bits and bobbins

happy holidays, all.

happy holidays!

here’s our humble tree!

we live across from the flower market here in SF, and decided to get a nice potted umbrella tree instead of the traditional holiday tree. more earth friendly, really, as it will far outlast the season (will live years, sans decoration, of course) and dwell in our home all year long. it was pete’s choice…i think he made a good one.

all the presents are there by the tree…we’re not going home for the holidays this year. we were going to go to cabo san lucas, mexico but decided to postpone the trip since i haven’t been feeling well lately. it’s just the two of us, really. i miss my family though…it’s the first time i haven’t been home for xmas in 32 years. needless to say, i’m feeling more than a little teary-eyed today.

but something good to look forward to: we’re having a group of friends over for xmas dinner tomorrow, those that didn’t leave town for the holidays.

it will be a big melange of italian specialties: homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs (dad’s recipe), polenta lasagna, frosted sicilian meatball cookies, garden salad with feta and oil/vinegar dressing, and more that’s not so italian, maybe (chimay beer, mulled cider, and coconut macaroons). should be yummy.

peace, love, good health and happy holidays to all of you.

thanks for being my friends!

December 24 2007 | Posted in home(sweet)home, it's personal.

Comments

18 total remarks on this post.

  1. December 24 2007 at 7:22 pm

    Annika

    Merry Christmas! I love the tree. It is just right!


  2. December 24 2007 at 9:44 pm

    Casey

    I love your “nontraditional” tree–so cute! :) Wishing you the best of holidays–full of laughter, joy and much merriment!!


  3. December 25 2007 at 1:08 am

    linda p

    merry christmas tricia! hope you have fun at your dinner- it’s hard to be away from the family, but you have to start your own traditions sometime, right? :)
    hope you feel better soon!


  4. December 25 2007 at 2:21 am

    jessica elgin

    wonderful tree.


  5. December 25 2007 at 6:00 am

    vasiliisa

    Happy holidays to you :)


  6. December 25 2007 at 9:26 am

    Paul

    Very nice tree. I don’t know if you remember, Grandma and Grandpa K used to decorate their large ficus tree in Stratford CT for Christmas. Very much the same idea – you can keep the Christmas tree all year and enjoy.

    Love == Dad


  7. December 25 2007 at 1:56 pm

    Melissa

    Merry Christmas! I like the tree. :)
    I hope you feel better soon – good wishes for the New Year!


  8. December 25 2007 at 4:00 pm

    Caty

    Wow, the tree looks awesome. And dinner sounds yummy! Best wishes for the New Year, and Merry Christmas!


  9. December 25 2007 at 11:41 pm

    ambika

    Merry Christmas to you, too!

    I love the tree. Maybe I can convince my boyfriend to get one to replace all of our failing ivy.


  10. December 26 2007 at 8:17 am

    laura

    merry christmas, dear!
    hope you’ll be feeling better soon.


  11. December 26 2007 at 11:14 am

    jenny

    my dear friend, i adore your tree. it is SO YOU.
    hope you and pete had a sweet little day at home yesterday, just the two of ya’s.
    here’s to a fantastic evening tonight with friends. wish i could join you!!! the dinner sounds amazing.
    xox


  12. December 26 2007 at 5:06 pm

    vintagevixxen

    merry christmas! cute tree!


  13. December 27 2007 at 11:46 am

    hermsprong

    your tree is so lovely! and your christmas sounds like it was too. good, good wishes for the new year!


  14. December 29 2007 at 1:36 pm

    Hailey

    Have a great time when you go to Cabo!
    We were there last year for Christmas.
    Love the look of the tree btw.


  15. December 29 2007 at 1:48 pm

    tricia

    hailey: we didn’t go to cabo this year, not sure when we’ll go…as i said, we had to postpone. thanks though!


  16. December 29 2007 at 4:42 pm

    alicepleasance

    A wonderful menu! I hope you had a great time.
    I’m really curious: what “polenta lasagna”is?? I’m italian but I’m not sure I understood, cause polenta and lasagna are two different (yummy) things here… I love to know how tipical food specialties are called around the world ;-)


  17. December 29 2007 at 5:09 pm

    tricia

    alicepleasure: the polenta lasagna was one where polenta is used in exchange for the pasta. here in the US we have tubes of firm polenta which can be sliced, which is what we used for the recipe. so, it’s basically like the traditional type, but again, the firm polenta takes the place of the pasta when making the various layers in the dish. does that make sense?


  18. December 30 2007 at 3:24 am

    alicepleasance

    Yes, sure, that makes sense! Thank you Tricia :-)