With the aid of Lolcats somewhat challenged on the current calendar...


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We had family for lunch, and we had ham, and cranberries, and cabbage and potatoes, and apple sauce, and a nice German Riesling ( Read more... )

Don't look now, but Santa's left the pole...

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And it's going to be a year until you hear any of the season's songs again. So, before you leave them behind, here's my very favourite carol to usher in Christmas Day:

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Have a good one, everyone.

The cats have been wandering in astonishment past the suddenly unencumbered Christmas tree and looking at me with a "what happened to all the stuff?" expressions even though they spent the morning happily playing in the detritus of the stuff as we ripped wrapping paper off parcels (and somewhere underneath it all there were the cats' own presents, ( Read more... )

1. Bring in UPS box from outside and place on the floor ( Read more... )

No, this time it isn't a cutie being delivered for babysitting. It's one of those ones what light up and get stuck into gardens at Christmas time. This one stands 48 inches high with a good set of antlers on him, and is animated - he swings his head from side to side. He is currently glowing brightly, installed out there next to my rhododendron ( Read more... )

...so I sigh and pick up something from dduane, and ( here goes... )

( if only for some mental images... )

...the edits of book 2 of "Worldweavers", that is. Now I need to go through it again and figure out if I unravelled anything important when I pulled a few plot threads here and there according to editorial tweak fiat. This has to be done this week, because I have tend ays to get this draft into my editor's hands before she absonds for the silly ( Read more... )