Archive for December, 2006
Excerpts from the 2006 Christmas Letter
After three years of disappointments, I finally wrote another Christmas letter. I think it topped out at 5 pages once Cindy increased the font to something viewable by the Bifocal Generation. That means it’s a little too long to simply copy in one post. Besides, by the time anyone I know finds [...]
But I Want To Follow Directions!!
I was reviewing recent posts at the brick oven list and there was a post from a fellow just starting his oven building journey. He’s going to be building a 5′x7′ oven based on Alan Scott’s plans and was frustrated that the number and type of blocks the plans called for is a [...]
The Dog Whisperer
I was extra-tired at Robyn’s practice because Cindy and I were up late watching old episodes of “The Dog Whisperer” They are hosted by Cesar Millan whose shtick Dog Psychology. He’s absolutely hilarious! My favorite line to dog owners: “They’re not less than human; they’re just not human”
The main theme of [...]
Mixer Woes
The dough hook for my 20QT Hobart Mixer arrived this week so I’ve got the itch to do some large scale baking. I spent most of Friday giving the mixer a good clean. When I bought it it looked pretty clean already but once I got started I realized it was actually quite [...]
Hockey Morning in Canada
Up at 6:15AM for Robyn’s 7:30 practice in White City. There weren’t many kids out and even fewer parents. I usually like the early morning stuff because I have the whole day in front of me after hockey. Although right now I’m pretty darn tired.
Robyn got to practice in goal and did really [...]
Boy in the Snow
While the oven may be snowbound and Van may be iced up, this week’s cold temperatures and heavy snowfalls has brought one of my favourite people back to life. Ben, aka Snow Boy, has once again magically transformed from moody bookworm to icy adventurer. Within 24 hours, there was a 4 foot igloo [...]
Van in the Snow
Back in 1993 we decided that our new minivan was going to last us a long time. We didn’t want to be strapped with perpetual payments (no matter how “easy” and “monthly” and the decision was consistent with our frugal values.
At the time, we didn’t know what a ‘long time’ looked like. Some [...]
Oven in the Snow
It’s snowing for about the fifth day in a row now and as I look out the dining room window at the brick oven I can help but wonder what effect all that snow has on the brickwork. I didn’t get a chimney cap installed (or designed) in time so there’s about 4 inches [...]
First Post
Well Hi,
So here’s my first post on my Wordpress blog. I’ve been “firmly persuaded” to write more and I wanted to do that in a way that I could share it, add photos, video, etc. and Wordpress looks like a good place to do just that.
I’m not completely sure what to write about, or [...]