The Big Chill

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Things have been pretty cold here lately. Luckily, Matt has been on top of keeping the driveway and walks all cleared for any prospective buyers. Unfortunately, I think the weather is keeping people away. Once is starts to warm up (come on 15 degrees!!) I hope people will be more willing to leave the house. On the upside, the house has been nice and warm and Goliath has not refused to go out even late at night when the wind is brisk. We had one hitch earlier this week when a brief storm came through the area on Tuesday. After a long commute, I came home to find out we had no power. Matt was already home and had some candles lit and the remote taps running at a steady drip. He was able to get through to the power company to find out that we were part of a small group (50 homes) that had lost power in the storm. By 7:00 that night, the power came back on and the house had only gone down to 59 degrees. By the time we went to bed, I reduced my four layers down to two and was quite warm once Goliath curled up beside me. Keep warm and please feel free to send a comment or message to us at any time!

Of sauce and saris

With the bitter cold, things have slowed down considerably and it was a perfect time for me to stock up on some goodies and curl up with some movies.

While Matt was out riding his bike and running over the weekend, I was making jar upon jar of tomato sauce for canning at my parent's house. I had purchased all the ingredients only a few days before we put the house up for sale, and realized too late that I could not take the chance of destroying the kitchen with gallons of sauce. The recipe said that it would make 6 pints; I ended up with 13 pints. Don't ask me how. We have sauce in the pantry and more in the freezer. Matt's idea of a quick meal is to throw together some pasta, sauce and veggies, so this is perfect for him.

My reward for all this hard work was an afternoon of movies. I have been watching a lot of Indian Bollywood and old episodes of Nero Wolfe mysteries. Quite the strange combination. Matt can handle the mysteries, but either falls asleep or leaves the room when I am watching Bollywood. I think the fact that they are in Hindi is what drives him away. He prefers not to read for his movie enjoyment.

So, stay warm and think of us as we go out again this weekend for another round of house hunting.