And went in search of some after Christmas bargains.
Even when not feeling quite up to par, my reaction is :
While the husband’s is more :
We found a few things, but come on! 20% – 30% sales?
(That’s not enough to get me out of my pajamas and make me comb my hair.)
But I did manage to pick up this little jewel for my desk –
Which…. for some reason, the husband did not find at all amusing.
We had lunch at a place I’ve been meaning to try for years.
But were disappointed to find the whole front section had been sold to another business and the restaurant was now relegated to a small space that used to be the bar.
Which would have been okay, had I been feeling well enough to drink.
Shocking, I know.
But it happens.
Thankfully, the food was good.
French Onion Soup…
And a marvelous baked stuffed haddock with scallops, shrimp and Newburg sauce, roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus with lemon butter.
While signs at the bar teased me about alcohol…
I noticed some of the drinking patrons looked a little off.
And decided staying sober might be the wise choice after all…..
Looks good. They did a nice job on those potatoes ~> roasted to crinkly-skinned perfection. And I love Newburg sauce . . . Shrimp Newburg &/or Lobster Newburg are two of my faves.
We didn’t brave the after Christmas sales but we did go on a Gallery Stroll yesterday after getting veggies at the Farmer’s Market. Came home with a Handblown Blue Glass Vase from Spain and a hand-painted heart shaped spoon rest from Italy.
Don’t ask me why the Vase is capitalized and the spoon rest is not! 😆
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The meal was lovely. The sales, less so.
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We went to the mall yesterday and commented how relatively quiet it was. Still too peopley for my taste. No idea whether there were any sales going on, I only go to the mall because the kids want to go.
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Agreed. The crowds weren’t as large as I thought they’d be…
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I take that desk sign as the 11th Commandment — the one Moses didn’t hand down because the end of male dominance would have been at hand if God’s gender were revealed. 😦
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Wise choice… but still. It needed to be said.
😉
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Ha, yes, you don’t want to suddenly sprout wild colored fur and horns.
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Not during the holidays anyway…
😉
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Happy new year!
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And to you my friend!
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The morning after Christmas is the last time I was at work (off until the 4th)… but I was way the heck out of the path between the front doors and the bounty of 50% off wrapping paper to watch the Skinflint Horde rush off to stock up for next Christmas when we opened at 6 AM sharp. Since we don’t do Black Friday “door busting” anymore, it’s the closest thing to a shopper stampede in retail these days, and I didn’t get to watch it this time…
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I don’t do Black Friday… but I do enjoy half price wrapping paper!
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I hate it when I don’t feel well enough to drink. I had that last week. The Mister took us to Mexican, where I normally get super excited about margaritas, but I couldn’t even finish half my food, and definitely didn’t want to drink.
Are you feeling better now?
The food looks marvelous!
I like a 50-75% off sale, then I feel like it’s worth the hunt.
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Better, but not 100% yet. Whatever I caught, it’s got legs. Now it just needs to walk away on them…
☹️
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Aw Jeez 😦
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