A New Year

I don’t do resolutions anymore — too often, they’d be left undone and become a list of guilt for things I’d wanted to accomplish, but never did. A few years ago, I wrote up a short list that I reaffirm every year — Resolve — and I recommit to it again this year. I didn’t do it all perfectly — my aim to be creative every day slid a bit, unless you count roasting coffee as being “Creative” — but I more or less stayed on track and overall am happy with how 2011 unfolded.

Recipe: Chocolate Eggnog Steamer / Chocolate Syrup

Happy Boxing Day! Today is the day we have our big holiday meal, and I’m starting my day with a chocolate eggnog steamer, served in my new abi lyon wicke mug — a gift from my husband.

Stocking Stuffers

In our family Santa doesn’t fill the stockings, our family members do. We have a lot of fun trying to find the perfect little gifts to tuck inside and, as much as possible we buy them from the shops in our neighbourhood here in Ottawa.

Stumped for stocking stuffers?