We’re finishing up the holidays in grand style. Today we’ll celebrate second Christmas with Ed, Lynne, and around 20 other folks. Tomorrow we’ll have a Circle dinner.

We’re nearly caught up from being away from home so long. The first week back we went to the grocery store nearly every day as we kept on finding things that we usually keep in stock but weren’t in the cupboard. I spent two days updating our neighborhood website. We’re finally getting into our routine. Life is beginning to feel pretty normal.

Is this the perfect kitchen brush?

One of our highlight meals was centered on some very nicely flavored sausage that Ryn made and sent us for Christmas. It was quite yummy.

When we were at Pipe Spring, there was a kitchen brush I liked. I made such a fuss about it that Danita went out and bought me one. My new brush is even better — it may be the perfect kitchen brush. This picture includes a coaster to give you an idea of the size. It fits in the hand perfectly. The bristles are flexible enough to get into the corners; stiff enough to dislodge all those pesky food particles. As a wonderful bonus, I can make a very interesting “puff” noise with it. This recording loses the nuances of the perfect puff. The real sound is way cooler than this recording indicates:

That’s plenty excitement for now. I hope this finds everybody in good health.