Today is your day Boomer! I am feeling like a bit of a "wino" today for two reasons: I went to the liquor store yesterday and stocked up with Christmas cheer for $115! It is a little embarrassing to walk out the door with that much booze. Secondly, those kindly research people at the University of Victoria released a study that shows liquor consumption in Canada is way up during the time of COVID! They blame things like stress and boredom at home for a 5.5% rise country-wide, which translates to increased consumption of about 1.9 billion dollars. Great for business across the country, but not so good for our health! By the way, for the average Boomer it means we are consuming about two bottles of wine each per week. And that rate is slightly higher in the BC Interior and Okanagan Valley where I live and where the grape/wine industry flourishes. However, there is a silver lining in the black cloud. Wine lifts our spirits during difficult times of flood, fire, and pandemic....and I drink RED wine, which apparently is good for one's heart health. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it! Boomers, cheers to the holidays....in moderation mode, of course.