The season's high points hit fast in fall. No sooner Halloween and Thanksgiving, then in stomps winter and we have the solstice to celebrate, the return of the light.
No better way to spend the darkest day than looking out for scintillation. This year boats in San Rafael and train cars in Niles shone through the cold air that shivered in with Ol' Man Winter, giving me delight.
Our food purveyors up on College Avenue bustled early this morning, Christmas Eve. A bread (ok, cake, pie and cookie) line formed at La Farine and a turkey, prime rib and crab line parleyed at Ver Brugge well before 8am. Cole Coffee started the day with a free cup of Peruvian with purchase of beans. Yasai Market displayed bright Fuyu persimmons with a "Last Chance of the Season" sign, alongside the abundance of ten kinds (and colors) of hard squash, six kinds (and colors) of potatoes.
Cooking it yourself works out in well in good times or bad, especially when the fresh ingredients sparkle like these. Lucky we!
