What's for Dinner? ~ Tuesday January 17th!

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8. pork chops with frizzled cabbage, dirty rice (Zatarains), deviled eggs...

...and cranberry bread made with whole wheat.

Hey, the weather stinks. What's there to do but cook?

Actually, I did go to the store, and it was a miserable trip weatherwise. Buses running way late, people cold and cranky. I did my best to cheer those I encountered. Told the cashier how nice and clear her skin is, thanked the customer service staff for competence, chatted with the produce guy about the local soccer season, smiled at babies, enjoyed the Muzak vibe, etc.

While freezing at the bus stop, I considered the plight of my grandparents who homesteaded in Saskatchewan. Life could never be that bad, here and now. The bus comes and takes me close to home, where a knob turns on the tea kettle, another knob kicks up the heat, a click brings the world to me on TV and another click brings the world to me by Internet. A phone in my hand allows me to call family members or friends near and far. I feel really blessed. I am not cold, hungry, or alone.

And the cherry on top is the border collie, who is really really really happy every time I come home.