Drawing courtesy sketchpot.blogspot.com
The months of build up, the frenzied decorating, shopping, gift-wrapping, eating, and drinking have all come to a screeching halt. You contemplate the sea of torn paper, the ravaged carcass of the roast beast, and in the profound stillness that has replaced incessant caroling and cries of Happy Holidays!” you can actually [...]
The tree is up! I dread that chore more each year, it seems, but once done, I am exceedingly glad I put forth the effort. I sit back and just gaze upon the wonder of it.
Every household it seems, has their own version of the Christmas tree. Some opt for aluminum, some like plastic, while [...]
The kittehs are sooo tired today. They stayed up all night batting Christmas ornaments around, and barfing on the floor.
I give them hairball-revention food, brush them, and still they throw up – everywhere. I think they do it just to spite me.
It was foggy this morning – a perfect envelope of water vapor. The fog horn from the John’s Pass Bridge moaned ominously. For a few hours, we lived in a pale watercolor world.
Then the sun gained enough strength to restore the pure bright hues of a winter day in Florida, and everything went back [...]
Christmas in central Florida is different than Christmas in northern climes. The biggest difference it doesn’t snow here. But some folks just don’t seem to get that. I guess it’s because so few of us are native Floridians and so many are transplants from colder states. When people come here, they bring their Christmas traditions [...]
I love walking Allie in the early evening past all the lighted houses. Some are just so pretty.
But I have to admit that I did a double-take when I saw this:
C’mon people. I’ve heard of putting “Christ” back in Christmas, but “Kobe”? “Kareem”?
Most folks who live on the water have a dock. In order to build a dock, you need to sink pilings. Once the pilings are sunk, you have to cut them off to the right height, because they are always too tall. Then the question arises – what to do with those big chunks of [...]
Now THIS is why I live in Florida.
It’s almost the middle of December, the windows are open, the sun is shining, and I’m wearing shorts. I know that if I go outside, I will not only find plenty of green things, but actual flowers!
Meanwhile up in my old home town, it’s 27 degrees, the [...]
Today, as Allie and I walked the neighborhood, I saw this bright red and green sign in a nearby yard.
I knew immediately the sign owner was a Republican. The conservative talk show hosts have been blanketing the airwaves lately with their annual rant about the alleged “war on Christmas.” I’m really sick of hearing them keep [...]
First rule of blogging – once you start, you have to keep it up.
I thought I was ready. My brain had other plans. It decided to tell me I had the flu – when I actually didn’t. Seems the side effects of discontinuing the medication I’ve been on for five years, and can no longer [...]
