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 →
Dollar Store DVDs
Once in a while, I check the DVD bins at various dollar stores, because you never know what you might find. They’re not always a dollar, sometimes $2 or even Continue Reading →
Sounds of the Season
Tired of the same eighteen Christmas songs (and Eight Crazy Nights)? Try some of these streaming playlists to change it up a little: The Celebration’s Starting — indie artists for Continue Reading →
When you love Christmas this much
When you love Christmas this much… they call you Mister. Mr. Christmas is an award-winning documentary is “an offbeat, touching portrait of a man who has spent three decades turning Continue Reading →