Putting the OM in OMG
I was at the post office, elf-like, with a bag full of parcels to mail. There were a few people waiting in line, so I picked up some flat-rate boxes and started cramming things into them as best I could, addressing them merrily. One of the parcels … [Continue reading]
Get Your Calendars Ready! Happy December, everyone! Are we all starting Advent calendars today? I have my usual dogs-in-Santa-hats puzzle calendar ready to go, but after last year's extreme disappointment over a much-coveted After Eight calendar, … [Continue reading]
November is such a grey and gloomy month, isn't it? As I write this, the sun rises at 7:29 am and sets at 4:02 pm, and those precious daylight hours are only going to get worse before they get better. However! November is also the month of Tiny … [Continue reading]
I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, although less time than I used to, back in the days when the kids were in school and it felt like at least fifty percent of my one wild and precious life was spent procuring, preparing, and cleaning up after said … [Continue reading]
I know you were all waiting on the edge of your seat for the next thrilling episode of Nicole and Her Coffee, and I am happy to relate that you can all breathe a sigh of relief. My new coffee maker has arrived! Isn't it beautiful? I'm hoping … [Continue reading]
Every single morning, the first thing I do after waking is carefully make my way down the stairs and pour my pre-measured water from the coffee pot into the appropriate receptacle in the machine, and then press start. After that I drink two big … [Continue reading]
Thanks to long plane rides, airport stopovers, and bus journeys, I read a LOT on my trip to Paris and Morocco. I am ever so grateful for my Kobo and e-reader technology; isn't it amazing how many books can be "packed" in such a slim way? City … [Continue reading]
