Greenback

"Greenback"? Should be the official drink of the Saskatchewan Roughriders - sounds like a quarterback dressed in green. Simple and rather good, if you like mint: creme de menthe, gin, and lemon juice, with lemon wedges for garnish. I'm running out of vodka concoctions that I have all the ingredients for - but we are making a stop at Superstore this weekend. Hope they have kumquats.

We're heading out right away to ski at Lutsen, Minnesota for 3 days, our post-Christmas all-by-ourselves because-we-really-need it getaway. There are ski-in / ski-out condos right on the hill, smack dab in the middle of a run, in fact, which make it easy to go in and out for lunch or a warm-up. Caleb's learning to snowboard, and Jule's getting to be a pretty good skier already. The weather's supposed to be warm, there's an indoor - outdoor pool, a fireplace in our room, and a good restaurant or two nearby, so it should be relaxing.

This is about the last time I recall feeling really relaxed - in our camper last summer. September I was depressed, October was hectic though fun, November was work, work, work, and December was a disaster.

Reading "Shutter Island" right now, dark and a little bit scary, then will move on to a memoir about borderline personality disorder... then I suppose I should read something positive and enriching again. "Emma", for book club?

Till next week...