January Doldrums, and Feeling the Creative Urge
Ugh. I'm struggling this month to keep my "hopes and dreams alive!" Nah, it's not that bad, but the Christmas bug hit me just after the new year, and I've…
June Bullet Post
Here are a few bits and bobs from the last couple of weeks: Paul's little car got totaled in a hit-and-run. We were able to replace it for a mere…
Raising them right…
No wonder Efrain couldn't get to sleep - these were ALL in his bed! The rest of the kids are pulling similar shenanigans, all thanks to four boxes of books Megan…
Westgate Car Show
Having properly feted my hubby's birthday with dinner at Pei Wei, Vicki and I decided to head over to Westgate to see if we could take some pix of the…
More Photo Walking with the Vickinator
Yes. We do call her that. It works. :D Sunday was another cloudy and beautiful day, and what made it even more beautiful was the arrival on our doorstep of…
Blarney Stone Irish Pub, West Fargo, ND
Back Home Again
My glorious vacation and family time in Minnesota was finished off on Monday night with a late dinner at the Blarney Stone Irish Pub with Vicki. It was definitely a place I…
Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”, Reviewed
No, I haven't seen it yet. But I've read review after review after review, and reading these reviews has been quite an eye opener. The first reviews that came to…
The Hollow Crown: Richard II
One lovely gift to our family from my Shakespeare-loving little brother this Christmas was the DVD set The Hollow Crown - a BBC mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard…
Having a Ball
I am sure, though I haven't thoroughly researched it, that the etymology of the phrase "having a ball" refers to attending a swanky evening with lots of fancy dresses and…
Farewell, 2013!
I must say our New Year's Eve party was one for the record books. We didn't have the most guests at our party. We didn't have the most kinds of…