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The Young Victoria - January 13, 2010

My husband and I just saw a wonderful movie about the early life of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The Young Victoria portrays Queen Victoria's life in the years just before and after her ascension to the throne, as well as her romance with her husband Prince Albert. Emily Blunt does a marvelous job playing the young monarch, and Rupert Friend excels in his portrayal of her husband. I admit I have a soft spot for historicals, particularly when they are well cast an... Click Here To Read More >>

Lord of the Rings - January 11, 2010

My husband and I recently decided to rewatch all of the Lord of the Rings trilogy again, extended edition, of course. It's been some years since we've done so, and we were both surprised again by how good the movies are. They have always been listed near the top of our favorites, but having been so long, we'd forgotten just how much we liked them. At three to four hours a movie for the extended edition, they are not exactly light fair to be popped into the DVD player at anytime... Click Here To Read More >>

Rummaging Through the Past - January 6, 2010

So I was cleaning out a closet the other day (the new year always sets me on the urge to purge) and I stumbled across a box of old stories and research papers. Most were from late Elementary and Junior High, but there were also a few from High School and College. I got a chuckle reading my first foray into mystery novels with the Chrissy Malibu Files (inspired by Nancy Drew, of course), as well as a story taken from the computer game and children’s game show Where In The World Is... Click Here To Read More >>

Post-Holiday Blues - January 4, 2010

After the holidays are over - the gifts have been opened, loved ones hugged and sent on their way, and the hustle and bustle of busy schedules has settled back into the mundane - I often find I get a little blue. It’s difficult to return to my every day life after all the fun and excitement of December. On January 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th), when I discover I have to return to the real world, I drag my feet a little bit and sigh a lot. I wish presents still resided beneath my Chri... Click Here To Read More >>

In the Bleak Midwinter... - December 21, 2009

Every year on December 21st (some times December 22nd) the northern hemisphere experiences Winter Solstice. Also called Midwinter Night, it is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The higher the latitude, the more darkness, as parts of Alaska receive very little sunlight on this day. Cultures have marked and celebrated this day since ancient times, as evident by archeological sites such as Stonehenge in Britain and New Grange in Ireland, where sight-lines were laid ... Click Here To Read More >>

Bake It Up - December 18, 2009

About a week before Christmas each year I get in the mood to do some serious baking. There’s just something about the holidays that makes me want to fill the house with the aroma of cookies and gingerbread, and fill my mouth with good eats. And then share them. Normally the goodies get dragged over to my parents’ house and devoured by my family. It makes me feel good when someone ooo’s or ah’s over a truffle or buckeye ball I made. Especially when... Click Here To Read More >>

It's a Wrap! - December 15, 2009

So, many of you will probably think I’m crazy, but I love to wrap. That’s wrap with a w, not the music version. (Though I did do a rap in church when I was a teenager—but that’s another story.) Anyway, I love to wrap—gifts. Nothing puts me in the holiday spirit more than swathing presents in pretty paper and a bow. Perhaps this is because as an older child my mother would recruit me to help wrap gifts for my five other siblings. (That&rsq... Click Here To Read More >>

Twelve Days 'Til Christmas... - December 13, 2009

When I was younger, I believed the Twelve Days of Christmas, as referred to in the song of the same name, occurred before the holiday—thus from December 13th through the 25th. Later, I learned that the twelve days begin on Christmas and extend until Twelfth Night, January 5th. Twelfth Night, also called Epiphany Eve, is the traditional last day of the Christmas holiday festivities. It also marks the adoration of the Magi, and many cultures celebrate it as almost a second Chr... Click Here To Read More >>

Peek A Boo Kitten - December 9, 2009

I'm sure many of you have already watched this clip, as its been discussed on several television shows, but I couldn't resist adding it my blog as well. This adorable Peek A Boo Kitten makes me laugh every time. Of course, I'm a sucker for cute cats, if you couldn't already tell. I think I watched every version imaginable of the videos made of that ridiculous "I'm a kitty cat. Meow, meow, meow..." song because my nieces and nephew love it. Check... Click Here To Read More >>

It's Not Easy Being Green... - December 7, 2009

By and large, our tiger cat is very good, even at Christmas time when all of the shiny decorations must pose a mighty temptation. She doesn’t try to climb the Christmas tree, or chew the electric cords, or bat the ornaments. She ignores the ribbons and bows and stockings. But there’s something about the greenery that whets her appetite. She chews on the lower branches of our tree and the greenery wrapped around the stair rail, seemingly unaware that it’s p... Click Here To Read More >>

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