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Music Monday – “Once bitten and twice shy/I keep my distance/But you still catch my eye/Tell me, baby/Do you recognize me?/Well, it’s been a year/It doesn’t surprise me”

It hasn’t been consistent but over the years, I’ve often done one off or even a series of Christmas-themed  “Music Monday” song posts through December. I thought I’d do it again this year and have lots of ideas for this year’s series from a MetaFilter thread looking at the Wham song “Last Christmas” as well as various other songs […]

Posted 04 December 2017 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Xmas ‡ Comments (2) ° 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: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Getting Ready For The Holiday Concert (December 2012)

Posted 16 November 2017 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – New Years Eve Countdown, Iberostar Varadero (December 31, 2015)

Hard to believe that just over a year ago, we were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Cuba!

Posted 05 January 2017 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Our Christmas Timeline

November 11 – Remembrance Day in Canada is Singles Day (aka 11/11) in China so we usually buy a few things direct from sites like AliExpress on what is China’s equivalent of Black Friday to get our Christmas shopping started. November 12 – Remembrance Day is over so I can officially start getting into the Christmas […]

Posted 13 December 2016 § Family § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “An old man said to me, won’t see another one/And then he sang a song, The rare old mountain dew/I turned my face away/And dreamed about you”

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about getting older, life, and mortality the past year in a variety of ways – from unexpected illness (Gord Downie) and death (Prince, David Bowie) of relatively young celebrities to the death of my Aunt Verna who is my first aunt or uncle to die out of my […]

Posted 12 December 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Photo § PopCulture § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Little sister brought her new boyfriend/He was a Mexican/We didn’t know what to think of him until he sang/Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad”

Still a couple days until it’s officially December but what the hey – time for some Christmas music! “Merry Christmas from the Family” – Robert Earl Keene

Posted 28 November 2016 § Humour § MusicMonday § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Merry Christmas!

One of the best Christmases I can remember – great gifts, great food, great moments, great family plus in two days, we’re off to Cuba! Enjoying Christmas supper… Sasha got cool sunglasses for the beach and a new hoodie from Grandpa and Grandma… She also loved her princess dress-up outfit…   Pace had a parkour […]

Posted 25 December 2015 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Xmas Baby Reveal (Dec 24, 2012)

Posted 24 December 2015 § Baby § Family § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “He told his niece/’It’s Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style,’/She said, ‘Christmas is like solstice/And we miss you and it’s been awhile'”

Happy Solstice! What a perfect song for today’s Music Monday post as this song compares and contrasts traditional Christian holiday celebrations with those who are not… “Christians and the Pagans” – Dar Williams

Posted 21 December 2015 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,