No Rain Again Today!

In Seoul there is hardly any rain in the Winter (not much snow either, but tons of rain in July and August) so coming here was a bit of a shock. Another shock was the last 2 days without rain...ah, it's so nice when we get a break in the weather.

My bud (Manchester/Vernon) Mike called last night from his new home in Vernon...a little hard to believe because I don't think I've ever heard of him actually paying for a long distance call. He wants us to make it out there for a visit (just 4 hours drive from here) sometime in the next little bit. I figure he's heard there is a big snowfall coming and he wants me to get over there to shovel his driveway (wouldn't put it past him, this is a guy who read Machiavelli's The Prince at age 10). We might just make it out there...his place is quite a palace, he says, so it could be a good break from the rain.

Didn't get a pic of Winston and the tree up yet...here's one.


Winston giving his best "I'm a little angel" look.

This morning I smelled some great cooking again (not mine, this time, the mother-in-law is in town and the kitchen is 'hers').


Hold it, if the kalbi from yesterday is here on the table, what's that on the stove?...


...ah, that's what it is: a new batch of kalbi boiling on the stove.

This is the third batch she's made in as many days...it's really good, but I think this may be my limit for a while. Got to think up something new for her to make soon. When I was in Seoul she found that I like 육개장/yook-gay-jang (a soup) and them made it everyday for 2 weeks. Same with 불고기/bul-go-gi (a sort of boiled roast beef). But then I did the same with my stew and fruit salad...at least we're not subsisting on pizza and ramen.

The weather was ok so we got the kids into the backyard (nice thing about having a townhouse). Kate didn't let me put any (of the pre-make-up) pics of her up but got lots of the boys.


Spencer likes to dig in the garden.


Better get some water for the plants (like 12 straight days of rain wouldn't be enough).


Here ya go!


Some over here, too.


Winston wants in on the act, too.


Maybe some stroller-pushing will be better.


Oh no! There's a dog! Ruff ruff!


Better aim your pool-noodle at it, Winston! It's quite the monster!


There it is! C'est tres grand chien, n'est pas?


Better hide from it in the bucket.


Then he decided to take a walk...right into that fence.


Ok, time for the car. When I was here last in June, Spencer was in the front and Winston was in the smaller, back portion. What a change!

Well, that should hold you for a while. This blogging is a pretty good way to connect with family and friends, I think. Mike seemed to enjoy the pics and it's a heckuva lot easier than sending emails or (horror!) letters in the mail with pictures. With any luck I'll be in a new city early in the new year and will have some (other) exciting things for you to read.