~It's unfortunate....like 2020...Christmas gatherings are canceled ...In QC.

 

 

Not canceled per say..our pharamacist said..it's still Christmas..Jesus will still be under the tree..etc..he's right..it's just so unbelievable..

People are still decorating..putting up trees ,buying gifts..it's the gathering that is forbidden..here.

I was over the moon..

That was my favorite dress..pink w/ white tiny polka dots..crinoline..black velvet band..pictures ARE 

important..w/out seeing this one over the years would I remember?

Jacques and I made our tourtières Saturday..unbaked above..we freeze ours unbaked..the filling is fully baked..not the dough..

baked they are so pretty..A true FR Canadian Tradition.

She was hoping to have everyone together...

Not to be so she painted..on watercolor paper..

And Yupo..Yupo makes us look like watercolorists:)

All of you who refused to wear masks and kept getting together..This may be on you.

I've seen groups on IG..

How can you have get togethers of 30 people plus stuck side by side no masks even.

Did you think of anyone else but you?

Sad.And I cannot unsee..It's not only here..the US ..I see posts of people begging their US citizens to take heed..

So..you are either thinking of your own pleasure and don't care about anyone..or you think you are invincible.

Regardless..Think of others..I try and see your point..but can't.

Hospitals are over capacity..what if it was one of yours?

See..by being out there..no masks  ..hugging..you could be transmitting the disease..and so on and so on ..until it gets to someone who can't have a room at the inn..meaning a hospital.

One of ours is designated for Covid..it's at 133 % capacity.

Surgeries are being postponed..it's a mess out there..we call our health workers angels and then we disrespect what is asked..I don't get it.

Think of those you love..some are gone because of this..or think past your nose and think of other people's loved ones.

Moving on..

Anyway...

Varage sale was good last week..  I found that stocking holder for $10.00.It was in pristine condition.In the box.No one will see it.

I contacted the lady..because these purchases are no contact..and said wow had you ever used it ? She said yes..7 yrs used 4 yrs in storage.

Wow.

A nice lady we had a few emails:)

Still ..who knows how and when these will all be opened once filled.

Years ago..a friend at the time painstakingly bought the materials for me in the states..DREW the images on the canvases..sent me wool and got me started.

My daughter did paint 2.

I remember asking a girl in my office to show me the needlepoint stitch..the most impatient..well one of the most impatient people I had ever met except when selling a house .$$$ 

So my friend at the time took a video of herself and showed me..

I think for the next ten years..I stitched a stocking..and the most incredible woman here..made them into stockings for me..she even did that for the friend thousands of miles away.

She's in her 90's now and we still correspond by cards at Christmas.

Made some Pom scones..so neat as the don't bleed..

I make Make Today Beautiful ones..

And Pizelles..move over..Gaufres sèches du Nord(de la France) are my new faves..I found the recipe at Isa's place at Les Gourmandises d'Isa..a favorite of mine through the years.

Thicker..crispier..more caramelly:)Than pizelles.

A new love.

So sad..

I keep thinking how sad.

Well by the time we eat it's pitch black..I saw Tieghan makeon Instagram stories..

I used pork as we cannot do ground chicken..at all.. Fabulous.

Well this dish is soo good.

It takes longer than she says though;)

I have deep white bowls..blue is far prettier..

But omgee sooo good.Followed to the letter...w/ a few tweaks..of course..But that's just me..and what we like..we love sesame oil so used mostly that ..we love Szechuan peppercorns..so used also....I also recrisped the bottoms of my dumplings:)

My favorite..yes favorite..auteur-compositeur..André Gagnon..has passed away.

I have just loved him for years.

Jacques and I made our toutières..as there is no way I can make with anyone else.He's my bubble.Period.

Also tried new cookies thanks to Weekend at The Cottage..they imprint beautifully.You can find them and their recipes on Instagram.

So easy to decorate on a shoestring..Google brown bag paper stars:)

That's about it for now..

Stay safe..keep others safe.