Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Normally I pride myself on being a person who can unquestionably hold it together and perform, nay exceed under pressure. When the going gets tough, the tough call Jen! Until today. Today, I completely lost my shit (figuratively), because the dog lost hers (literally). I left work a smidge early today to go home and … Continue reading Be Glad This Blog Ain’t Scratch ‘n’ Sniff
Scene: Wiederick/Watkiss household. Wednesday Morning, 7:45am. Him: You know what I hate? I hate it when someone has the technical knowledge to do a task and just doesn’t do it. Her: What do you mean? Him: Well, the task has been discussed, it’s on the board, they know how to do it. They’ve acknoweldged that … Continue reading Initiative
Alternate titles: “Another post containing more than Neil’s parents ever wanted to know about their child” “Yes people, Neil’s junk is being talked about again.” I’m sure you all remember that Waxing post from the not-so-distant past. You may also remember that at the end I mentioned I wouldn’t mind subjecting Neil to the “Full … Continue reading Shave (almost) Everywhere!
I can’t really call it a “New Year’s Resolution” since it started in late November, but Neil and I are on a bit of a health kick these days. Summer was great: we had salads nearly daily since fresh, organic produce, meats and cheeses abound in our neighbourhood, and took epic walks with the dog … Continue reading I’ve created a monster
As November draws to a close, and it’s FINALLY appropriate to start with the decorating of houses and wearing of Santa hats and sending of cards, there is a holiday dilemma that’s cropped up in my house. When he heck are we supposed to buy our Christmas Tree? A little background: I have been a … Continue reading O Tannenbaum
I couldn’t get the scanner going (read: was tired and didn’t feel like it) to show you the hard copy of the story from last Saturday night. So I figured I’d share some pictures of cupcakes instead. Enjoy. Continue reading Cupcake
One of the culinary frontiers I hadn’t explored until today was shellfish. I don’t mean eating (I’m an old pro at that one), I mean preparing in my own kitchen. I doubt I would’ve made it there, had I not possessed an excess of wine in the fridge that needed to be cooked with. (Wine … Continue reading Mussel Man