On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 5:46:51 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Yeah right....not at all. It's 75 early here and expected to go over
> 80F if the sun stays out. I'm baking my christmas cranberry/apple
> bread again today. Only reason I'm using the oven is because all my
> windows and doors are open for ventilation.
>
> Heat like like this really does kill the Christmas spirit to me. I'm
> so glad I didn't plan to cook the whole turkey meal like I've usually
> done on this day.
>
> Bah Humbug! :-D
>
> I've put the corn chowder on hold for a few days. Need a few more
> ingredients so I might as well wait until I buy them tomorrow rather
> than make it today without. It will be much cooler on Monday so I
> might wait until then.
>
> The little rodent one is all fed and happy for now.

I've never seen snow on Christmas so I'm not burdened with having to have a freezing holiday season. There was that Christmas in California when we went to a tree farm and cut us down a pine. What they don't tell you is that the tree is loaded with critters and when you bring that tree into your house, the heat makes the vermin abandon ship. It still gives me the creeps to think those bugs crawling away from that tree in all directions. Damn tree farm!