today it snowed. actually, more correctly, it slushed. but somehow that was ok.  i have a new christmas cookbook - jul by camilla plum, a rather earthy danish t.v. cook (she's NO nigella, i can tell you). she's earthy, but inspiring, because she's very, very real. there's no hygiene pretense for the sake of the camera. but she writes very well, so i'm enjoying the cookbook. i also ran onto these fabulous glass amanita and acorn ornaments, at the grocery store, of all places.  and with a few candles, i felt the first real hints of the christmas spirit in the air around here.

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and it's a good thing, because tomorrow, sabin and i leave for manila, where the christmas spirit and christmas music and christmas lights are EVERYWHERE, so whether we like it or not, we will be christmas spirited. i think we're gonna love it.

[Image] greenbelt 3 - makati catch you on sunday from a lovely 30°C manila.  and yes, that is the second time this month. and yes, other than the 12-hour flight, i'm really quite pleased...