Elusive sleep
This week, I’ve had a string of several nights of messed-up sleep. Night before last I actually went to bed early (i.e. on time) and managed to sleep but last Continue Reading →
New Year Wishes
It’s after 9 am here and it’s just me and the cats awake right now (in fact, I think it’s just me and one of the cats). Hubby is sleeping Continue Reading →
We’re Just Fine.
I was in the midst of a post full of the little things that irk me about travelling to Vancouver (and the surrounding region) but frankly, I had a fine Continue Reading →
Ewwww.
I hate earwigs. On a related note, thanks for the new macro lens, Hubby. 🙂
Christmas evening.
Christmas went well this year. We didn’t leave the house but hosted two gatherings: my Mom and Aunt in the morning and a houseful of Mike’s side of the family Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas
Enjoy the LOG, until YouTube deletes it…. and then, may I suggest bopping over to the Internet Archive for a viewing of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? Yeah, you know Continue Reading →
The Week Before Christmas
Here’s a little ditty to describe our week, with apologies to Clement C. Moore (regular readers will recall another version of The Night Before Christmas that I posted in 2008) and to Continue Reading →
Festive Films
When December rolls around, there are a few things you can count on: ABC will at some point air Charlie Brown’s Christmas, there will be fiddle-playing specials on the CBC, Continue Reading →
Geek a Week
Over the summer, I discovered the podcast for Geek a Week which is part of a project by Len Peralta in which he interviews then draws a trading card for Continue Reading →
Twelve Days
It’s a sign of just how far Christmas has strayed from being a religious celebration that most people have no clue that the Twelve Days of Christmas actually start on Continue Reading →