Winter Has Arrived!

BOOOOOO I say!   Last night out apartment had power, then didn't. Then did. Then didn't.  I escaped being trapped in the elevator by about a minute while walking my dog, when it shut off or the third time.  By midnight I had stopped keeping track, and I stopped blowing the candles out every time the lights came on.  All our trees look like the one above.  Pretty, actually, but a lot of them are now lying on the ground, or across power lines.  According to the weather network, we get our first taste of real winter weather on Saturday, when it drops to -17, and the sun isn't even expected to show its face until sometime Sunday.
I hate Canadian winters. I'm moving to Australia next year, the land of never-snow! So I will be huddled inside all day long!

I plan to finish knitting this:

(Its not going very well so far, and looks a lot uh...scruffier than the picture, but that's what you get for kitting by candlelight)

I also plan to cook some dishes from this:

I bought this book over a year ago, and it is hands down the best cookbook I have ever invested in! I just completed a year of vegetarianism, and Jaffrey's book was indispensable.  Recipes were easy to understand, and almost always paired with suggested complementary dishes from other places in the book, so it was easy to design a complete meal with a main, salads, grains, etc.  Last year Taz and I were broke broke broke, as as Taz puts it, we got by on "a little bit of money, and a lot of beans".  This book was my bible!

I also have over 100 pages of readings assigned from various courses that need summarised.  Looks like it will be easy to pass the time.

Also, the countdown to Cuba is officially ON! Uncle Kirby has booked the tickets, and we fly out on Jan. 30th for a week of sun and tanning and cousin-level craziness.  Of course, I will probably be the responsible one, since I can't drink, so I will be the one taking all the pictures, and getting up early in the morning without a hangover.  I've never been to Cuba before, and have never been to an all-inclusive resort.  With the turn we have had in the weather here this week, I am certainly going to enjoy every second of it!