Blog Articles by Month: December 2012

A Tink Christmas

Hi there! I’m not quite sure where the past week went, but I think it had something to do with rest and relaxation. So no thoughtful; New Year’s post this year. Instead, I’ll share the annual love extravaganza that is Christmas amongst the Andersens. Which in a way will serve as its own thoughtful New…

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Glædelig Jul!

May yours be magical. (pronunciation guide)

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City Hush, redux

Toronto’s had no snow yet, at least not any that stayed on the ground. None forecast for Christmas, either. So to celebrate the winter solstice, I’ve pulled this out of my archives and made it my desktop image. Maybe it’ll give Mother Nature a nudge, remind her what snow is.

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Anticipation

I’ve meant to do a post for the past three days and have finally realized it just ain’t gonna happen. Too much to do between work, The Book and getting ready for the big day (as my sister says: five more days!). So it’ll be about photos instead.  One of me neighbours on the street…

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Real RA: Opening a Pop/Soda Can

RA hands can make a lot of things difficult, some of them big, some of them small. Sometimes it’s about the jar, sometimes it isn’t. And sometimes, it’s about something as simple as a can of pop. Over time, you develop tricks and workarounds to do what you need to do. Today, I share mine…

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The Tinks are 7!

I have no idea how this happened, but somehow, my wee babies – OK, my sister’s wee babies – are now 7 years old. A couple of weeks ago, we all got together to celebrate. We started at my mother’s and as usual, the minute David sat down, he had a pile of Tinks on…

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Setting Sun, Crane and Glass

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RA and the Holidays: Dialing Down the Stress

It’s been a loooong week and somehow, the blog got neglected. Next week will be better (I hope). One of my distractions was a post for HealthCentral about how to keep from getting too overwhelmed this season: “The holidays are here, the time that tradition kicks in more firmly than any other time of year….

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