ice house

we've ventured out from the polar bear den for some air. ahhhh. it was 37F, almost balmy. for these parts anyway. husband took us out to lunch for some elementally satisfying pho bo (Vietnamese beef and rice noodles) and cha gio (spring rolls) and #2 son exclaimed that he felt very little, due to the huge snow banks all around us. it really looked like another planet, a dirty grimy snowy planet. the public works tractors are out dumping snow into trucks to lug into "snow farms," far away from water sources, so that cars may have safer passage...
and this is what happens to the harbor after weeks of below 0 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures....yes, that used to be the ocean blue. now it looks like a National Geographic documentary where you wait to view a cute polar bear family lumber past....

boston harbor??

meanwhile as i miss my new friend beng who is currently soaking up a lot of sunshine in a tropical island...i looked up her elegant (& very well-organized!) collection of recipes at aromatic blend...can't wait to try her sausage rolls. as soon as i shake off this sleepy hypothermia-hibernation-sluggish-slothlike mode i will make them.