Showing posts with label Holiday Musings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday Musings. Show all posts

Monday, October 8, 2012

LONG WEEKEND IN CANADA

It's been an odd weekend for us because it is the first Thanksgiving weekend we've had sans children. Friday night, in order to stave off being depressed about it, we went out to a local pub and had dinner and drinks.

Saturday we went to Revelstoke, which is about an hour's drive away.


See, here's a picture to prove I'm not lying:




Revelstoke is an interesting little town with lots of funky shops and cafe's. At one cafe I saw a group of teens playing World of Warcraft at a big table. They also had Pumpkin Pie lattes which were phenomenal.

Sunday we were resigned to having Kraft Dinner for Thanksgiving dinner, but then we decided we wanted something more festive so we determined to go to the grocery store at 4:00 pm to get whatever they had left. However, it was such a nice day we went for a walk instead, then went to Starbucks and had a Pumpkin Spice Latte which was good, though not as good as the one from Revelstoke. It was too late to cook so we had dinner at a local restaurant. We had a glass of wine and inwardly toasted how miserable we still felt because the kids weren't around. Still, hot turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce made it okay.

Monday we cleaned out the garage.

Who cares about this? I don't know, but the point is it has been a weekend of distractions from our now empty nest. What we have discovered along the way, though, is that even without the kids around my wife and I still like each other.

The garage is clean and all the stuff is packed away. Now of course it's too late to cook anything, but there's a pub not too far away that has real good food.

So, not bad for a holiday weekend.

Hope y'all had a good weekend.


I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

MUSINGS ON THE APPROACHING HOLIDAY



Because there are bloggers out there who I think of as friends. I just wish we lived closer to each other because it'd be swell to get together in some dark pub with a roaring fire and hoist a few together, swap stories, bullshit, laugh and bask in the warm glow of the season. Maybe a place on this street in Quebec City's Quartier Petit Champlain.


It would be swell to sit and drink with my electronic friends -- you've all been putting time into blog posts and I wish I had more time to read and respond. You guys are great and I love reading your posts.


At the moment I have two commissions with tight, tight deadlines, plus this whole Christmas thing. My time is not my own at this point in the year.


Anyway, I just wanted to let all you know that I'm still here and still visiting, laughing at your jokes or commiserating at your sadness. Hopefully before long I will be able to posts some of the artwork I've been slaving over.


For now, just imagine yourself in that cosy pub, with a great group of people having a wonderful time. I know I will


I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
www.mdjacksonart.weebly.com
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio
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