We had a lovely time back East over the holidays visiting my family and Larry's family. And none of us got Covid! We had two more weeks of family togetherness when we got back to California, because everyone under 30 in San Francisco had Covid, so all the kids stayed here, except for those two days that Ellen and her boyfriend spent at the nudist camp, but that's her story.
It was great to hang out with the kids eating casseroles and watching Hallmark Christmas movies, but eventually Susan and Ellen went back to San Francisco and Amy went back to Wisconsin. I have enjoyed the quiet house and have just had an excellent two days meandering around the Peninsula.
Art classes are back in session, so on Friday I drove through McDonalds for a bacon biscuit and a hazelnut latte and spent several lovely hours on the patio at the Art Center working on a Virgin Mary collage.
The wind picked up and I was hungry again, so I decamped to a Panda Express and ate some orange chicken and did the Friday Sudoku, the best Sudoku of the week. The Annens had invited us to dinner and I was bringing appetizers, so I headed over to Cost Plus World Market to investigate their offerings.
Cost Plus World Market is an excellent place to spend a few hours of self-reflection, wondering things such as "Am I the sort of person who makes imported porcini polenta for dinner, and if I made it, would it be the main dish or sort of a side dish, and if it was a side dish, what would be the main dish?"
I always find myself in the baskets at Cost Plus, and I really do not need any more baskets, so I cannot explain the compulsion to inspect the baskets, except that I guess I've always found weaving to be really cool.
As I was browsing the kitchenware I decided to put together a tray and some dishes to serve the appetizers I'd picked up. I tried many combinations of trays and dishes, but eventually decided on this set, which I like very much.
These orange baskets which I filled with artificial daisies.
This tiny ironing board, which I think is used for sleeves?
This brass L on a marble stand with a hook.
This big pink plastic basket and these placemats. After my bonanza afternoon at Goodwill I headed to Joann's Fabrics because I decided to make a table runner to match my new old placemats. I love to look at fabrics, I could do it for hours, and I often do. When my kids were young they would cry at the very mention of the fabric store, and continue carrying on the whole time we were in there, but they weren't with me today, so I looked at all the fabrics in the store before I chose the green polka dot above.
Okay, it's pretty late and I just polished off the last cocktail wiener, so I guess it's time to finish my RumChata and head to bed. Next time you see me ask me how much progress I've made on the table runner.
