This is awesome, right?

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Dana, that link took me to a sign in page.

We're watching Jamie Oliver on the Cooking Channel, and he just poured custard all over a dessert. I want custard. Is it May yet?

Argh, stupid website.

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Dana, that is beautiful!

Is that some sort of white shoes after labor day thing? No custard before May?

Egg nog is pretty much custard, unset. Cheesecakes are custards. I couldn't wait.

Egg nog next weekend, in fact. Maybe sorrell if I can find any.

We're watching Jamie Oliver on the Cooking Channel, and he just poured custard all over a dessert. Is it May yet?

If you're waiting till May for custard-covered desserts, you're definitely not living Jamie's British cooking ways. My favourite winter desserts are apple crumble with custard and jam sponge with custard. Very winter warming. (Ooh, I should see if I can attempt to make some apple crumble for after Christmas dinner.)

Andi, I hope you've warmed up now, and that the ploughing guy gets the drive clear for you.

No-more-poison-ivy~ma, smonster. That sounds nasty.

Good week this week. I've finished uni for the year (results this week, another unit down). I enjoy my studies for the most part, and this unit was especially useful; but it makes for a lot of time pressure on top of work and looking after Ryan. Thursday was my first day off both work and study since July, so I cooked up some spinach and ricotta cannelloni (I usually do it as a lasagne to save time, but I was feeling adventurous) and some caramelised onion and brie tarts (both recipes in the Buffista cookbook). Wallybee was especially taken with the cannelloni, which is good because onion and tomato can sometimes give her some stomach trouble. We took the tarts to a pre-Christmas lunch at a friend's place on Saturday, where they were a big hit.

No study means we've been playing Race for the Galaxy (a rather brilliant card game) each evening. Wallybee's taken two close victories the last couple of nights. Beats the hell out of econometrics.

Ryan just keeps getting better and better. Latest developments: He has no less than six new teeth coming through, including his first molars. He's showing an active interest in animals (latest thrilling encounter: friend's cat at the lunch on Saturday). I'm very proud. I rather suspect he's developing an ego too (alert Emmett!), judging by some of the fusses he kicks up when nappy changes interrupt his vitally important playtime.

So, yeah. Good week.

Billytea! What a lovely update.

Y'all. I am so screwed. The itching woke me up. Now it's all around my mouth and on my lips, and my left eyelid. Debating urgent care today versus doctor tomorrow.

Urgent care, now, smonster.