December 18, 2012

Jamie

Yesterday, on a very balmy December afternoon, Justin and I headed out to get a Christmas tree. It took us quite a while to pick just the right one but we just love it. It's tall and skinny and almost touches our ceiling! And we were thrilled that the Christmas Tree guy even delivered. What a treat!

Shannon

I had a rather long day yesterday, but with it I was happy to have the play Belle Moral ~ a natural history by Ann-Marie MacDonald keep me busy and read the ENTIRE thing while I was out and about.  I actually picked it up specifically for the reason that I thought it was the perfect size to carry with me and read, and turns out it was! And as a bonus, at the beginning it's explained that a previous incarnation of the play ran at The Factory Theatre back in 1990 with Martha Burns, Henry Czerny and David Fox!  Wow!

Suzie

What a treat! Yesterday I was all layered up and it was not very windy and just above freezing and I decided to walk all the way out to my thrift store. I really needed a cheap aluminum pot for making candles in so I picked up that cute little yellow enamel one on the bottom right. Altogether I spent $5 and got some new plates for my foodie photos, for 99 cents each. Pretty good day.

December 17, 2012

Jamie

I've been working really hard to be able to share my Vision Card Workshop with people for the holiday season. I love this practice and do it every year and was so excited to put together this class so that everyone could join in. I can't wait to make my Vision Cards this year.

Shannon
I feel like I should have posted this one yesterday because it's totally nostalgic for me. Anyhow, how funny is it that during a big clean up this weekend I ran across the book "The Big Tidy-Up". I LOVE this book! I don't even remember reading the story, but just looking at all the pictures (I guess I didn't get 'the message' on tidying up, if there is one). In particular I used to look for the lollipops on the pages, even if there was only 2 I was convinced there was more and it was a game to find them!

Suzie

I did go out with some friends on the weekend and we ended up going for coffee and dessert in a lovely area called The Hydrostone. We shared this piece of "opera cake". It is getting colder though and getting out is getting harder. Still, it was nice to have a festive day out with friends.

Rewind: December 16, 2012

Jamie

It's a little cold for this rewind, but I couldn't resist. That's Robbie full of delight in the red and me right behind him with the green floaty device around me. (Red and green, there is a Christmas theme in there somewhere!) And we're with Jennifer and Sharon (I just love Sharon's sailor bikini!) Mom's looking either nervous that Robbie's going to fall in or like perhaps it was a bit chilly that day.

Suzie

Me and Mom when I was in Toronto this past summer. It feels so long ago now!

December 15, 2012

Jamie

I'm in a bit of overwhelm. I had hoped to be wrapping up business this week so that next week could be holiday prep and the week after that holiday enjoyment. But business is not wrapped up. There's lots to do and I'm tired. Yesterday I was so tired that when I started to think about my year in review, I couldn't remember anything. What did happen in 2012? Then I looked back in my datebook and saw France and a fence and Suzie's visit and the interloper and a new e-book and WDS and lots of good stuff. I know I can look through this blog and have reminders too. It still felt weird to look back and just see a fog. It's a good signal that what I really need is some sleep.

Suzie

Nothing too interesting yesterday. I did layer up and venture out to the grocery store which I really did not want to do but I had to mail a winner's giveaway prize and OMG, the lines! I no longer feel guilty about buying from Amazon. Although, everything was tax free and I ended up forgetting milk, eggs and bread because I was trying to figure out what deals I could get. We are good though and now I have a meat thermometer for the turkey I am going to make at Christmas. That's right, I am going to make turkey for just me and Reg!

December 14, 2012

Jamie

Justin's officially on holidays so we decided to go out for dinner last night and it turns out it was karaoke night! That's our waiter singing Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. He sounded great!

Shannon

I know there are still a few weeks left, but I couldn't wait any longer to have a new calendar, so I crafted this one together from outtakes of a freebie calender at the library.  I love being able to see the year as a whole and a quick reference check for dates just one glance away from the computer.  It comes in handy for sure when planning and double-checking things.  2013 is coming, there ain't no doubt about it.

Suzie

I have not been in my crafts room for more than just a few seconds which resulted in things building up and that always becomes a crafts-room-repellant. I did some paperwork and actually made my own lip balm yesterday! It was not a complete success, the scented oil wasn't very strong, but I am just so glad I finally DID something!

December 13, 2012

Jamie

I usually cowork at Tanya's on Wednesdays and this week we decided to just celebrate and catch up over coffee and cookies. It was just what I needed. Not to mention Tanya's house comes complete with free hugs!

Shannon

I feel like I'm kind of cheating because this is an pic that Suzie created for Hexed...but... I'm in it so ..it counts right?  I also spent some time updating the Hexed site a little bit I was really in Hexed-land for a lot of yesterday, and it was of course as always, great to catch up with Suzie!

Suzie

With Mom's advice and telling me how Grandma used to use leftover beef to make crepes, I decided to use my leftover corned beef to make my own version of knishes, something I have never had before. It's like a knish meets a latke I guess. They were so good! Even Reg loved them, what a relief.

December 12, 2012

Jamie

I'm so moved that Justin is working on painting the studio doors for me! Every day this week, he's come home from work and done some painting. They're taking a lot of work! It's all a part of the great studio refresh and I'm so thankful. And hey, did you know it's 12/12/12 today? That must be super auspicious! Fruition and completion. I hope it's a good sign for us all.

Shannon
I finally made it through Black Christmas (original, not the remake) and wow, I can now see why it was rated the way it was and has the following that it does. Very groundbreaking I'm sure and a fascinating story, and so many familiar faces too. Although I doubt I'll add it to my regular Christmas roster, it's certainly worth of the October roster!

Suzie

While we were chatting for stART yesterday I had this corned beef cooking in the slow cooker. I was very excited about it but then Reg told me he doesn't like corned beef and I guess I didn't rinse it enough because it was salty and it looks like I over-cooked it because it was kind of falling apart. Mom said I could turn it into a knish which is what I am going to do tonight, my own panko-crumb-covered version that is not deep fried.