Category: Holiday Cheer

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the winter holidays. Give me a seasonal celebration around food, family, lights and merriment and I’m IN. I hope everyone has a reason to celebrate something around the solstice, and I love learning about and celebrating other cultural and religious traditions that also happen this time of year. My … Continue reading Christmas Lexicon: A rant of sorts

From Sasha and Santa and Neil and I. Wishing you much cheer, fine company, great food and elastic pants. Continue reading Happy Christmas

I love Christmas like a fat kid loves cake. So it pains me to admit this year, I kindof hate our tree. Specifically, the lights. We switched to all LED lights this year for our tree, and (as I suspected they might be) they are aesthetically hideous. The thing I love about a beautiful Christmas … Continue reading Oh, Christmas Tree

I’ve told many people about one of my favourite Christmas Decorations: Satanic Fiber-Optic Santa, and now that we’ve hauled out most of the decorations for another year, I shot a quick video of him last night, so you may also share in the horror glory! The jingling/clicking noises in the background are the dog – … Continue reading I wish you a Creepy Christmas

Hello lovelies! I hope everyone had a fantastical Christmas (or whatever it is that you do or do not celebrate). Despite a rocky start with the weather being what it was, mine turned out really quite splendid. Also, our ambitious feast for 14 featuring a homemade turducken was nothing short of awesome. Of course, after … Continue reading The 12 Days of Christmas