Here's the back yard garden shed in the snow. It's seen better days, but the snow improves it a little.
According to the weather website I visit daily, today we gain one full minute of daylight. Yay!
The French word for snow. La neige. Our morning temperatures are hovering around or just below freezing, but there is no more neige in the forecast for now.
Today is market day in Saint-Aignan, but I don't think I'm going. In past years, we've made linguini with white clam sauce around new year's, and I got the clams from the fish vendors at the Saturday market. But having a bunch of clams hang out on the deck (or in the fridge) for almost a week just doesn't sound good to me. Another time.
As I mentioned, we got about an inch of snow in the wee hours on Christmas Day. It had melted away by mid-day, but I took the camera out on our morning walk and got some photos. I'll post a few here in this week between the holidays.
Leftovers are on the menu! There aren't too many, but we'll enjoy what we've got. On New Year's Day we'll make something with black-eyed peas. Yum!
Happy Christmas Day! We got some snow over night, about an inch on the ground. It looks kind of like this photo from way back. I didn't get a "live" photo because it's still dark while I write this. Ken's preparing the turkey for the oven now.
Thanks to all for the warm holiday wishes!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Bon réveillon !
I think the pie I make the most often is the classic tarte aux pommes. It's relatively easy and I enjoy it. For this year's birthday dessert, however, I did something different: an almond and pear tart. Or maybe it's a cake. In French, it's an amandine aux poires. The batter is made with ground almonds, a little flour, eggs, sugar, a splash of pear brandy, and canned pear halves, all baked in a standard pie crust. A delight!
The weather people say our low temperatures will be dropping over the next few days with snow (!) possible on overnight on Christmas Eve. A white Christmas? We shall see!
Or not. This year, I strung lights along the deck railing. You can't tell it by this photo, though, unless you look real hard. I find my confidence on ladders is waning, especially when it's raining and everything is wet. So the lights end up where I don't have to climb.
We can see the lights from inside the house and it's festive, so we don't feel like we're missing anything. Christmas Eve is in two days! I'm looking forward to our traditional cheese fondue.
