First Real Snow Storm - WS Chan

Winter Storm Chan was supposed to drop anywhere from 3" - 12" of snow all day yesterday and overnight. I wound up getting 6" here in North Central Massachusetts. My big meal of the day was Ragu sauce over angel hair pasta, ground beef, and quartered button mushrooms. It was ridiculously good, and well suited to the weather. Also, as you can see in the first photo I had my Yankee Candle burning all day, to make the house smell foresty (haha). Add in the first half of "Thor: Ragnarok" and a few episodes of "Three Meals a Day: Doctors" (a fantastic South Korean show featuring the cast of "Hospital Playlist" camping, which is both interesting and soothing, and makes me want to watch the original 24-episode series), and today was well-spent.

Duolingo Yearly Statistics

This has felt a lot like my school days, both elementary and junior/senior high school, with the high scores and percentiles. I am so happy to have a worthy project for my brain! 

Here are the official 2025 numbers for my progress in learning the Korean language:

Challenge DuoLingo

Another monthly challenge completed. SO much fun, and I can feel the progress every time I see the language onscreen, or hear many words.

Christmas Decorations

The turkey is cold, and December is nearly here. Time to set up my (always modest) Christmas decorations. I have a couple of strings of lights, so they went up. And I made a smaller top-of-bookcase display than usual, just because. And I had a decent meal midday too!

Ramen with shrimp, seaweed and button mushrooms.

First Snow 2025

The first significant snow of the year. What a late entry!

Midweek Midday Feast

I had nothing on my agenda today except for enjoying the fresh 60-degree air (all windows were open for several hours). So I decided to get all fancy with rice. I made a boneless pork chop my traditional way (soaked in low-sodium soy sauce and cooked in a small frying pan), and added it over the basmati rice, alongside fresh mushrooms, re-hydrated seaweed and 2 hard boiled eggs. It's always SO good...

Winter Lake

I went to the lake today for the second time this week, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm, to get out of the house one week to the day that Chumble passed. I did my usual mile walk in the chill grey air, listening to SOMAFM's Groove Salad. It was pleasant. Then I took photos of the lowered lake and the forming ice. A nice hour well spent in the fresh air...