Rhubarb-Strawberry

Suddenly ridiculously balmy.  Don't be fooled by what's left of the snow - this was T-shirt weather.

 

Raspberry-Lychee

 Another good one.  And I can feel the days getting longer already!

 

Strawberry-Passion Fruit

 I pronounce this my fave of the fruit combos.  Today was bright and cold.  Frederick and I were feeling under the weather (I was planning to take a Covid test but chickened out) so we stayed home.

Festive Flamingo

We always used to add a different tacky light-up animal in our front yard every Xmas.  But then Thomas moved away and they all fell apart...  But this year I decided to re-start the tradition!  And here's the silliest animal they had.  (Jami did all the work of assembling it, mind.)

 

Sylvester's favorite time of the year...

 ...when the Xmas tree goes up!  Here he is, caught mid-rabbit-kick.

 Normally Jami picks out the tree, and usually it's ridiculously large.  This year I picked out a Charlie Brown tree outside Whole Foods.  She initially refused to welcome it into the house, but has clearly softened.  Hatred of shopping won out over principles.

Bonne Maman back on their bullshit

They're just playing word salad with this combination:

 

Just one ingredient?

 

After it got warm and the ice melted, we had strong winds and the temps dropped again.  Felt even colder in the wind.

Cherry Pink Peppercorn (!?) Spread

You can't taste the peppercorn, which is a mercy.  Tastes quite nice, actually.

Today was up around 50, so the luge course of the driveway melted enough that I could hack some chunks out of it.  If it freezes tonight everything will be, as Jami's grandmother used to say, "slick as snot".  (I always thought of snot as rather sticky, myself.)