Archive for December, 2008
christmas time in canada
Well I must say that we did have a most charming christmas. We drove to my friend Doug’s parents’ house in Niagara-on-the-lake (an hour and a half away) on christmas day. We were a bit nervous because we had no idea what it was going to be like. But his parents, Joan and [...]
xmas
its christmas time and here we are in the snowy northern hemisphere. finally it all makes sense.two days ago was the winter solstice which is good because it means the days can only get longer now! yesterday that extra minute really made a difference, it felt like we got so much more done.
on sunday i [...]we can’t think of what to get the rat for christmas
flurries
It’s -21 outside and snowing like crazy. horizontal style. I’m going to venture outside soon to go to the post office and the video shop. lets hope i make it back alive Ha Ha.
i still dont have a job but im not too worried because leaving to go to work on a morning like this [...]“in the kitchen”
so i’ve been into some good new culinary things lately. three things i will mention-
1. Making my own hummus/humus/hommous. I’ve never done this before but I just started because Bj eats lots of humus and all those plastic containers were bothering me. Also cos Bj got a food processor to facilitate his new fad vegan [...]my canadian winter
tonight i rode my bike home at 3am after playing backgammon with ian in the bar that is run by the hipster lesbian friends-of-friends we know. it snowed on and off all day today and tonight when i rode home it was snowing. there were two inches of powder on the road and i fell [...]
cards
so a few minor exciting things have happened this week. I learned to play two new card games in two days, for example. Yesterday I learned how to play euchre, when russ, hunter and fancy came over for a luncheon. they taught me how to play and we played two full games which was nothing [...]
beccy joe considers herself working class hero
SO. I’ve been looking for a goddam job. I’ve been looking for jobs in childcare a la after-school care like I did and loved back in Sydney and have sent resumes out and made calls but nothing there. So I’ve been looking at part time nanny jobs.
There’s a website called canadiannanny.ca where you [...]dec 1
Today is my 31st birthday. THanks to everyone for your loving wishes via email and facebook! I feel most loved.
So Bj and I don’t really “do” gifts – we are not into the stress of it. For his 30th birthday -the first one after we got together- I went all out and gave him an [...]
