… and we had a thunderstorm last night that broke the humidity and brought the temperature down to 23. Yesterday was unbearably hot, so this feels pretty good right now.

Down here we celebrate Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day, and I’ll be going to Cecilia’s place for a family dinner. I’m not much of a cook, but I actually do rather well with desserts, so I planned to make one to take. Only thing is, I have a gas stove here and, being used to electricity, I’m a bit afraid of the oven! I’ve mastered the stovetop, but the oven…not so much. So I have to make something that doesn’t need baking and I’ve decided on a traditional English trifle. Going out soon to get the fresh fruit and berries for it and then I’m pretty much ready for Christmas, so I can relax the rest of the day.

Happy Christmas everyone!