Posts under ‘holidays’

Ganked from from Neil Gaiman’s blog, because he is much more skillful at this than I:

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or [...]

It’s the last day of 2009.
Whoop-dee-doo.
Frankly I don’t really see what the big deal is about New Year’s Eve. This day is really no different than the next day other than a calendar needs to be changed. I used to pretend it was a momentous occasion, to watch this man-made construct we’ve overlaid on time [...]

About a month ago, the man and I were out to dinner at a surprisingly quiet Caplansky’s (mmmm…knish). While we waited for dinner, I watched a young family at another table waiting for their meal. There were two young boys, happily colouring away. It triggered a memory of when I was a kid, and I [...]

Sent by my brother and nieces.

In the next five days, I have to:
Mark 89 61 27assignments.
Calculate 85 20 term marks.
Write 85 57 20 individual and somewhat unique report card comments.
Organize 9 7 lesson plans for missed classes next week.
Bribe 1 teacher to do my corrections while I’m away.
Go to 3 2 appointments for various aesthetic reasons.
Do between 3 and 5 loads of laundry.
Go [...]

No really. That was one awesome weekend.
Not only did I get out of the city on a lovely September weekend, but I got to see some people that I was lucky enough to meet at the last writing weekend and to meet a few new fascinating people. The farmhouse that we stayed in was a [...]

The Erie Beach hotel was exactly as I remembered it. The path throught the freakishly short lawn led to three front doors. The signage is still confusing as to which one goes upstairs; I always pick the middle door and am always a little surprised that it’s the right one.
The carpet in the Terrace Room [...]

I’m heading out tomorrow morning on the bike for another jaunt up to the north country, near Killarney Provincial Park.
This will be slightly different than the trip to Manitoulin Island last week. For one thing, it’s not a traveling vacation; I’m going to one place and that’s it. And while it’s a cottage, there will [...]

It was the shortest road trip we’ve done in the last 10 years. Our cruise up to Manitoulin Island was only 10 days long, but it was a good one. Not Alaska or Newfoundland or Grand Canyon good. It was a relaxed, exploring our own backyard with no schedule good.
I know I’ve said it before, [...]

Keith took this of me watching the sunset. Seemed a pretty good way to while away an hour or so.