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I bought a package of 250 lollipops and a package of 40 Tootsie Rolls, intending to hand out one of each to every kid to came trick-or-treating. By 6:40 the Tootsie Rolls were gone, so I started giving two lollipops to each visitor.

The households in our neighbourhood seemed to be trying to outdo one another in decorating for Halloween. There was a ( Read more... )

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We're going to spend (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend in Toronto: Danny, Brenna, Marian, Kerri and me. For Saturday we have tickets to see Das Rheingold live from the Met in HD.

Here's the menu for dinner on Sunday afternoon:

• roast turkey
• gluten-free turkey gravy
• rosemary garlic roasted new potatoes
• baked orange squash (bake squash an prepare casserole ( Read more... )

In my six years on LJ she has grown from a little girl to a young woman. Brenna turned 16 a couple weeks ago. She has some challenges to face this year, but with her sense of humour intact and a boyfriend who is gentle, kind, and a listener (they have been dating 18 months, and what more could I expect from a 17-year-old who has won her affection ( Read more... )

This afternoon djjo and I leave to spend Christmas at Dad's place. marian_w and Brenna will arrive on Boxing Day. I probably won't be back online until New Year's Eve.

My seasonal gift to you is this delicious cookie recipe I invented last night. I wanted to develop a gluten-free adaptation of my all-time favourite Christmas cookie, so I extrapolated on a ( Read more... )