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Music Monday – “Lord it’s like a hard candy Christmas/I’m barely getting through tomorrow/But still I won’t let/Sorrow bring me way down”

The phrase “hard candy Christmas” refers to a time in American history when many families who did not have much money could only afford to give penny candy to their children at Christmas…The hard candy metaphor suggests that life can be hard and sweet at the same time. “Hard Rock Candy” – Dolly Parton

¶ Posted 03 December 2018 § Library § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, xmas

My 10 Favourite Christmas Songs

I’ve posted a lot of Christmas songs over the years, mostly as Music Monday posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried to make a list of my favourite Xmas songs, at least until now. So what makes a great Christmas song in my mind? Weirdly with how joyful the season is, my favourites mostly […]

¶ Posted 02 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music, xmas

Saturday Snap – A Busy Saturday Means The Christmas Season Has Officially Begun!

Took Sasha to the local community association’s Santa Breakfast this morning. (Shea had already eaten by the time we remembered it was on and Pace, being the typical pre-teen he is, said he didn’t want to come.) Walked Sasha to a birthday party at one of her kindergarten classmate’s houses in the neighbourhood. On the […]

¶ Posted 01 December 2018 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: xmas

Music Monday – “Kept his mother Mary worried/Always out on his own/He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee/Less than reputable was known to be/His heart was full of love, love, love”

A modern take on the story of Jesus… “The Christmas Song” – Dave Matthews

¶ Posted 26 November 2018 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, xmas

Saturday Snap – Putting the Star on the Tree

¶ Posted 24 November 2018 § Family § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: xmas

Saturday Snap – My Christmas List (on the First Day of Fall)

Yesterday was the first day of fall but much of Saskatchewan had already received a heavy snowfall and Regina got a sleety-snowy rain that didn’t stick around but definitely felt more like winter than fall. There were other signs that it felt more like winter than fall as well. When I turned on the “Flow” […]

¶ Posted 22 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, weather, xmas

Saturday Snap – Playing Giant Jenga? Better Break Out The Protective Gear!

As a precaution, Sasha put on her boots and brother’s skateboarding helmet at New Year’s to play the lifesize Jenga game that Grandpa Dennis made for us. I’d upload the video of the game finally toppling when Grandma Joan tried a difficult move but I jumped pretty high myself when it toppled over! 😉

¶ Posted 06 January 2018 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, cute, holiday, parents, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pace Sees The Real Santa!

Pace has seen the *real* Santa (not those fake mall ones!) three times – once when Santa came to Grandpa and Grandma Hammond’s on Christmas Eve when Pace was probably around two or three years old. (Coincidentally, that Santa had the same eyeglass frames as a neighbour down the street.) 😉 Once at our house […]

¶ Posted 28 December 2017 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, xmas

Promise Made, Promise Kept.

Shea opened this on Christmas morning (it’s hard to see but that’s an apple and a kid’s toy watch taped in a box)… …and picked this up on Boxing Day. (Uhm, I had it in my head that the only day Apple discounts their products is Black Friday and Boxing Day but apparently not.) 🙁 […]

¶ Posted 27 December 2017 § Family § Humour § Photo § Shea § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, xmas

A Few Post-Christmas Thoughts

I can’t find it now but I have a memory that in December 2011, I posted a screen grab of a weather forecast showing +4 for Dec 24, Dec 25 & Dec. 26. (Here’s one from around the same time on the same subject.) At any rate, it’s been brutally cold this week and I’m […]