Sunset Sail

Sunset Sail on the Étang de Thau

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I'm so happy to be painting again!
I guess having a cold isn't all bad!

Vin Chaud

Vin Chaud

In a pot, add:

Spices:
- ginger
- 2 cardamon pods, cracked or cumin
- cinnamon
- allspice
- cloves
- nutmeg
- 1 whole anise

3/4 - 1 liter red wine
1 small Clementine / orange, chopped, peel included
1 large spoon honey
1/3 cup eau de vie (kirsch, pear, or other)

Heat to steaming, ladle into mugs
Add triple sec to taste

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I forgot to write down what I did last year :-\ so here it is!

This is pretty darned good, especially when you have a cold, and you're tired of Hot Toddies.

Running Around and Paying For It

We had a lovely time last week, enjoying a potluck lunch with one group, a buffet lunch with another, and generally running around having fun.

But now, we're paying for it :-\ We both woke up with colds on Friday... Saturday meant that we needed to stock up on sicky food, so I went to the grocery store - I could use the bus for part of it, but still ended up caught in the rain.

The good thing is that we remembered things like salt water, soup, and hot toddies :-)

And, there's no rule that says we can't have Thanksgiving a little late!

A Good Moment

Had a little laugh yesterday.
We were sitting at my doctor's desk, and he was typing, when he sneezed just a tiny tiny bit. I automatically said "à vos souhaits," but almost really under my breath. He said "merci," also very quietly. Then we both looked up and smiled.
It was a good moment.