DEC 26 Let It Brew WEEKLY RECAP

  Linking up with Marg at The Intrepid Reader

Weekend Coffee Share
Sunday Salon

FRONT ST. TORONTO ON

DECEMBER 26 2025 - Bangkok Thailand - Toronto Canada

Last Week's Post DEC 19

Last Year's Post  

Last Year's Post The Grinder dec 21

Five Years Ago   Semana Dos Mexico Dec 31

Saturday DEC 20  PHUKET

Sunday DEC 21 PHUKET - BANGKOK

Monday DEC 22 BANGKOK - VANCOUVER - TORONTO

Up at 3:45 AM for our ride to the airport. The AC check-in was already opened so we flew through that and through the priority lane for security and were in the Thai Royal Silk lounge in no time at 5:15 AM.

It was a 36 hour day for us with only 4 hours sleep the night before! It was probably longer since we spent 15 hours in the air and got up at at 4 AM!

As soon as we arrived home at 4 PM we went to bed. I was up at 8:30 and John at 9:45. John caught up on his shows and sports and had toast, we both had coffee, our first in weeks (almost).

I downloaded our phones and did the first edit of photos. I also did some administrivia, paid some bills, checked the mail, Toronto vacant tax submission, cancelled Airalo, and cancelled our Xmas Eve luncheon at Joey's. We've eaten out enough!

We went back to bed at 2 AM.

Tuesday DEC 23 TORONTO ON

Our view this morning! No blues skies.

It definitely does not feel like Christmas to us!

I was up at 6 AM and did some menu planning and grocery list for the next week. I also ordered Quality Street chocolates because it wouldn't be the holidays otherwise!

I edited some of our trip videos, the chromebook didn't have the app.

We went out to get veggies and cheeses for the upcoming days. OMG food prices are going through the roof, strawberries $8!!

 I was starting to fade on the bus and John said a nap would be nice. He went to bottle his wine and I figured that there was no point in napping then as he would just wake me up coming in.

I was making dinner when John started snoring on the couch at 6 PM. I suggested he nap until dinner. I finished making dinner and decided not to wake him. Then I went to bed at 8! Dinner was put in the fridge.

Exactly how we feel this week, after 30 days of travel, some of it with a tour! We're also still a little jetlagged.

Wednesday DEC 24 CHRISTMAS EVE

Now we were both up at 4:45 AM!! I had gotten up at some point (bathroom!) and when I looked out I thought, hmmm what city am I in, those lights on the hill look nice! Oh the bathroom is in the same place as at home!!! DUH, the lights were the tall condos to the west of us!

So breakfast was 5 AM.

John has finally stopped coughing, he had a head cold around week 1 of our trip and couldn't get rid of the cough.

We had popcorn and watched half of our vacation photos.

Damn jetlag! We had a 3 hour nap!

We unenthusiastically had last night's uneaten dinner.

Thursday DEC 25 CHRISTMAS DAY

Still doesn't feel like Christmas!!

For John! 

For me!

Our sleep cycle is improving, we woke at 6:30 this morning and we made sausages (Costco - good) with French toast and raspberry compote.

When I was working this was my favourite Christmas schedule, Christmas Day on Thursday, so you finished work on noon (not that anyone worked) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, then we had Friday, Saturday and Sunday off!

We had video calls with family and messaged other family and friends. We enjoyed our low key day on our own, watching movies (oldies but goodies) and made it to 10:30 PM with no naps!!!

Friday DEC 26 BOXING DAY

I was up at 6:15 sigh! Today is always pajama day in our house. We were hoping for a snowstorm but we didn't get much.

I continued on our trip posts and John enjoyed himself looking at old photos. I ended up having an afternoon nap.

COOKING 

Saturday Phuket

Sunday Phuket/Bangkok

Monday TRANSIT

Tuesday HOME bulgogi beef, bean sprouts rice sautéed bok choy extra sauce

Wednesday XMAS EVE last night's dinner

Thursday XMAS turkey mashed turnips and carrots, mushy peas, stuffing, gravy, roast potatoes

Friday steak frites

WATCHING 

On planes this week - Jackie

Don't Worry Darling

Downton Abbey - loved it

Purple Rain

She Said

Jersey Boys

On planes - John

Jersey Boys

Tenet

Nobody 2

History of Violence

Hitman

HOME

Reiner special

A Few Good Men

My Cousin Vinny

Heat
We continued with Mr. Mercedes that we were watching back in November.

READING

A list of books while on vacation, to the best of my knowledge!

I Died on a Tuesday

Guilty Plea

Fall from Grace

The Dead Tracks

The Girl Who Vanished

Home Stretch - Graham Norton loved it

Someone Else's Skin

The Ghosts of Rome - as a huge fan of O'Connor, I was a little disappointed

DNF

Charlotte Grey

Signed, A Paddy - boring, not very original

I am reading Fox which is quite disturbing. I found the beginning to be tedious. Child abuse is  always a difficult read for me.