Yes! For a long time I have searched in vain for my favorite chili paste hot seasoning. I searched Asian markets to no avail. But I found the stuff on a supermarket shelf at last recently, only two small bottles left but I snapped them up! I use a lot of that stuff, since I like spicy Asian cuisine of all sorts. Fortunately there has been no shortage of Sesame oil, since I use a lot of that, too. And I did discover a good Korean hot stir fry sauce, and that sauce goes well with Sambal Oelek.
The next ten days look to be a bit colder than average, but dry and mostly sunny. It could be so much worse. It could always be so much worse. But whatever happens, it's going to be temporary.
So far this is not at all approaching the worst December I've experienced. Getting through January and February is always the challenge.
It'll be getting colder, but nothing extreme in the current forecast and no precipitation. No snow or ice in the forecast for the next seven to ten days. That's OK with me. I hate snow. I hate ice even more.
Today, like yesterday, begins with fog but it is not at all cold. I keep farmer's hours, by the way. That works well for me and it is really a matter of necessity. So many animals! It is cloudy this morning but I realize that those clouds hold in the day's "heat" and the blanket effect keeps us mild in the morning. It is 54 F this morning, and that is not bad for this date. I have not checked the forecast for today. I believe the winter storm in the West will have little effect upon us. Let it be so.
