Grump

Mini-muffin trays, vital to the fabrication of mince pies, were conspicuously absent from the grocery store. Also, I picked up everything I need for beef stew except the beef, and they didn't have any seasonal gift tags.

So, I'll be heading Target-wards again this afternoon. If I can get beef and piecrust there as well as trays, I won't need to go back to Safeway. I suppose if they don't have muffin trays there, I could do mini-turnovers instead, but it wouldn't be the same.

Domestic update

I have acquired a mini-muffin tray -- a heavy duty, non-stick affair that is rather overkill for a yearly batch of mince pies, but that's all there was. Also beef, instant coffee, cereal, and fish, but not piecrust.

The laundry-room key remains stubbornly missing, and as soon as I sat down from turning the apartment upside down looking for it, I realized that I didn't actually have the energy left even to watch a movie this evening. I think I'll drink a little half-and-half eggnog (I dilute it with 2% milk) and go to bed.