Saturday I was appropriately busy and productive. And the whole day culminated in a choir concert, so we were all out rather late. On Sunday, we Rested, and it was Good ( Read more... )

Have I mentioned December is a Time For Concerts? It's been this way all my life, from the time my father conducted high school band. Then I grew up and married an aspiring opera singer, and begat an aspiring composer. End-of-the year concerts are our way of life ( Read more... )

Yesterday I honestly did not find anything I could consider delightful. And I looked, because a challenge is a challenge! But I can't let two days go without a post, so I will tell you about the Koreana PlazaIt started as a little international market, taking over retail space in a nearly-deserted shopping center. Six or seven years (?) later, they ( Read more... )

Santa Claus boarded the commuter train last night! I heard the buzz while I was hunched on my seat, solving the daily spider solitaire challenge on my phone. For a while, it was too crowded to see him, but what I did see at first was smiles. People who had caught sight of him would smile and exchange a few funny observations with strangers. It felt ( Read more... )

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I made vegetable soup tonight. I tried to recreate the soup they serve at our local family restaurant. Mine came out quite delicious, though not precisely like the restaurant's.

My daughter works there as a server. You would think she'd agree to steal the recipe for her beautiful mother, but no!

Here's Sunday's Daily Delight. I've already heard great reviews!

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Not here--we don't get snow in Central California. I mean the movie. My daily delight was, I yelled at one of my least-favorite films.


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After I went to bed, I remembered I had not yet posted Friday's daily delight. I tried do it using the LJ app on my smart phone, but it was a fail. I think we each failed in our own way. (Why didn't the text word-wrap? Why couldn't I write in paragraphs, why ( Read more... )

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