Given my self-competitive nature, I’d been hoping to top last year’s haul of seven trees, but could only lash down a matching number — albeit with a couple asterisks that make this pick-up “better” than 2008’s. Asterisk No. 1: Last year the seven trees included our own — which was one of the reasons I …
Why is it such a really good idea as breakfast on Christmas Day at one of my favorite never-closed places in LA is an idea that never occurred to me until now. Oversights like that frustrate me to no end, but I guess it’s better late than never to start an annual Breakfast At The …
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When I made a quick stop in the costume/party shop on my way in to work Friday morning, I was really just hoping to find an extra large-sized santa hat that would fit over my helmet. There was one that would have almost worked and it was $19, then the sales dood said he had …
Typically I don’t really feel the holiday verve until well into December and subsequently don’t even think about busting out the lights and and busying myself hanging the stuff before December 1. This year having decided to undertake the additional task of draping the twinklies from the second floor dormer for the first time, I …
For the fifth October 31st in a row Susan and I have carved pumpkins and done up the front yard and the only place we’ll be going is out on the front porch in hopes of trick-or-treaters to come get some candy and enjoy our decorations.