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I wandered over to Camp Selby the other day and saw that Caroline had done an update. It got me to thinking that I haven’t actually used words in a while and have been relying heavily on my use of images to convey messages. Not that I am going to stop posting pictures, but I do believe it is time for a real posting. I’ve got a few things to share, and I hope that you all will each give a little update since I am not sure what is going on with everybody… most noticeably John Selby III.

David helps me!
Last night I made my first real chicken meal. I have to say, it went down pretty well. I’m trying to learn some practical recipes so that David and I don’t end up eating Chinese food and spaghetti for the rest of our lives. So I made some chicken put some Dijon mustard on it and then put a concoction of bread crumbs, olive oil, garlic, pepper and salt that I ground in my tiny food processor. Turns out- my tiny food processor is not as tiny as I thought and fit everything in just perfectly! I think Claire’s postings of food that she makes with her friends also inspired me. In any case, it was good. Janis, our German friend, also shared in the delightful meal and while we ate we raved at the wonders of DTV.
My DTV converter box came in the mail the other day. I used my government coupon to get it in order to switch over to the new digital waves or something… you all have cable so don’t have to worry about your antenna becoming obsolete. I set it up and it is SO GOOD. It’s amazing how clear everything is! It doesn’t even falter when David puts his feet on the table- amazing! I also have tons more channels, which is not necessarily a good thing. However, I will be able to have a Super Bowl party with a clear screen now! In true Selby fashion, I think that only Germans will be coming to the party. And perhaps some others from other countries who don’t know what the Super Bowl is.

Aren't they cute? This is at Rock Center.
On another note, Lillian and Joshie (as I refer to him now) visited this past weekend and we had such a good time! Right, Lillian? You better agree! We went to a design museum called the Cooper-Hewitt museum and saw some neat wallpaper, interior designs, and affordable housing for China… we ate cupcakes at Magnolias… we visited my office… we watched a little bit of a Bollywood film (ask Lillian to do the dance!)… we went fake ice skating in an empty lake (the one where they race boats in the summer)… wandered around Williamsburg (BROOKLYN, not Virginia)… enjoyed each others companies… and oohed and aahhed over books on design/typography. Can it get much better than that, I ask you? I will add a picture of the fake ice skating for your convenience. It took me a while to get on the ice, but David, Lillian and Joshie were brave souls.
This is a long post, eh? I guess I’ll wrap it up. I forgot to mention that I made chocolate chip cookies with my new KitchenAid mixer last night and it was so great! So easy! My arm doesn’t hurt at all today, not even a little bit! Ah, the wonders of kitchen tools... I take that back- I burnt my arm taking the cookies out of the oven. My arm does hurt.
It’s snowing now and I wore my slippery shoes… bad idea. Love you all and please update me on your lives as well!