the end of the year as we know it

This time of year I, like many other people, spend a lot of time navel-gazing. Thinking about what good and bad the past year has brought and what my hopes are for next year. Spending time with family and with friends and celebrating the fact that the days are beginning to grow longer. Slowly, oh [...]

shopping shopping!

The missus and I have, pretty much since we’ve been together, split the three major winter holidays between our two families and time to ourselves. Thanksgiving with her family, Christmas with mine, New Year’s together alone or with the family events switched. It works fairly well. Our families are very different sizes (only child versus [...]

joy to the stock exchange

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joy to the stock exchange, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

I walk by the stock exchange on a fairly regular basis. About two weeks ago they set up a ginormous Christmas tree in front of [...]

buche de noel

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buche de noel, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

This past weekend the missus and I spent time in the kitchen… I had a strange craving to roast a chicken on Friday night, which we proceeded [...]

green

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plant, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Mornings like this morning I wonder why I’ve chosen to live in such a cold climate. 19 degrees farenheit, with the wind chill making it seem more like 0 [...]

Oatmeal: It’s what’s for breakfast!

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oatmeal, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Almost every week day morning for the past few months I have arrived at work and followed the same ritual. I turn on my computer and my desk lamp, [...]

sunshine and lazy cats

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ear!, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

This weekend was a wonderfully lazy weekend. I got home late Friday night and we had grand plans. Saturday we planned to get up, start laundry, go to the [...]

the land that time forgot

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airport carpet, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Is it just me, or does time stand still sometimes in airports? I feel like I’ve been here both forever and for just a few minutes at the [...]