Last time at the hospital, sitting calmly, awaiting my turn, my named to be called, for another of many pre-op exams, I grabbed a copy of The Globe and Mail laying around, and started playing this game (puzzle). Now, I love puzzles … and numbers, so much so that I that I bought a puzzle book for my surgery last go around … and I was looking for Kakuro puzzles exclusively, but was unable to find one, the store shelves were stocked almost entirely with Sudoku books. I really wasn’t interested, having played Suduko (like the rest of the planet) in the past for years now … kinda felt burnt out … so I bought a generic puzzle book, an assortment of puzzles. That day, waiting (wasting) … passing time, I found that I LOVED KenKen, even more than Kakuro, and luckily was able to find one at Indigo … for this go around. Ok, back to the waiting area … the Doctor finally called my name, just a few moments before spending almost an hour staring at the puzzle, pen patiently placed in holster, trigger finger cocked and ready as I was unable to figure out the remaining moves (this is what much of problem solving involves … staring & concentrating … your mind working away at a million miles per hour trying all the possible permutations), and it finally hit me, the answer … I sat there, unfazed, not fucking flinching, (at this point I ain’t fucking moving) franticly putting pen to paper filling in the final pieces, finishing that time-consuming, mind-draining bitch!! Hey Doc, I waited for you for so long … least you can do is wait for me for a little, lol!!

Again!! So I’ll forego the descriptive dialogue … pretty much what I wrote last year. Just thought I’d share a few food pics though … enjoy!!

… will say that I spend way too much time time handrolling the cold-cuts, lol!! Oh, and YES that lasagna is homemade (my recipe) too!!

Always such a hectic time of year … “It’s crazy,eh?” … my favourite quote of late, courtesy of Rueben who works as a supervisor/manager at a place where I online shop from time to time when I called to enquire about some concerns I had regarding recently botched orders!! Seems, like I’ve been borrowing that phrase a lot lately, lol.

After the mad rush, days later, I created this leftover mash of osso buco, turkey meatballs, rapini, tilapia, potatoes and olives, covered with aged Auricchio provolone and baked french onion soup style in bowls specifically designed for that purpose that I bought at Crate & Barrel  … along with this Fuller’s Vintage Ale I saved for a couple of years. Must say, I kinda enjoyed it more than the actual Christmas dinner, lol!!