It’s almost January the 1st. It’s time to start pondering those resolution….
So, no…I haven’t put much thought into my resolutions. Maybe I need some inspiration…
It’s almost January the 1st. It’s time to start pondering those resolution….
So, no…I haven’t put much thought into my resolutions. Maybe I need some inspiration…
The second part of eight in this series looking at accents and voices in Edwardian Britain.
The second part of eight in this series looking at accents and voices in Edwardian Britain.
This is of course the important part of Xmas - what you get under the tree! I got a couple of good books and a bottle of Jack Daniels, so I’m happy. I got Paola a kitchen blender type thingy, a wooden turtle, a Pier 1 candle holder and a ring from Swatch. And from me mum - a Hamilton Beach coffee maker. Which is the purpose of this post - she sent me the cash through Paypal, so I guess she’ll want to see what I actually bought with it.
It’s digital, and can be set to wake us up in the morning with the smell of a fresh brew wafting around the room. Mexico isn’t as famous as Costa Rica, Panama or some of the other central American countries for it’s coffee, but you can actually get some very decent stuff from the southern parts of Mexico. Chiapas and Oaxaca in particular. We’re off to Oaxaca next week, so we’ll be bringing a stash of coffee back with us - it’ll be pretty cheap when bought from the area itself.
This is of course the important part of Xmas - what you get under the tree! I got a couple of good books and a bottle of Jack Daniels, so I’m happy. I got Paola a kitchen blender type thingy, a wooden turtle, a Pier 1 candle holder and a ring from Swatch. And from me mum - a Hamilton Beach coffee maker. Which is the purpose of this post - she sent me the cash through Paypal, so I guess she’ll want to see what I actually bought with it.
It’s digital, and can be set to wake us up in the morning with the smell of a fresh brew wafting around the room. Mexico isn’t as famous as Costa Rica, Panama or some of the other central American countries for it’s coffee, but you can actually get some very decent stuff from the southern parts of Mexico. Chiapas and Oaxaca in particular. We’re off to Oaxaca next week, so we’ll be bringing a stash of coffee back with us - it’ll be pretty cheap when bought from the area itself.
If those soldiers of WW2 had seen the slow progress of the bridge outside my house, taking Arnhem would have seemed a cinch. Maybe. Anyway, the grand opening was Saturday. The mayor was invited to cut the string and officially open it. But….it’s Tuesday and it still isn’t open. I can’t wait, really. To not have umpteen roads closed will make life so much easier. It’s nice that they have at least put grass and plants under and around the bridge instead of vast expanses of cement like they usually do. It’s so close to being finished. So about another 2 months then….
If those soldiers of WW2 had seen the slow progress of the bridge outside my house, taking Arnhem would have seemed a cinch. Maybe. Anyway, the grand opening was Saturday. The mayor was invited to cut the string and officially open it. But….it’s Tuesday and it still isn’t open. I can’t wait, really. To not have umpteen roads closed will make life so much easier. It’s nice that they have at least put grass and plants under and around the bridge instead of vast expanses of cement like they usually do. It’s so close to being finished. So about another 2 months then….
This is, admittedly, a rather late Christmas greeting. But the last two days have been busy ones, full of shopping, eating and ,rather unfortunately, head colds. Such is life. Anyway we had a very Mexican Christmas, which starts on the evening of the 24th December. We went to Paola’s godparents in the north of the city, along with most of her family. The food is always good. There is turkey, but the main dishes are Bacalao (Norwegian cod, salted, exported, rehydrated, mixed with olives, spices and all sorts of stuff), Pierna (pork leg), Posada, Mole dishes, spaghetti and plenty more. We provided the fruit punch, hand made by Paola, and the Christmas cakes - hand bought by me from WalMart. I did take a bottle of Jack Daniels along too, so no accusations of me being tight this year, por favor!
We got home at about 4am, and returned the next afternoon at about 1pm to help finish off the leftovers. There is the tadition of the piñata too, of course. A papier mache container filled with sweets and suspended by a rope for the kids to beat with a bat until they get the goodies. They have piñatas for every event.
The turtles have also had a reasonable Christmas. Servings of lamb, camarones and a bit of ham to go with their main diet. And of course their indoor aquarium was appropriately decorated, although Angel (above) was a bit disappointed to find her stocking empty.
Anyway, a Merry Christmas to you all!
This is, admittedly, a rather late Christmas greeting. But the last two days have been busy ones, full of shopping, eating and ,rather unfortunately, head colds. Such is life. Anyway we had a very Mexican Christmas, which starts on the evening of the 24th December. We went to Paola’s godparents in the north of the city, along with most of her family. The food is always good. There is turkey, but the main dishes are Bacalao (Norwegian cod, salted, exported, rehydrated, mixed with olives, spices and all sorts of stuff), Pierna (pork leg), Posada, Mole dishes, spaghetti and plenty more. We provided the fruit punch, hand made by Paola, and the Christmas cakes - hand bought by me from WalMart. I did take a bottle of Jack Daniels along too, so no accusations of me being tight this year, por favor!
We got home at about 4am, and returned the next afternoon at about 1pm to help finish off the leftovers. There is the tadition of the piñata too, of course. A papier mache container filled with sweets and suspended by a rope for the kids to beat with a bat until they get the goodies. They have piñatas for every event.
The turtles have also had a reasonable Christmas. Servings of lamb, camarones and a bit of ham to go with their main diet. And of course their indoor aquarium was appropriately decorated, although Angel (above) was a bit disappointed to find her stocking empty.
Anyway, a Merry Christmas to you all!
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