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Merry Christmas! It’s finally here. All the shopping, the fretting, the making of lists, the creating of gifts — it all comes down to this…it’s C-Day. Like little kids, Raymond and I have been up since about 4:30 waiting to see what Santa delivered under the tree. We’re quietly drinking our tea, waiting patiently for...
It’s Christmas Eve and all through the house, I can’t stop being horrified and fascinated by the art of creative poodle grooming. I found a link on one of my favourite blogs — The Park Bench (for us geek girls) — and I have just spent the last half hour of my life looking at...
Well, I’ve had to cancel craft group tonight. My horrible snow driving aside, I didn’t like the idea of people walking to the group in these horrible winds or driving in the icy conditions, so I’ve shut it down for the night. We’ll make up for it by scheduling something in January. E-mail me so...
Oh the weather outside isn’t frightful — it’s snowing, so it’s delightful! Sorry for the early morning bad rhyme, but I love the snow!But I can’t drive in it. I grew up in North Vancouver on top of a giant hill and my school was another another giant hill (oh, let’s be honest, North Vancouver...
A few questions, a few links to tutorials…I’m too tired to think this morning. It’s Monday. It’s something like -8 outside and with the wind chill it feels like -20. I had the worst sleep last night — and I know someone will make the comment “Well, you had a long nap yesterday afternoon!” as...