I seized the good weather today and had my parents over for lunch on the deck. It was so nice to catch up with them. I made a pot of smoky vegetarian posole and two winning types of cookies from the Washington Post, one from this year: Gingerbread Crackle, and one from a previous year: Three Pepper Spice. I highly recommend both.
After my parents left, we took a four-mile family walk through Crystal City, out Long Bridge Park and back, and over to Pentagon Row before heading home. It was pretty lively out. People were shopping, dining (some indoors- yikes), ice skating, and strolling, the majority masked outside.
Tomorrow I’ll have my sister’s family over for an early pizza dinner on the deck and a fire in the backyard. In a few days, it’ll be colder and wet (and maybe even a little snowy) so I had better make the most of it.
My Corner of the Village 