We got our first snow of the season today. Now it feels like winter! I’m looking forward to a small family gathering in Connecticut tomorrow and a quiet Sunday before a busy week begins.
I hope that you have a cozy weekend and that you don’t have to do too much shoveling.
Just before Christmas, I discovered that my post notification emails were not being sent. I haven’t been able to resolve the problem yet. If you subscribe to my post notifications, have been wondering why you are not getting emails about my new posts and you are reading this post, I apologize for the problem and hope to correct it soon.
Here are the posts for which no email notifications were sent:
I hope that you had a little time off at the end of the year and that 2022 is off to a good start. I hope that you and your loved ones are healthy as we ride out the latest Covid surge.
Next Wednesday I’m having cataract surgery on my right eye and I probably won’t do a weekend post. I’m hoping to be organized enough to share a quick “best of 2021” post on Tuesday.
Here’s a little miscellany in case you have spare time.
- Here Are The Most Powerful Photos Of 2021 — Looking back at 2021 in photos. (BuzzFeed News)
- 12 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2022 — I’m looking forward to more Downton Abbey. If I were in New York (and the Covid surge had subsided), I would take in the Faith Ringgold retrospective. (The New York Times)
- 2022 Inspirations — Sharing a few of my inspirations for this year. (Sea Salt and Sailor Stripes)
- Goodness: A teacher learned one of her students might go hungry over winter break. She now feeds thousands of kids each year. — I recently heard the shocking statistic that one in five Americans is food insecure. People like Turquoise LeJeune Parker are working hard to make a difference. (The Washington Post)
About the photo: An unusual-shaped carrot found in a bag from the grocery store. It went into Julia’s delicious carrot ginger soup over the holiday break.