Saturday, January 3, 2026

Today Is ...

Today is National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day. Every Christmas for decades, my dad would give me a box of Cella's chocolate-covered cordial cherries. (They HAD to be Cella's.) After he passed away in February 1997, I continued this heartfelt tradition by purchasing a box of them and giving it to myself from my dad (as Santa) every Christmas. (They HAVE to be Cella's.) I will eat a couple of them today.

January 3, 2026, at home

I like fruitcake: the regular version; Italian panettone; and Austrian/German stollen (pronounced shh-TOH-lenn).

January 3, 2026, at home

I am quite happy that President Trump has returned plastic straws to us. Those paper straws were annoying and soggy.

January 3, 2026, at home







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