The holidays are over.

Now all that awaits us is two months of bitter cold. I haven't been jogging in ages; I keep telling myself I am going to do so but the cold makes me wimp out. So how have I been wasting my time? Well amazingly I have done some work on my dissertation. Mostly just enough to make me stress out at how much is left to be done.

The farmer's market is depressing. I picked up some mushrooms, potatos and sweet potatos, carrots a couple of greens-but I doubt there will be any next week- and some beef. Couldnt find milk, eggs or chickens.

I have still been making bentos: today's featured dried shitakes,lentils, carrot and kohlrabi salad, miso spinach, spicy pumpkin and a turnip gratin in a muffin cup. Yummy.