Christmas Eve
The sky is beginning to go light... When I woke at 5:30, there was a deep blue sky with a bright crescent moon high in the southwest. A sight like that, of simple, sweet, sublime beauty makes waking early worth any longing to sleep until 7 or 9. Today we feast. I just have to make the feast, first. One feature will be canned peach and apricot and pear halves sprinkled with a bit of nutmeg or cinnamon or cloves, dabbed with a bit of butter, and broiled for a few minutes to brown them just a bit.... Sign in to see full entry.