We walked a mile up to Bear Den Mountain and then headed to the Blackfriars Theatre in Staunton to see “A Christmas Carol.” A fine day. Plus, it was 70 degrees!

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The motorcycle died while AC was en route to work this morning, so Sam and I mounted a rescue mission. AC was fine. It seems to be a problem with the battery (again). He stashed the bike in a parking lot next to some classic cars, whose white walls are as wide as my arm.

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Sam (with my help) collected and donated 80 lbs of non-perishable food to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. This is something she’s been wanting to do for a long time and we finally got it together. Sam made signs and flyers and distributed them to friends and neighbors. It was sobering to see how little 80 pounds of food …

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I know, how could there be MORE cookies? What can I say: it seems to be our homeschooling curriculum this month.

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Making paper bûches de Noël… I know, they should be edible and chocolate, but after all the cookie baking, I just didn’t have it in me.

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We were baking maniacs today: hazelnut sandwich cookies, chocolate pinwheels and peppermint stick cookies.

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Not really a rink. Just a rec center gym. But still, free roller skating on a Friday night is pretty cool.

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