… in which to get everything done. Things left to do are: finish the dollhouse (needs exterior trim and a little finishing here and there. Nothing major. If I get time, I’ll make the curtains.) paint a few pieces of dollhouse furniture. wrap one present and three stocking stuffers buy one chocolate orange and wrap…
Category: holidays
Why I like girl dogs
After slaughtering and hog-tying the Christmas tree on Saturday, we stuck it in a barrell of water until we had blasted a spot in the house in which it could stand. Sunday, we brought the tree into the house, lopped off another section of trunk and plunked it into a stand full of water. Happy…
What we do in our house for Christmas
Because I have been asked, both accusatorily and timorously both by people who mean well and those who are downright nosy, whether we celebrate Christmas, here it is: yes, we do Christmas. The trick comes in identifying how we define the Christmas that we celebrate and how we distinguish it from the meanings that others…
Shopping and such
Finished off the shopping last night. All that remain now are to pick up a couple of things that are on order and wrap them. Everything that has been purchased is wrapped, labelled, ribboned and bowed. Feel free to throw heavy, pointy things in my general direction if you need to rid yourself of angst,…
Zee leest of theengs tooo dooo to zee dallhaus…
Or what happens when you think of The Count from Sesame Street while blogging. I typically, like many people, I guess, have ambitious ideas about what I’d like to have ready for Christmas. This year I’m doing better than usual as I’m limiting myself, more or less, to one project. This year, Katherine has asked…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 