Month: December 2010

Trade Me: the gift that keeps giving

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It’s that awkward time of the year where Christmas is wrapped up (no pun intended) and the New Year is looming on the horizon. There’s really not much to do…

Another week nearly over …

… another year nearly gone. Wow, where does the time go? Christmas was chaotic but fun, with a good chunk of my rent-a-crowd sized family converging here on Xmas day for the annual family barbecue. It was great to catch…

OMG … my eyes!

What has been seen cannot be unseen. I think I now need therapy (click on the image to view it full size. If you dare).

Dear Jesus …

A little boy wanted a new bike for Christmas. His mother told him they did not have any money for a bike. But she told him if he would tell Jesus what a good boy he would be, maybe Jesus…

It’s raining, it’s pouring …

(and yes, my old man is snoring! I can hear my long-suffering and well-insured husband snoring from the other end of the house)  It’s officially Christmas Day but only just so for most people, there’s still one sleep to go.  I’m hoping…