Mother lode 6 (la grande finale)

Dell is closed this week, so I'm enjoying a nice holiday. Weird to be able to run around Town Lake during the week. The parking lots were empty, and so were the trails. It was a nice day - sunny and warm - and I managed to grind out another 10 miler. And what's this?! - sweating in late December?

Also not to be believed is me finishing all the ham my mom gave me. For my final installment, I chose to make ham, mushroom and spinach quiche. Maurie gave me the recipe, but I doctored it up a bit - e.g., I used lactose-free milk instead of regular milk. Although I'm not sure what's the point of that, since I put a layer of gouda on the bottom.

Here's the before:


And here's the after:



Speaking of Maurie, I went with her and Julia to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader last night. Oh, yeah, in 3D. I had read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was a kid, although I didn't really pay attention to the Christian symbolism back then. But it sure was hard to miss in the movie version.