I adore the time of year from Halloween through New Year’s. How can you not? The weather in Houston is finally mild (and in the case of this week – sometimes it snows!), friends and family get together more often and people start thinking about the things in their lives for which they are grateful.Continue reading “it’s the most wonderful time of the year”
Category Archives: holidays
still here
It’s rare that I’m too busy to post at least a couple of blogs a week, but that has been the case for the past month or so. I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and I’m hoping it’s not a train. Thanksgiving was a success. I’ve been intimidatedContinue reading “still here”
Thanksgiving
It’s 7:30PM on Thanksgiving eve. The washing of the turkey proved to be not nearly as horrid an experience as I’d expected. For whatever reason, I’d envisioned blood flying around the kitchen as I pulled gizzard after innard out of a dark, cold hole. As it was, each collection of the “insides” was nicely packagedContinue reading “Thanksgiving”
she’s on to me
I’m hosting the family for Thanksgiving this year – for the first time. I’ve had them for Easter on a few occasions, but Thanksgiving seems like a bigger deal. I’m lucky that my mother handed over all of her notes related to the meal, including a timeline for the week leading up to it. DoingContinue reading “she’s on to me”
out with the old, in with the new
Took down the Christmas tree and lights today. The tree was a fire hazard – it was well past the point of being able to drink water. It was a damn good tree, though. I bought it at Home Depot the first weekend of December, and it didn’t start looking poopy until a few daysContinue reading “out with the old, in with the new”
LITH(ium)
Just got home from Lights in the Heights. This was the first time I’ve gone and been disappointed. Don’t know if it was this year’s chosen streets or the high price of gas or what, but I wasn’t as dazzled as I usually am. I definitely hope it isn’t because I’ve become jaded. I loveContinue reading “LITH(ium)”
Christmas in Texas
It’s hard to tell how BIG a seven foot Christmas tree is when you’re standing in the great wide open with no ceiling as a reference point. Plus, even though I’m 5’7″, I think I’m 6 feet tall so what the hell. I have no sense of proportion. The guy who brought my tree toContinue reading “Christmas in Texas”
blah-di-blah-blah
Wow, it’s going to be 85 degrees Wednesday. But it sho is nice today. Gotta love those last couple of cold fronts before it gets to be 90 degrees all the time. Today’s dilettante is about Easter candy. I had the family over for Easter lunch, so the column was written prior to this morning.Continue reading “blah-di-blah-blah”
