Meme Monday – COVID Christmas Edition

Merry Christmas to everyone, and let’s just hope that 2021 brings us an end to the Pandemic, and an end to the stupidity of Trump and his evil minions.

I know things won’t change on January 1st, but I will say that the world already feels lighter and more hopeful, and has to me since the election in November turned out well, and since the announcements of (hopefully) safe and effective vaccines. I’m sleeping better at least.

We’ve never spent Christmas just us before. It’s going to feel weird. But we will see some of Ted’s family on Christmas Eve, outside with masks. California is a shit storm right now, and we are definitely not going to be part of the spread.

Christmas Day is supposed to be really nice, weather wise. So maybe we’ll take the puppy boy and go for a hike in the hills or something. We’ll figure something out for a meal, though my first choice (Dungeness crab) will sadly not be on the menu this year. We have had a lot of whales in the area where they do the crab fishing, and the whales can get caught in the crab trap lines or something like that, so they delayed the start of the season for about a month, to let the whales migrate and live in peace. Generally it starts in November, and this year it will be the 23rd or 24th at the earliest, which means not enough time to get to folks, unless you decide to go to the wharf in San Francisco and buy it from the fishermen/fisherwomen. I suspect that will be a bit of a mob scene, which does not interest me. Maybe we’ll have rack of lamb, which would be amazing. Maya is mostly vegetarian now, so not sure what we’ll do for her. Sigh. Life is complicated. Maybe we should just get TV Dinners and eat with them on our laps.

Sorry, that got dark quickly, didn’t it? That’s just my current mood. But really, it will be a lovely Christmas, and we have much to be thankful for, and we know it and ARE thankful. All blessings to you and yours.

2 Comments

nance

December 22, 2020 at 7:18 am

I’m so sorry I missed this post! Yesterday was a blur with a broken vacuum cleaner and some intense knitting to finish up a gift. I have no idea how I skipped past you in my morning blog reading. It was NOT intentional.

We’re also all alone this Christmas Eve for the very first time ever. Rick is feeling quite sorrowful about it and sentimental. We’ve always had family here, and lately, just our own boys and their SO’s. We bring out a special bottle of wine for a beautiful toast and really enjoy an evening of togetherness and good food.

Even Christmas is looking bleak. It’s unwise to have a shared food table, which is what we usually do–trays of nibblies and sandwiches, etc–and our high temps are not even reaching 20 degrees. Even if we all mask up, having 6 feet distance is not possible, nor are open windows. We’d have to simply do the best we can, but open gifts and then leave, regardless of whose home we/they are in. It’s only for this year (hopefully), but like everyone else, we’re so tired of it all and so worn through.

Like you, we are very grateful for our family’s health, especially my 90-year old mother, who has remained unscathed. And we are all feeling so much Hope, thanks to incoming President Biden and Vice President Harris, as well as the vaccines.

I count our friendship as a blessing as well, Julie. I hope we can get together again one day, sooner rather than later. We’d have such a great time.

J

December 22, 2020 at 7:49 pm

I hope so too, Nance! Sad to say that the Cliff House looks to be closing, not a victim of COVID, but instead of the National Park service, which owns the land and is not renewing the lease for the people who have been running the restaurant for almost 50 years. Sigh. Perhaps we will be able to meet when we come to the Niagara area, as we have discussed. I would like that a lot.

Our weather is looking more like rain on Christmas, for which I am very thankful, but that means no hike probably. Thankful to be safe and sound. And for your friendship!

nance

December 22, 2020 at 7:18 am

I’m so sorry I missed this post! Yesterday was a blur with a broken vacuum cleaner and some intense knitting to finish up a gift. I have no idea how I skipped past you in my morning blog reading. It was NOT intentional.

We’re also all alone this Christmas Eve for the very first time ever. Rick is feeling quite sorrowful about it and sentimental. We’ve always had family here, and lately, just our own boys and their SO’s. We bring out a special bottle of wine for a beautiful toast and really enjoy an evening of togetherness and good food.

Even Christmas is looking bleak. It’s unwise to have a shared food table, which is what we usually do–trays of nibblies and sandwiches, etc–and our high temps are not even reaching 20 degrees. Even if we all mask up, having 6 feet distance is not possible, nor are open windows. We’d have to simply do the best we can, but open gifts and then leave, regardless of whose home we/they are in. It’s only for this year (hopefully), but like everyone else, we’re so tired of it all and so worn through.

Like you, we are very grateful for our family’s health, especially my 90-year old mother, who has remained unscathed. And we are all feeling so much Hope, thanks to incoming President Biden and Vice President Harris, as well as the vaccines.

I count our friendship as a blessing as well, Julie. I hope we can get together again one day, sooner rather than later. We’d have such a great time.
- J
  
  December 22, 2020 at 7:49 pm
  
  I hope so too, Nance! Sad to say that the Cliff House looks to be closing, not a victim of COVID, but instead of the National Park service, which owns the land and is not renewing the lease for the people who have been running the restaurant for almost 50 years. Sigh. Perhaps we will be able to meet when we come to the Niagara area, as we have discussed. I would like that a lot.
  
  Our weather is looking more like rain on Christmas, for which I am very thankful, but that means no hike probably. Thankful to be safe and sound. And for your friendship!