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Rabbit Rabbit! Rabbit!!

פורים Purim Sameach! Happy Purim! Here’s a plate of hamantaschen I assembled at the hamantaschen bake at CHABAD earlier in the month. I baked them all at home and then froze them. I think I rolled my dough too thin, as most of them popped open on at least one side, but I’ll try again next year. I defrosted them on a couple of baking racks this morning, and then arranged them prettily on the plate.

Et tu, Brute? Belated Happy Birthday!

What’s funny is that this is also a leap year on the Jewish calendar, where we add a full month, known as Adar I and Adar II. AND, we’re in Adar I as we speak.

BDE It now feels out of place, but tradition. Rabbit Rabbit! Rabbit!!

Happy Presidents Day! (I guess a video from a White House affiliated society would try to keep it all positive) https://youtu.be/RmvUD5sahW0?si=NMIIDZONcV76CZeS

在新的一年里，祝你龙飞凤舞，事业有成。 In the new year, wishing you soaring success in your career as the dragon and phoenix dance in the sky.

Enjoy!

Traditional meal involving sausage (ground hog) tonight. I think we’ll do bangers and mash with onion gravy.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Greater Seattle area had its cold spell last week where lows were in the teens and highs in the low to mid twenties. But it was dry and we had no snow. Lows overnight were in the low twenties and we’re expected to get into the upper thirties this afternoon, with temperatures hovering around there for the next week or so. As far as I know, all of the school districts remained open during the bitter cold last week, but both districts that I sub for today are closed due to “hazardous road conditions.” So far no snow still, but there is rain and I guess icy conditions are expected. With the steep hills in some areas, apparently buses may be unable to complete their routes, so the districts are closed. We’ll see if that continues as these temperatures and rain is expected to be ongoing for the next week or so.

Here in the Greater Seattle area we’re coming out of our week long cold spell. Overnight lows dipped into the teens, which is very cold for us, but it was partly sunny and dry the entire week; no snow accumulation to speak of at all. PSE said there was strain on “the grid,” but as far as I know there were very few outages. We had no issues at all. Later today I’ll swing by my box garden and see how the leeks and leaf lettuce weathered the cold. I’ll uncover the 45-gallon black garbage bag from my rosemary bush as well and see how it did over a week without light. Lows are supposed to stay in the 30s for awhile.

Merry Christmas!

366 New Days 366 New Chances

Rabbit Rabbit! Rabbit!!

As we enter the New Year, may we reflect upon these words as we go forward .

For those of us who follow US date formatting. …and anyone else who would like to join in.

Blessed Yule! https://youtu.be/xuFeympRuj8?feature=shared

Any chance you could make something that travels well for him and have him take it home after the meal at the restaurant?

How did the party go, if it’s happened? What did you bring, if anything?

I did my holiday “baking” (frying) yesterday by making latkes.