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Incredibly busy weekend...
Dec. 8th, 2008 08:31 am* Finished book & book review - phew. I will stand by the assessment that it was one of the best and most difficult books I read this year. My review is positive, but I don't know that I will be recommending it to individual friends.
* St. Nicholas Party - yay!
* Christmas Cookies - and assorted arguments about what constitutes a Xmas Cookie. I am of the opinion that plebian cookies made the rest of the year do not belong. (Aka oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip. rice crispy treats) They at very least need to be gussied up for the season. I don't know why I feel this day, I just do. I think it's from a lack of ethnic traditions (or any tradition at all) in my family makes me grasp what little I remember from my gma, who was big on Xmas, albeit in a somewhat Southern way. (Cookies that count: bourbon balls, pecan tarts, and if you like it and/or can make it: divinity and fudge. I've also add cosmic cookies: shortbread stars, and walnut crescents, as my own contributions to the season.)
* Renaissance Project Concert - I am actively looking for a new place to sing. This 24-piece group is a little on the large side, and the director tends towards high and late British renaissance. But I like the conceptual base: they sing in the round, they sing a capella music beyond the period, and despite the age and imperfect tuning in the group, they don't seem to lose pitch.
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* St. Nicholas Party - yay!
* Christmas Cookies - and assorted arguments about what constitutes a Xmas Cookie. I am of the opinion that plebian cookies made the rest of the year do not belong. (Aka oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip. rice crispy treats) They at very least need to be gussied up for the season. I don't know why I feel this day, I just do. I think it's from a lack of ethnic traditions (or any tradition at all) in my family makes me grasp what little I remember from my gma, who was big on Xmas, albeit in a somewhat Southern way. (Cookies that count: bourbon balls, pecan tarts, and if you like it and/or can make it: divinity and fudge. I've also add cosmic cookies: shortbread stars, and walnut crescents, as my own contributions to the season.)
* Renaissance Project Concert - I am actively looking for a new place to sing. This 24-piece group is a little on the large side, and the director tends towards high and late British renaissance. But I like the conceptual base: they sing in the round, they sing a capella music beyond the period, and despite the age and imperfect tuning in the group, they don't seem to lose pitch.
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