Another dreary winter day.

It's still overcast but is forecast to be clearing later. Even so I'm going to make a nice beef stew with dumplings for our dinner. We need some comfort food as it's been rather hit or miss the last week.

Daughter Joy took me for a belated birthday dinner at the new Japanese restaurant. I'm sorry to say this one doesn't live up to the old one. It isn't bad but just doesn't have the same clarity of flavor as the old one. Mediocre is the best I can say for it. Guess it's back to cooking my own. Joy said, "Next time I want tempura, I'll make it myself." Actually the tempura was OK but the dipping sauce lacked punch. The miso soup was bland and boring and the pickles weren't pickles at all but more like a salad. Sushi rice wasn't flavorful either.

Wintery day

It's a warmish day with rain. Temps are up to 4o degrees instead of 30 like yesterday and the little inch of snow is gone.
I just hibernate in the winter so don't know when I'll post again. Need something interesting to post. Or something I want to remember.
Neither of us has lost a bit and Joy is sick with with her IC and IBS and Fibromyalgia. Can't blame her for being cranky.