Saturday, November 23, was a very special day. It was the 50th anniversary of the BBC show, Doctor Who. Yes, indeed, and I will admit to being a Whovian. I enjoyed seeing the special 50th anniversary episode both on Saturday afternoon - I was house-sitting so I actually had cable! - and on Monday evening in a movie theater IN 3-D with a friend. I promise I try to do lots of actually useful stuff with my life.
Thanksgiving at Dowling Park
At the end of November, I was finally able to go up to visit my
grandparents in Florida - the snowbirds have arrived down south! When I'm
there, I'm the chef and the chauffeur and the IT guy and the Christmas
decorator.
We ate Thanksgiving dinner in the dining hall with
relatives, but I there were some traditional family holiday foods that I just
couldn't live without. Behold a delicious slice of Dutch Crumb Apple Pie a la
mode. Trust me, once you've had this pie, a normal pie crust on top will never
satisfy.
And if you desire a more tart experience
for your taste buds, then you might be interested in this Cranberry Apricot
Lattice Pie. This family favorite can be found on pages 288-289 of The Silver Palate Good Times
Cookbook. And lucky for you, these pages are available on Google Books for free.
Santa's Marketing Elves
And then, last week, Christmas arrived in
grand style. Wycliffe had a building-wide Christmas decorating competition. I
work with a bunch of artistic, creative people. Together we decided, go big or
go home. Behold the wonder of Santa's Marketing Workshop.
The Elves have a countdown to Christmas, a
live feed to Santa's reindeer, a fire and stockings with their names on them,
snow falling on evergreen trees, lots of Christmas lights, lots of paper
chains, 6 Christmas trees, a photo booth, Christmas cookies, hats, signs, and
presents.
Peppermint "Peppy" Sugarplum is head of Santa's Letter Reading and Response department. She loves reading all the letters that children all over the world write to Santa, even those that are skeptical of his existence.
Merry Christmas!
