Bloody Christmas, here again.
Let us raise a loving cup:
Peace on earth, goodwill to men,
And make them do the washing-up.
Ahhh, my sentiments exactly, especially in the wake of the Turkey-Thon last week. We finally got around to putting away my Grandma’s cut-glass goblets yesterday. Sheesh.
Archive for November, 2007
Poetry Friday: Another Christmas Poem by Wendy Cope
Posted in poetry friday, tagged christmas, dirty dishes, poetry friday, wendy cope on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Let the coveting commence!
Posted in The Forgotten Bookshelf, tagged fiction, forgotten bookshelf, green ginger and envy on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Why on earth did it take me so long to learn about this reissue?
Tragically, my library hasn’t acquired it . . . yet. Oh, I wanna read it!
The lib. does have Langley’s other novel. I’ll have to check it out for y’all.
Radio Review: The Cinnamon Bear
Posted in audio, tagged christmas, cinnamon bear, radio show on November 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Christmas is descending upon us once again, and you know what that means: the pressure of popular culture, endlessly hammering one particular thing into your brain via magazines, television, and pretty much any commercial website you can shake a candy cane at.
No, I’m not referring to the pressure to buy things — that’s pretty easy [...]
Kitlit Holiday Shopping: Part Two of a (hey, whaddya know!) Series
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holiday shopping, stuff to buy, toys on November 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I must say that I’m impressed with myself for making this series of shopping posts and actual series. A series of, um, two so far, but still.
The latest goodie I’ve found comes from, of all places the Hanna Andersson website (or as I call it, “the Land’s End/IKEA crossbreed!”). But she’s soooo cute:
Note [...]
Kitlit Holiday Shopping: Part One of a Series
Posted in illustration, tagged art, holiday shopping, stuff to buy on November 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There are Christmas carols emanating from every pore of every shop in my town. Ordinarily this would make me cranky, but this year I have to do 99% of my holiday shopping online. So it’s time to get crackin’.
For those of you who are in the same basket, I offer some Hot Hints [...]
Back at Long Last!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged good eats, road trip on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back from the improbably exhausting road trip! I will briefly summarize the trip by listing the Foods of New England which we sampled:
Deep fried whole clams: it’s like taking delicious and covering it in awesome
Clam pizza: Not what you think; it’s full of cheesy garlicky goodness
White Birch Beer: it tastes like liquid Necco [...]
Off Like a Herd of Turtles
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brooke Explores the Nature of Blogging, excuses excuses on November 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
–St. Augustine
We are on our way to New York City, Boston, and New Haven, with possibly some unexpected detours to Philedelphia and Rhode Island. I originally had these brilliant plans of writing a whole bunch of reviews and such ahead [...]
Because You Can’t Ever Get Enough of Witches With Candy
Posted in illustration, tagged folklore, illustration, new yorker natterings on November 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Metropolitan Opera is currently showing a new production of Hansel und Gretel, and also exhibiting a collection of art inspired by the folktale. The New Yorker is hosting a gallery of images from the collection, featuring these lovelies:
It’s worth taking a gander at all of them — note the William Stieg — [...]
