A Special Holiday Visitor

Enjoying our Christmas morn, and what to our wondering eyes did appear? Or maybe, "WHO to our wondering eyes did appear?" would be more accurate.

HOO! HOO!

He/She just sat there on the front lawn and stared at us for a few hours. Extra creepy when you're already in the middle of a Supernatural marathon.

I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me

'Owlin Mad Murdoch

Tell me this wouldn't creep YOU out!

Looks like a little feathered person, like an Evil Ewok or something.

Thornley and Big Wreck Wrock Norma Jeans!

We took advantage of the annual trek to London area for Coxmas festivities to line up a show at Norma Jeans. Luck was with us, as not only was Ian Thornley playing on the night in question, but he was also jamming with his old band, Big Wreck.

The place filled up fast for the sold-out show, but we had gotten there early and snagged the best seats in the house. The first set consisted of all Thornley Band tunes, while the second set featured all Big Wreck material.

Perhaps most impressive, I managed to drink the bar completely out of Labatts 50, despite the brewery being just a few blocks away. It's one good way to ensure that the waitress never forgets what you ordered.

Coxmas provided its usual holiday treat the next day.....though I gotta say, a Coxmas without porn is like a Christmas without snow.

A sold out Norma Jeans

Ian Thornley sizes up his fans....

....and then rocks them!

Tidings of Automotive Issues, Comfort and Joy

The poor old Honda seems to be having a tough time of things lately. Yes, our little girl is almost 12....they grow up so fast! Despite Jane's colourful corrective action regarding window issues, following a chilly recent drive home from Kingston, now the engine is acting up. We're limping around on three cylinders, and had to make the age-old decision - how much money do we spend on a 12-year old car with 240K on it before it just makes sense to get a new one?

They make such interesting duct tape these days!

We opted for the new one. We may fix the Honda in time (read: not until spring at least) as a second beater for local runs, but in the meantime we have ordered a shiny new Nissan Juke. Likely won't get it for a month or two, in order to get the exact colour we wanted ("root beer") and in a manual transmission, so we limp along a little longer.

Since we couldn't fit that actual CAR under the tree.....

The cats have fully adjusted to the annual winter rite of passage, whereby we live in the downstairs for a few months to avoid heating all of a large old farmhouse. Rather than moving the bed to the living room as usual, this year we opted for the dining room!

There's a fourth cat around here somewhere.....