This was the 10th Annual Four Seasons Chili Cook Off tonight at Four Seasons. A popular (delicious) event, the ballroom was packed.
There were about 15 crockpots full of chili to try.
Each person got 4 small bowls for tasting, but could go back and try all of them. Four were enough for me. 
There were also 4 large tables in the corners of the room with cornbread, salad, and desserts.
The 4 judges began tasting 1 1/2 hours before the event started for the rest of us. The winner:
Thank you Adrienne for going with me.!
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Sports Saturday
Carson at gymnastics:
Sophia making a basket:
Four Seasons Quilt Group
My favorite Four Seasons group. Today there was sewing, embroidery, knitting, snacks to eat,
group problem-solving,
and project-sharing.
Thursday at Merrilyn’s
Arancini and pizza. Both really delicious.
Sophia and Avery
I watched Sophia and Avery Monday and Wednesday after school. Sophia and her friends have been reading this series of books.
2836 pages since Thanksgiving. The book to the right is the first in the companion series.
Divisional playoffs
Another 4-game weekend. Yay. From the Sewing Cave:
And:
I am not some kind of a super sewer. I worked on these projects during the week also.
Saturday basketball
After the game, a simple game for three people (Carson was thrilled),
then 6,
then 8.
TGIF
at the Four Seasons lodge.
A smaller group than some Fridays. TGIFs are the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. BYOB and a dish to share.
The Crete Island Lane table:
Plus, Felicia (orange sweater) who lives nearby – her first TGIF since moving here two years ago! This was just my second TGIF. We helped each other get there tonight!
Sophia and Avery
Sophia has a new room color – Brittany Blue – that she picked out. She explained how her mom taught her to choose a shade or two lighter than what you actually want. This photo does not do justice to the actual color.
Avery and I made Candied Walnuts.
Wild card playoffs
This was the first of two perfect football weekends. Two games each day. The last game followed by the Golden Globes. And it’s cold (for California) and raining. Time to stay home, cook something good, and …
(Halftime, Colts 21, Texans 0. Beef short ribs braised and ready to go in the oven for 3+ hours.
The Colts won.
By the next halftime, Seahawks 6, Cowboys 10. The ribs are out of the oven.
The Cowboys won and I had a great meal.)
… sew! Of course. This WIP is at least 15 years old, now completed! There is hope.
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