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Saturday Snap – Elf Helper

Had an elf helping me with the sad job of packing up the tree and decorations and Christmas books for another year…

¶ Posted 29 December 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, holiday

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Christmas Over The Years

I whipped together this montage fairly quickly right before Christmas to show everybody on Christmas Eve. It’s not my best work – my first attempt ended up with the music I picked not working properly. Then I tried to use YouTube’s Creative Commons music but couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to […]

¶ Posted 27 December 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Which Is The Best Air Fryer?

Happy Boxing Day everyone!

¶ Posted 26 December 2018 § PopCulture § Randomness § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, food

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

¶ Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history, holiday, unitedstates

Secular Sunday – Why Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?

Also: For our kids To spend time with extended family Because it’s part of our own personal history and tradition Because it’s become a secular holiday as much as a religious one Because atheists know Christmas started as a pagan solstice festival and early Christians adopted many rituals to help convert people to their new […]

¶ Posted 23 December 2018 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, history, holiday

Saturday Snap – A New Christmas Tradition?

A few years ago, I did a post about some Christmas traditions over the years. Yesterday, we braved the mall (maul!) on the last Saturday before Christmas to get a picture with The Grinch, a local cos-player who’s been doing a variety of activities and events around town during the Christmas season including providing an […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2018 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBgRdSbQ56Q “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin