I’ve been lying on the couch these past few days in post-Christmas crash and burn mode, sniffing and sneezing my way through a bad cold, reading my gift books and flipping through downloaded magazines on my iPad. The weekend Globe & Mail was full of the usual, for this time of year, compilation of lists. The best of, the worst of, the most newsworthy, the most deceased…
I decided to make my own lists. Here’s what caught my attention this year. Continue reading
T’is the season and the Christmas letters from far away friends have been arriving, by email these days although it is a delightful surprise to also find cards in the “real” mailbox. I’ve always loved reading Christmas letters and hearing the year’s precis, particularly from people I don’t hear from (and vice versa) at other times of the year. I love the idea of catching up, and following the family’s lives from afar.
I’ve never done it myself but I have been thinking back on the year now passing and what I would put in or leave out. So here goes, a trial run. My First Annual (maybe) Christmas Letter… Continue reading
The other day we were at an afternoon Christmas party at the neighbor’s house on the next block. There were lots of introductions back and forth as for the most part, the guests didn’t know each other, and at one point we were introduced as the “new people on Namqua [Road]”. Which prompted the question, “At what point are we not “new’ anymore?” We’ve been here 2 1/2 years now and this is our third Christmas back in Canada, in this town, in this house.
They do have a point, however. It still feels new to me. As one who has lived in 4 countries, 10 cities/towns and 15 different houses (E&EO), Home has been, it seems, wherever I am and not particularly deep-felt. So it may take awhile yet. Continue reading