I love the combination of different food types - that dish of dill pickles or olives is so sharp that it's just what it takes to give the tongue a pleasant jolt after sweet (or savory).

Steve, didn't you two already have COVID once? I hope you dodge that bullet this time.

We're due for a weather deep freeze at the end of the week, so I suspect by now stores are looking a little bare. But I have enough food here to last a long time and I can eat non-green vegetables for quite a while, though come to think of it I have broccoli, zucchini and some cabbage here. I don't need to run to the store and I have what I need for our holiday dinner.

A friend tells me he's on a low-glycemic diet now after blood tests earlier this year revealed health issues. So instead of dropping off a goodie bag of breads and cookies this evening I poked through the fridge and pantry and made a bag with an apple, some asparagus, some smoked almonds, and I'll add a few pretty colors of herbal tea bag packets. Low glycemic shouldn't mean he can't get little food gifts!

Pepper is much happier this evening even with the cone. Who's a good girl?