Local Colour

The rental house came with this adorable puppy puzzle.  Which, on closer inspection, is an adorable confederate soldier puppy puzzle.

Fine traditions

Obviously we went back to the beach for Christmas, to see the wildlife.
Then we came home for Claymation Christmas, 
And Toshia's bubbling-hot Blackberry Cobbler.

Christmas eve will find me.....

chomp chomp

Simon is the brother I tell you about whose e-mails always describe some ridiculously awesome job he just got.  He couldn't leave his current job for more than a day or two, so Christmas is at his place this year, so we get to do the job too.  

Welcome to Georgia

Yeah, I guess the house is pretty close to the beach.

Life in Brentwood

Mom knocked down a palm tree at work today.  She takes care of plants for restaurants, malls, fabulously wealthy people, etc.
  While we were driving a former presidential candidate came on the radio to advertise mortgages.  Mom insists that this is a regular occurence.

YEG->YVR->YYZ->BNA

You'd think flying through 4 airports in 4 time zones would be enough to get me off the continent