So the Universe saw that I was close to completing 30 days of blogging (HA! Blogging! HA!!) and decided the internet should not work last evening. You were spared robbed of my brilliance ( Read more... )

I defrosted the freezer today.  The excitement never starts...

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So this happened just up the road:

Lego worth $20,000 stolen from Ont. toy store,
three men sought
I'm thinking, it being Christmas and all, these items will be relatively easy to move ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving! If you are celebrating, I hope you're having a great day!

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So it's warm again. Weather, you are a tease!

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My grandpuppy, Ziggy, looks like this:


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So my daughters and I made 200 pork and chive wontons today.  For reasons.  They turned out well.  We also made banana blueberry muffins.  They turned out rubbery.  Life is one big adventure.

MY husbad has started watching the old The Outer Limits episodes. (1963 to 1965).  Aside from like a zillion familiar faces ( William Shatner &  James Doohan ( Read more... )

Okay, so, today, it really snowed. For real.  The dog thought it was the best thing ever. Loudly.  Ah, the enthusiasm of youth! Foolish, foolish youth.
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I watched the first two episodes of Daredevil on Netflix (in preparaton for watching Jessica Jones. Because there must be rules!).  Very good so far.  Dark and moody.  And bloody ( Read more... )

IT SNOWED!  Okay, it was more like itty bitty styrofoam pellets were being hurled from the sky, but essentially, it snowed.  I guess this means I gotta get serious about Christmas.

:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:I have decided to get serious about Christmas by hosting a cookie baking party.  Have any of you ever done it?  Do you have tips and treats to ( Read more... )

I think winter has finally arrived.  Sigh.

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I remember looking forward to the holidays.  Now I just dread them.  Ho fucking ho ho ho.

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The problem may be chocolate. Or lack thereof.  I should remedy this as soon as possible.

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How is it the 20th of November?  I'm still trying to prepare for last Easter.

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So I went down to the basement to put the two giant bags of on-sale chocolate chips I bought today in the freezer (so that they'll last until I need them for Christmas) and I found two big bags of Halloween candy I must have bought last year.  Not that ( Read more... )

I made roast beef today. With mushroom gravy.  I hadn't made roast beef in ages and ages and ages.  It was really good. Just sayin'

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The weather was lovely today  - - 17 C.  Now it's 0C.  Stupid weather.

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Todays prompt:

Where would you want to retire if money wasn't an issue?I'd have a luxury ( Read more... )

Nothing exciting to share today.  I know I did something today, I must have.  But ... yeah, I got nuthin'.  'Missing time' as they used to say on the XFiles.

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Look at this cool quilt.  I love it.  I think I will make one.


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