A Hard Day’s Night

We’re driving home. “Other Side” comes on the radio. Me: I need to put more Aerosmith on my ipod. John: And that’s Thing #482 of “Things You Don’t Expect Your Wife To Say She Wants To Do” List. Me: We’ve been together for almost 20 years. How do you NOT know this about me? And…

Cooling off in the Newman Wine Vaults

When we asked Katherine how she wanted to celebrate Canada Day this year (for Canada Day is very important to Katherines, you see), she gave us a list that was a mish-mash of the best of the best from Canada Days past, with a weather based modification; she wanted to go swimming. So on Canada…

Softly fallin’…

Or it was, yesterday. Today it’s blowing a mad gale outside. Winds are gusting up to 110km/h and the snow is that stick-to-the-greenhouse-and-scour-your-skin kind, which is more like ice pellets than any fairytale snow. Since I feel no need for an Arctic exfoliant, we’re tucked away indoors this morning. Time to work on projects, have…

Random things I’ve found out about my mp3 player

This will sound completely strange to many people, but I’ve only had an mp3 player for three months. It was a Christmas present and one about which I dithered for some time. I wanted something small, not terribly expensive (very important), easy-to-use and of reasonable sound quality. I also wanted something with a replaceable battery…

Today’s very odd playlist

On the mp3 player today…. The Pogues – Fairy Tale of New York Five For Fighting – 100 Years Jann Arden – Good Mother Gordon Lightfoot – Wherefore and Why The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun Chris de Burg – I’m Going Home Fleetwood Mac – Landslide Wet, wet, wet – Love is all…