Reading Challenge
As I mentioned in my post about goals for 2015, one of the things I will be working on is the 2015 Reading Challenge. The list started circulating on social Continue Reading →
Month: December 2014
My Word of the Year
After reading some of my friend Yukari’s Facebook posts, I discovered the idea of a word for the year, a word you use as a guide for your practices, your Continue Reading →
It’s that time again.
Looking back, looking ahead, looking at lists from years past, and shaking my head at unmet goals. My list of goals from last January is particularly annoying: I managed to Continue Reading →
Goodbye Max.
Max aka Maximum 1999-2014 After three days of around the clock care and what seemed to be a steady improvement, Max crashed again today. We let him go because Continue Reading →
Turning Point
I talked to Colin yesterday on the CoffeeCrew podcast, and Max was part of that discussion. He’s been part of a lot of discussions this Christmas because anyone who has Continue Reading →
Thinking About Max
Max came into our life from the SPCA the same year Kiddo was born. As a rescue, they estimated his age as 1 year to 18 months. We picked him Continue Reading →
Feliz Navidnachos
As a kid, Kentucky Fried Chicken was part of our Christmas tradition — a big bucket of greasy chicken was our lunchtime treat. It’s been a long time since KFC Continue Reading →
Wrapping it up!
Once the shopping is done, the wrapping begins…. and as trends go, it seems we’ve been moving away from dollar-store-gift-bags with tissue and back to more creative ideas. Here’s the Continue Reading →
Retro Festive Gaming
I never would have picked Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman as the focus for a video game but in 1984 Quicksilva Ltd. released this simple platform game for the ZX Spectrum Continue Reading →
Snowflake Crafts
Poking around Pinterest you can find all sorts of ways to make snowflakes — paper, popsicle sticks, beads, cotton swabs, coffee fliters, pasta, yarn….. the list seems endless. Basically if Continue Reading →