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Well, almost – we do live in New England after all. So just relax and, for goodness sake, don’t plant anything yet

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Homecoming, Forever, Catastrophe, The Romanoffs, and old favorites like Downton Abbey, Suits,The Americans, Victoria, House, Friday Night Lights, and Monk. Or launch the Prime Video app by saying “Amazon Prime Video” into the voice remote, or zip on over to the X1 apps menu. With Xfinity apps like Stream you can stream your X1 DVR recordings while you’re on the go, you can also download and watch them anytime (for when you don’t access to wifi). Well, I love Amazon Prime Video and love the new features of Xfinity – check them out for yourself here – For more information about X1- visit: https://www.xfinity.com To sign up for Prime or learn more visit: http://www.amazon.com/prime

Occasionally, rarely even, I plan ahead, so given all that’s been going on, it’s even more amazing that I set up a wrapping station. While it is in my cold-ish basement, it’s organized so I can dash down for a quick wrap instead of running around the house in a mad rush as I head out the door looking for the scissors and tape. maybe magically already together – wrapping paper, craft paper, ribbon, cellophane tape, pens and markers, scissors, doilies (cut up to make snowflakes), card stock for gift tags, gift bags, little ornaments, tissue paper, washi tape and anything else arts and crafts- The event is over for this year but pencil it in your calendar for next year, and in the meantime, explore the house, trails, gardens, community events, cooking classes, and art exhibits.

There’s an older pressure cooker that I pull out only rarely – just one bad experience with a chicken soup spill/semi-explosion (entirely operator error, btw) stays with you for a while, and a newish Crock-Pot which I use at least once a week because I do like an easy dinner prep. Our favorite, and possibly over-served but maybe not because I never get push back, dish is Smitten Kitchen’s Black Bean Ragout. The leftovers (if there are any) go into another favorite – and super easy – dish also from Smitten Kitchen –  Spaghetti Squash tacos (shhh, I even microwave the spaghetti squash – Minimalist Baker knows sweets – and appreciates you don’t have all day – try these One Bowl Vegan Funfetti Cupcakes, and the Two Ingredient Dark Chocolate Truffles