Table is set.
The poppers were popped and the crowns were worn. Lobsters on the plates ready to be eaten!
Christmas tree now looks deserted without the presents underneath.
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December 2011
December 31, 2011
December 30, 2011
Christmas 2011
I had a great Christmas this year. It was wonderful to spend a couple of days with my family and my friends. I wish it had been longer but alas, I had run out of vacation days! Is is more than gifts that make it so special. Can't believe next Christmas is an entire year away. But if 2012 is anything like 2011, it will fly by...
It's Lobster Time
Is there anything more festive and red and cheery than Maine lobsters?
Before:
After:
I love lobster for Christmas!
December 29, 2011
"Foreign" Food Run
I think that I have complained ad nauseum regarding Bermuda's lack of restaurant variety. While a country of 65,000 doesn't support a network of international delicacies is understandable, I don't have to like it.
That is why I try to hit some international favorites when I am off island. Thanks Tracey for some Senoras over Christmas break! I also grabbed a couple of things to help the next time I feel the need for some salsa verde. And it is so much cheaper than Bermuda. That bottle of sriracha hot sauce is almost $6 in Bermuda and $3.15 at Wegmans in Malvern.
Been working on my 2012 resolutions. I think I am going to make some big ones this year. Feeling a bit of an early mid-life crisis thing going on for 2012.
December 28, 2011
December 26, 2011
December 24, 2011
Mt. Kilimanjaro
I've decided this is on my to-do list for 2012. I've been looking at a trip in August. Let me know if you want to join the adventure!
December 20, 2011
Lights Out
So, I woke up on Sunday morning with the power out in my room. Bermuda had been expecting a big storm on Sunday, so I figured a power line was down. However, the sun was out and there were no clouds in the sky.
The clock on the cable box was on. The power in the kitchen was on. Seemed to be isolated to my bedroom.
I checked the fuse box. And it is an old fuse box. Not like this:
But an old fuse box. It uses these plug fuses.
When a fuse blows. It literally blows and you have to replace it.
Back to the story. I replaced the fuse. It blew too. Thinking that maybe it was defective or old (because these came from my dad who had held on to them for many years), I screwed in another fuse. Well, that blew also.
When I say blew. It gives you a little shock and you see sparks. Not sparks coming from yourself but little sparks from the box.
Now, it is time to call in the big guns. My dad. He told me to unplug everything in those two rooms and try again. If it didn't blow it meant that something was wrong with an appliance or something I had plugged into that circuit.
If it did blow - that means it is a wiring problem.
Well, it blew again. So, clearly it is a wiring problem. I am still waiting on the electrician and now I am sleeping in my guest room.
The guest room is actually pretty nice. I was amazed at how much quieter it is back there. And the bed is pretty comfy. Like being on a mini vacation.
The drawback is that the electricity situation knocks out half of my electric Christmas window candles.
Oh well.
December 19, 2011
Have you seen this documentary?
I found it fascinating. I don't think I would ever be capable of being that kind of extremist about eating but it was really interesting. It definitely harped on dairy. And after not having dairy for 2 weeks when I was in China, I realize I could really cut a lot more of it out of my diet.
December 18, 2011
Shopping Melee
We were not messing around last weekend when we went shopping. Here is the evidence of the crimes. Note: obviously the paper products were not my purchases - they would never fit in my bags!
