If anyone was listening for the sound of tiny hoofs landing on the roof that Christmas Night, what they likely heard instead was thunder and a healthy rain pelting the rooftop amidst an unlikely Yuletide thunderstorm. The third-string TV meteorologist that had to work Christmas no doubt reported that this year Santa was bringing not just toys for the the good girls and boys, but also an arctic air mass - with the possibility of snow [White Christmas!?]
Indeed around mid-day the rain turned to large Texas-size snow flakes that floated and danced through the air. Since the beginning of recorded weather events, this was only the second White Christmas, the first in 1937.
We sat by the fire and enjoyed the exchange of gifts until the striking of the clock chimes signaled mid-afternoon and time to prepare for Christmas Dinner. We invited a couple of recently divorced friends over for the feast, Dianne whose daughter was off to California to visit her Dad and Jeff and old friend. The feast featured salmon steaks, risotto, artichoke halves in garlic butter, cornmeal yeast rolls and a few bottles of wine followed by a hearty multi-sensory rum cake.
The snow ensconced yard was nice to view from the windows, though Inga was the only one intrigued enough to cover up in coat and boots and go out to romp upon the frozen landscape.
A Cool Yule!
Indeed around mid-day the rain turned to large Texas-size snow flakes that floated and danced through the air. Since the beginning of recorded weather events, this was only the second White Christmas, the first in 1937.
We sat by the fire and enjoyed the exchange of gifts until the striking of the clock chimes signaled mid-afternoon and time to prepare for Christmas Dinner. We invited a couple of recently divorced friends over for the feast, Dianne whose daughter was off to California to visit her Dad and Jeff and old friend. The feast featured salmon steaks, risotto, artichoke halves in garlic butter, cornmeal yeast rolls and a few bottles of wine followed by a hearty multi-sensory rum cake.
The snow ensconced yard was nice to view from the windows, though Inga was the only one intrigued enough to cover up in coat and boots and go out to romp upon the frozen landscape.
A Cool Yule!
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| Inga Silhouetted against the Shining Christmas Lights of Home |
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| Inga ventures into the Winter Wonderland |
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| Strider Loves Snow Days & Treats in his bowl |
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| Inga discovers Reindeer Hoof Prints on the rooftops |
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