Whats up! How are you? I missed this humorous, good neighborhood, and I’m excited to catch up. We’ve got some enjoyable posts deliberate this month, and within the meantime, listed below are a number of snapshots from the break, if you happen to’d wish to see…
We hosted Christmas in Brooklyn this yr — with the boys and me, after all, plus my dad, my aunt Lulu, and our cousin Jimmy. We lit plenty of candles and ate plenty of yummy issues. (“I’m low-key hooked on mandarins,” Toby instructed me.)
Our first journey for the vacations is all the time driving to see the lights within the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Are you able to think about transferring there in the summertime and abruptly realizing what a Christmas scene it turns into? Folks promote sizzling chocolate out of their garages, and Bing Crosby blasts from automotive radios.
When our kinfolk arrived from England, we had been so excited!
Jimmy and Anton had been already twinning with out planning it…
And Lulu instantly set about making carrot soup. The extra issues change, the extra they keep the identical. xoxo
We took walks to the Brooklyn Promenade…
..and stopped by Jane’s Carousel and the close by ice-skating rink…
…and admired the views from The Edge in Manhattan.
On Christmas Eve, we went to church and ate plenty of pungent cheese.
By the way in which, how cool is this olive tray? It was my Christmas reward to myself 🙂 I can’t bear in mind the substack design e-newsletter the place I initially found it, however I’ll let you already know if I discover it!
On Christmas morning, the boys opened their stockings. Right here’s 12-year-old Anton’s haul. I cherished how his wishlist mirrored his in-between age — with objects like a scented-pen (child) and pimple patches (teenager).
Plus, after all, a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper.
We had a gathering on Christmas Day, since, I discover, youngsters are normally jittery from all the thrill by the afternoon, and it’s good to have buddies over to take in that power.
Additionally, though long-time readers might discover it exhausting to imagine, I’ve truly been having fun with cooking. One crowd-pleasing dinner for the group was this straightforward tacky beans dish. I added extra onion for crunch and extra crushed purple pepper for warmth.
The Kalanithi mother and father; lunch at Hook Fish.
Afterward, my dad and I headed to San Francisco to see my sister, her daughter, and her in-laws.
We crashed at my good friend Lena’s stunning residence, since she and her household had been out of city. (They’re going to remain at our place in the summertime, like a non-simultaneous home swap.) And that cool phrase artwork? “When my son Eli was studying handwriting, he began making massive letters on single sheets of building paper,” she explains. “I took my favorites and tiled them in an enormous plexiglass body I purchased off Craigslist.”
As all the time, on New 12 months’s Eve, we visited Paul’s grave. We poured out Champagne for him, and the children toasted with Martinelli’s.
Hope you had an excellent break and obtained some relaxation and rest! And if not, that’s okay, too. As they are saying, everybody you meet is combating a battle. Numerous love, as all the time, and searching ahead to an exquisite 2026 collectively. xoxo
P.S. 11 readers share their joyful moments, and what are you grateful for, massive or small?
