It got cold up here! (Over here, out here, down here, whatever… I’m not a geography major.) Our poor garden went from big healthy plants, full of tomatoes and peppers, to a bunch of dead sticks. Time to open the gate and let the deer feast I guess. Supposedly the tomatillos will come back next year, but I am guessing not. They certainly don’t look like they survived. We have grand plans of tearing down the beds and replacing this winter anyway. (Yeah, we’ll see how that works out.)

Well, my scheme of jotting down a few notes during the week to remember the highlights didn’t really work out. Not only can I not remember the highlights without notes, I can’t even remember to take notes. Tsk. Luckily this past weekend we didn’t do much, so it really ain’t that hard to recall. The weekend kicked off Friday with an appointment for family Christmas photos. Yeah, really. The rescue we got our little ‘uns from does an annual fundraiser, and it’s kind of fun to get the dogs in for some portraits. And when I say “kind of fun,” I mean an anxiety-filled 30 minutes of complete mayhem and chaos. Yeah, you can tell Quinn & Nacho to “sit, stay,” all you want; They’ve never heard those words before so it doesn’t have a huge effect. Put a few little holiday costumes on them to confuse them even more, and you’ve got a real recipe for mayhem on your hands. Quinny didn’t bite anybody, and Nacho didn’t faint, so I declare it a victory. Hopefully they snuck in a few good shots, we’ll know in a few weeks. Their buddy Renfield joined in the fun also, so we went over to his house afterwards to decompress for a few hours, then back up the hill.

Saturday and Sunday were spent out at Hart to Hart vineyards, visiting their annual Christmas fair event. Wait… Two days worth? Yeah, it just sort of worked out that way. A friend of ours had a booth there, so we went out to see her wares on Saturday. The event was pretty well attended, considering the weather was a little overcast and just a bit on the chilly side. I will admit that although I was certainly drawn to our friend’s top-notch selection of totally adorable Christmas baubles, I also held a strong interest in the food trucks that were in attendance. Among them was Cousins Maine Lobster, which I’ve wanted to try for quite some time. I gotta say, I was just a touch underwhelmed. To be fair, I’ve never had a “lobster roll,” so I didn’t really have much of an idea what it was. I’ll admit though, I had built it up in my head to be something a bit more dramatic than some lobster meat on a roll. Live and learn, as they say. Don’t get me wrong; The lobster was delicious, and I’d call it a plenty generous portion, I just thought it was something “different.” (In which case, I would have complained about there being too much filler and not enough lobster.) They did offer two different styles though, maybe I’ll try the other next time I see them.

Sunday we got up ready for our standard day of NFL games on the couch. And, indeed, we watched the early game at 6:30, and then of course the Chiefs at 10:00. We enjoyed the Chiefs win, and then noticed it had warmed up to a nice, 60-degree sunny day outside. It looked so nice out we actually hauled ourselves off the couch, put the top down on the car, and headed out to the Christmas fair again. Effectively just a repeat of our Saturday, but with nicer weather. Oh, and we did buy a few things Sunday. I got some alpaca socks to keep my lil’ feet warm, some cheeses, and a few packages of peanut brittle. Solid event!