Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, and a few days on the North Island with cellular reception non-existent, and internet too spotty to bother using, I’ve been enjoying a very relaxed and decidedly un-wired holiday. I think I’ll continue that for a few more days, though I did want to wish you all a … Continue reading Out with the old…
A very Merry Christmas to all! Or Happy Monday if you swing like that. My gift to you? One of my very favourite Christmas stories: Barrington Bunny by Martin Bell. I’ve posted it in past years, you can read it here. I hope you all have a wonderful, peaceful and rewarding Christmas Day full of … Continue reading Merry Christmas
So, about that real tree: here it is!
It did not arrive without some difficulty.
Continue reading “You Shall Bring Me A Shrubbery!”
I’m posting this mostly as a reference and reminder to the man (who will swear right up until midnight on the 23rd that he has ages of time to do his shopping) – but also because I have not much else of substance to post, and on the off chance that the internets at large may want to buy me a gift (hey, a girl can dream, right?).
And so I present to you, after the jump, my wishlist for the Non-Denominational Consumer Orgy of Winter Spending 2006:
Continue reading “A few of my favourite things”
I made it through NaBloPoMo (hooray!), and promptly took a damn day off already! But I did need to come back long enough to let all y’all know that if you’d like a Christmas Card from yours truly, you should definitely email me your address ASAP. If you’ve sent me your address in past years, … Continue reading Carded
As November draws to a close, and it’s FINALLY appropriate to start with the decorating of houses and wearing of Santa hats and sending of cards, there is a holiday dilemma that’s cropped up in my house. When he heck are we supposed to buy our Christmas Tree? A little background: I have been a … Continue reading O Tannenbaum
The Christmasing has begun in the Wiederick-Watkiss household! We were good little environmentalists, and picked up a brand spankin’ new set of LED lights to adorn the railing, fence and tree on our deck. I tried to take a picture, unfortunately, our wee point & shoot refusts to cooperate. You’ll just have to trust me … Continue reading Sparkling Lights