The decorations are packed away, the wrapping paper has gone to the trash and the tree lies on its side by the road. The holidays are over and all surprises have been revealed. It’s now safe to talk about The Big Project. Continue reading
Category Archives: Odds & Ends
Year End Lists
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
Christmas Letters
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