We had a wonderful time at Jen and Jordi's place before they left to spend the holidays with Jordi's family.
Mio says, "Best wishes to all!"
December 2007 Archives
About two years ago, Jen took on four foster kittens. These white with black spots cats were named after the Weasley's of Harry Potter: Ron, George, Fred, and Ginny. The demand side of cat adoption has been weak of late, and these animals have not found the right adoption situation.
In a spooky echo to Cassie's passing, we found Ron had died in his sleep a few weeks later. That left Jen's menagerie at six, and ours at one. To rebalance this situation, Karen and I took on Ginny the week before Christmas.
Ginny started very skittish towards us. She would never let us get close. In the past couple of days, she is relaxing and this looks like it will work out. She loves the petting and brushing now.
The entry's title is, of course, ironic. I came back from Spain with "only" 140 or so pictures, a total of about 1/3 GB, but the old laptop where I manage all of that is touch-and-go with free space. With a long weekend, I picked up the long neglected project of getting XP installed on the workstation I purchased after Intrusic cratered last January.
After putting in more time than it really should have, I now have sufficient functionality on the new PC to load the pics and start to sort through things.
That does mean that other things are late. This note is being written on the 27th, but the pie was made on the 22nd, and that's where I will set the posting date.
This recipe is one of sixteen apple pie recipes from my company's internal web site. It is a traditional apple pie with a twist: a tablespoon of hot green peppers. The recipe originates from Señor Pie, an Albuquerque company. The recipe was featured on Weekend Edition on Saturday, January 8, 2005. Less amusing, it appears the company's owner has gotten himself in serious criminal legal trouble (non-pie-related).
The verdict on this pie was mixed. Jen says "no". I find the gimmick to be a nice break from the onslaught of holiday treats. It goes well with a melted slab of cheddar cheese.
There should be more postings over the upcoming long weekend on my trip and the holidays.
Company business took me to Spain in December. We flew first in to Bilbao for a tour of the Guggenheim, Bilbao. It is a spectacular Frank Gehrey building, and so far as I know, does not leak. Which is fortuitous as it was raining off and on during our time there.
It was a busy week of work, but we had site seeing time built in. I came back with 100+ pictures, which makes me a piker among some of my colleagues. Piebee will have to settle for just one snapshot (of me, no less). Slide shows with the requisite droning narration can be had upon request.
Here are links to the sites seen in Barcelona:
- We stayed at the Hotel Arts Barcelona.
- Lunch was at The Oven
- A tapas reception at Casa Batlló was superb, and the surroundings candy for the eyes.
- We toured Gaudí's masterwork, Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia.
- Dinner on Thursday was at Cororníu vineyards.
- And while Gaudí's work is amazing, more to my taste was the Museu Picasso.
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