Top of the Hutch

 

Breakfast w/ Friend Nancy this morning.  We both had the same plan - do our last minute grocery shopping this morning and then not go anywhere until after Christmas.  Guess lots of other people had the same plan 'cause the store was busier than normal.  We both thought though that waiting until tomorrow would be even worse.  I'd bought non-perishables earlier so what remained on this list was perishables and specialty items I could only find in this store.  Usually I make out the list in the sequence I'll find things in the store. I started this one a couple of weeks ago to cover what I planned for Christmas Eve dinner so it was in 'meal sequence'.  Threw me off enough that I had to go back to the produce section three times.  Once home it was time to wrap presents.  I went unconventional and wrapped them in peacock paper.  The paper may not exude Christmas but it is real pretty and easy to use.  That done I began cleaning.  All I can say is "Thank God for spare bedrooms to stash stuff."  Whip was looking a bit down and had begun following me from room to room.  Figured she didn't know what to make of all the prep so we took a break and sat on the couch.  She laid her head in my lap as I explained Christmas to her.  I stroked her head and said I wasn't going anywhere and she was in for some great treats.  She fell asleep.  Yes, I know I could have told her the myth of Theseus and it would have had the same affect.   To tell the truth, lots of people tend  to go to sleep when I get going on a meaty Greek myth.