Monthly Archives: November 2014
Did you go “Doh!” when the power died?
Where were you, how were you, who were you when the lights went out? The whole region was treated to a brief stretch of blasting wind and unusual cold a few weeks ago, and power went out all over the place. Several times that same day and night, depending on your whereabouts. Remember? Or does […]
If I can host Thanksgiving, so can you
Last year, for the first time, I hosted Thanksgiving. I’ll do it again this year. And next year, as I’ve been told by my mother, who rightfully declared herself retired from being responsible for the annual November feast. I’m not much of a cook. My favorite appliance is my crockpot. My mother, who I called from […]
That effing Stampy
Confession time: Sometimes my husband and I let our daughters play with the iPad unsupervised. Our oldest just turned 9, and our youngest turns 6 next month. Usually they play Minecraft, but recently our youngest developed an affinity for YouTube videos narrated by stampylongnose, AKA Stampylonghead or Mr. Stampy Cat, Stampy for short. He’s some bloke […]