The aftermath
The reindeer toothmarks in the stubs of carrots that were left on Christmas morning were sufficient proof for Tilda that Santa really came, although we didn’t hear him on our roof like we did a few years ago. Tilda woke up at 5:30 AM and couldn’t get back to sleep, finally getting up at 7:15. [...]
Tweets: 2009-12-27
Blogged: Tweets: 2009-12-20 http://kristinehensel.com/2009/12/20/tweets-2009-12-20/ # Lying in bed, just used Foxtel app to find and set up recording of How the Grinch Stole Xmas. Merry Xmas, iPod – it's been a good year. # Note to self: it's December 23rd. Step away from the sewing machine. # Tilda just told me that she'd plate up [...]
The calm before
We’ve had a very relaxed Christmas Eve, with just a trip out to get some bread rolls for tomorrow and a new headlight bulb for the car. I’m very, very pleased with our weather forecast for tomorrow – a high of 22C. I know that I’d have a tough time getting into the Christmas spirit [...]
Tweets: 2009-12-20
Blogged: Tweets: 2009-12-13 http://kristinehensel.com/2009/12/13/tweets-2009-12-13/ # Messiah for thousands was merely a warmup for the school mums' performance at Carols Night. # Another advantage of Northern Christmases: less bare-armed tree wrangling. A thousand tiny ouches. # I still get a little chill when the living room is dark but for the Xmas tree lights. (And the [...]
Brrrr
After an unusual hot spell in November, the weather has been quite pleasant. More pleasant than, say, -46C in Edmonton this week. (That’s how I remember it being in Calgary every day of my childhood, but my memory may be exaggerating slightly.) Yesterday it went up to 39 here, but the promise of a late [...]
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