake and butter tarts for sweets, as well as the Byrne and Carlson chocolate that I hauled out there, all two pounds of it. We all scored some good loot and, geeks that we are, watched Lord of the Rings. Yes, the whole thing, extended editions.

Today I'm looking out the window and the grass is green. This weather trend is very disturbing.