Quarantine supper tonite... Live from NYC...
The calm before the storm... so accurate... especially today... the sun peeking through the clouds early on... temps climbing near 60°F...  winds calm... remaining snow a distant memory... 2pm... breezes picking up a bit... dropping off Mom’s Christmas goodies... gusts disheveling hair... 9pm... winds arrive. Howling down the avenue... driving rain against the windows... the old house creaking in response... occasional gusts sounding like a train passing by... few folks out and about.
Christmas Eve at home hunkered down waiting out the storm. That’s exactly what these past ten months have been... waiting out the storm... the virus... the chaotic administrations response to the pandemic... the constant whine of ambulance sirens in the March surge... the refrigerated trucks filled with lost souls... the mass graves on Hart Island... the complete lack of social interaction... the loss of friends... family members... waiting for it all to end... waiting for a miracle.
And now... the vaccine... scientists have worked their hardest to bring the fruits of their labor to market in record time... building on ten years of study and innovation since SARS COVID 1... we are truly blessed to be able to get protection from this scourge and return to some semblance of normalcy. In the interim... we must remain vigilant... the new strain... 70% more contagious... masks on... limit social interactions... and wash those germy hands... we all know the drill by now... let us stay alive to celebrate in the new year as we all get vaccinated 💕😷
Our Supper on Christmas Eve... Baked Salmon filet over Fried Brown Rice with onion, garlic, rice wine, soy sauce and egg... preceded by appetizers (not pictured) of Olive Tapenade Hummus... Gouda... Jarlsberg... Pretzel dippers... Sliced Green Apple and a delightful Italian Red Wine... the kids enjoyed seared steak with green beans and ravioli slathered in delicious marinara... Cabernet Sauvignon alongside to compliment their meal... sharing suppers via WhatsApp... a new kind of Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas to all 🎄🍷 🎁 Have a safe and joy filled holiday 😷💕
How was your day? What’s on your plate? Thoughts?
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