What to do with the food that’s still in the fridge on Boxing Day? Too much of it these days tends to get thrown out after the gathering is over because it’s too much to get through before it goes off, and that’s a terrible waste.
Xmas
Jingle all the Way
Open Christmas thread. All Christmas all the time!
Anthropomorphic Personifications
There’s been a bit of the annual Twitter discussion recently about Santa Claus. Specifically about how to handle the “Is he real?” questions, and the personal and social ramifications of same.
Summer Slowdown appears to have arrived
…it will be school holidays soon, regardless of the weather, and Giftocalypse follows hard on those heels.
The holiday hiatus seems to have snuck up on us
There will probably still be the occasional post over the next few weeks, but I think we’re mostly either horrendously busy or already enjoying a holiday. There will definitely be, at the appropriate times, an open Dr Who (Ten’s Finale) Open Thread for those of you who catch up with it as soon as it’s broadcast in the UK, and an occasional Femmostroppo Reader.
My kids are officially proper teenagers
It’s well after 6 a.m. on Xmas morning and they’re still in bed.
An Embuggerance
Author Terry Pratchett has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. I can only imagine how distressing it must be for someone who has spent his life as a wordsmith to start… Read More ›
Those dreaded office Xmas parties
Working from home as I do, I miss out on most of this, and am glad of it, although we are having a neighbourhood party this evening. Last week, Someone (Who Shall Not Be Named) came home wearing this paraphernalia:… Read More ›
Preparing for the holidays
So, how’s everybody else doing? I’m panicking. Cards, gifts, decluttering – I’m behind on all of it. Today I have to drastically trim the rampant “La Nina summer” foliage in the garden (tomorrow is the fortnightly Green Waste collection that… Read More ›
You might well think that…
FX: beat – all together now: …but I couldn’t possibly comment! Yes! My family got me the complete Francis Urqhart trilogy on DVD for Xmas, also the Firth-Ehle Pride and Prejudice mini-series, and the 1st season of Black Books. Hugs… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 