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Music Monday – “All the lights are shining/So brightly everywhere/And the sound of children’s/Laughter fills the air”

I was a bit surprised to see which was my most played song over the past month, narrowly defeating a handful of songs that I thought *could* be my most played. Anyhow, since I’ve ended up doing a month-long series of posts about cover versions of popular songs, why not finish off on Christmas Day […]

Posted 25 December 2017 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours…

Posted 24 December 2017 § Family § Photo § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Sad Jingle Bells

This video takes one of the happiest Christmas songs and turns it sad by playing it in a minor key… I’ve also long believed that you can make this popular jaunty carol into a pretty sad one, simply be reworking the lyrics from present to past tense, changing the odd word and singing all verses […]

Posted 22 December 2017 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture § Sad § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – When A Garbage Can Is A Tasty Gift (December 2007)

Pace thought so anyhow…

Posted 21 December 2017 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I am a poor boy too/I have no gift to bring/That’s fit to give a King/Shall I play for you/On my drum?”

Continuing our December Music Monday theme of re-imagining well-known Christmas songs, let’s go to the ultimate fitting cover – Ringo Starr doing “Little Drummer Boy” (Hmm, I also unintentionally ended up featuring Christmas songs/covers by two of the four Beatles.  Perhaps that should’ve been the theme as well?) “The Little Drummer Boy” – Ringo Starr

Posted 18 December 2017 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – ‘Tis The Season (For Candy!)

Posted 16 December 2017 § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “The party’s on/The feeling’s here/That only comes this time of year/Simply having a wonderful Christmastime”

Another re-imagined Christmas classic… “Wonderful Christmastime” – Tom McRae

Posted 11 December 2017 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Merry Christmas Drink

Shea made us a very tasty Christmas-themed drink this past weekend featuring peppermint vodka, toffee cream liqueur and chocolate-flavoured whiskey along with a rimmer of melted After 8 peppermint chocolates and crushed candy cane. We didn’t name the drink but I’m going to suggest “Christmas Star” since it certainly was a star of our weekend. […]

Posted 05 December 2017 § Family § Humour § Photo § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Gingerbread House

Posted 02 December 2017 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Cult of Instant Pot

It was one of this year’s hottest Black Friday items online and the Instant Pot ™ combination pressure cooker/slow cooker, invented by a group of former Nortel engineers in Ottawa, has been compared to a cult for its fanatical following. What’s the appeal?  It quickly cooks food that’s tasty, healthy and, compared to the 1970’s pressure […]

Posted 28 November 2017 § Canada § Family § Internet § Meme § Shea § Technology § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,