The solstice at last; winter is here, but from this point on the days will start getting longer again ☀️
Despite the cold we managed to host a small outside gathering, everybody tested negative before hand but that is not a guarantee at this point.
Fire pit 1
Fire pit 2 (a bit smokey)
Fire pit 3
Wassail in progress
Sleet, snow, and rain — the three wise men of New England winters.
Spinach with roasted garlic chicken sausage 🍕
Starting to think about maybe doing some gift shopping.
Unseasonably warm again yesterday, went for a long walk.
Second antigen test: still negative.
So far we seem to have avoided the virus despite three days of (double masked) air travel and a large family gathering (knocks on wood).
This is a fascinating look at paper based security (via @cynixy on Twitter): arstechnica.com/science/2…
I vividly remember this short video from many, many years ago: boingboing.net/2021/12/1…
People seem to think that if you are fully vaccinated then you can’t get infected or be contagious. This is definitely not the case, especially with the Omicron variant.
One household has cancelled due to Covid exposure, which is good, but the chances of getting exposed and not knowing are even greater, which is bad.
The one thing we should not do is travel across the county to attend a large family gathering. Yet here we go…
Just a light dusting of snow last night ❄️
For some reason I now have Apple TV’s in three different rooms, and we use at least one every day, sometimes more than one.
The car is not yet in the garage, but we finally got the replacement parts and the fridge door is now attached.
Objective for today: get the car into the garage 🚘🏠
New takeout place for dinner tonight.
Here we go: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/…
Red pepper and garlic sausage with sautéed onions 🍕
Welcome Yule!
Tree is set up in the living room, tonight we decorate 🌲