Posted in Chicago, Just Posts, Life in America, Me on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So, it’s been thirty days. I’ve gone over three thousand hits, exceeded one hundred posts, and written on an unprecedented number of consecutive days.
It’s been an interesting experiment, posting everyday. I’m positive that some of the posts were fairly boring to read, but the discipline of writing something every day has been far from boring [...]
Posted in Toronto, Travel, Vacations, Weather on November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was so right to break out the thermals. Today was even cold enough that I was glad for the big coat. Now I just need some down jeans and I’ll be almost warm on the way to work.
At seven o’clock this morning, it was six degrees out and bitterly, bitterly cold. Even in snowy [...]
Posted in Chicago, Just Posts, Life in America, Weather on November 28, 2007 | No Comments »
It has definitely gone cold:
Today I dug out the vests and thermal underwear.
Posted in For giggles, Just Posts, Me on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
At 8am this morning, my to-do list read as follows:
Rediscover living room floor
Dust
Make Soup for tomorrow’s lunch
Prepare Dinner
Do at least one load of washing
Make two hair appointments
Vacuum
Phone Whole Foods to request suet for mincemeat (this has been on the list for about a month)
Go to gym
Mop bathroom floor
Send invoices
Email three friends
Write letter
Write 2, 200 words
At [...]
Posted in Food, Friends, Holidays, Life in America, Me, Toronto, Travel, Vacations on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
We had a great Thanksgiving, and really this past week we have had so much for which to be thankful. However, this year’s Turkey Day was by far the most ridiculous.
Our very first year, when I was a mere tourist in the States, we joined in the celebration. Sadly, we had only one saucepan and [...]
