Happy New Year!

This year, we celebrated the midnight celebration at home, quietly playing on our respective smart phones and drinking some home made apple cider I whipped up after realizing I had forgotten to buy us any special bubbly drinks.

I didn't enjoy this batch as much as my last batch but it was made somewhat hastily after we got home from my in-laws' house. I peeled, cored, diced and boiled two apples with a bunch of spices. The strained remnants became apple sauce which it took a few days to finish off. The liquid component is what you see here, and an additional mason jar full in the fridge that I also managed to drink within a week.

However 2025 finds you, I hope it's a safe, happy year for you and yours.