Month: December 2024
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you all. I hope this time is filled with all good things for you and your loved ones. I’ll be taking a break over the “dead week” to spend time with family, relax and probably have some internet-free days. On my non-internet-free days, I’ll probably still do some blog reading, but there…
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Advent Calendars and Jesse Trees
Last week, Elisabeth took us on a tour of her Christmas decorations (which are gorgeous, by the way), and I commented that this year, I only have the tree and a nativity scene. We used to have a sock advent calendar and a Jesse Tree when the kids were smaller, though, and Elisabeth was keen…
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Good Things Friday
Most of our busyness is done, and we are now winding down to Christmas Day. Today is the last day of work for both of us. The office will shut down over Christmas and New Year, although I will need to make some factory payments before the end of the month. I hope to make…
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Tenderheart Cook #51 and #52
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Ginger and Coriander Noodle Pancake I cooked this for my lunch one day when G was away. I had lots of coriander and ginger, plus a packet of instant noodles that E had bought when he had his wisdom teeth out and had been taking up room in…
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Camino de Santiago: Burgos
I left off my Camino recap in Pamplona. That afternoon, we caught the train to Burgos, the next major town on the Camino. For the next four days, we would be fast-forwarding through the central section of the Camino. Once we’d checked in to our hotel, we headed out to look at the town. Our…
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Good Things Friday
This week will be my busiest week before Christmas. We are in the full swing of Christmas stuff, but things should quiet down after next Tuesday. After that, I’d like to see if we can squeeze in a night visit to the city. On to some good things: Have you ever had a strength assessment…
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Camino De Santiago: Zubiri to Pamplona
We woke in Zubiri to an email from our travel company advising of a severe travel warning—the tail end of a hurricane was sending high winds and rain across Spain and France. The forecast was for fine weather from 8 am – 12 pm so we got started and walked fairly quickly without a break…
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Tenderheart Cook #48, #49 and #50
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Crispy Potato Wedges with Lentils and Guasacaca Sauce The Quick Lowdown: Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts DOffins This baked doughnut recipe requires a nonstick doughnut pan, which I don’t have. However, McKinnon suggests a 12-hole muffin pan as an alternative, which is what I did. The Quick Lowdown: Crispy Potato…
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Good Things Friday
Last Friday, we drove up to Moama for the Perricoota Pop and Pour Festival. Friends of ours from running are involved, so we usually go up each year. Friday was hot. We met our friends halfway to Moama for lunch at the Redesdale Hotel, then continued on to our accommodation. This year, we were all…
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Camino de Santiago: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
Continuing our pilgrimage, we left Roncesvalles around 8:00 am and started walking. I think I’ll leave the photos to do most of the heavy lifting for this day’s walk. Although the trajectory was mainly downhill, you can see from the elevation detail above that there were a few steep uphills. After the previous day’s effort…