An assortment of subjects

Well, it's a new year, and a new DIY project has begun in the Morrison house. Carpet needs to be put down in the spare room, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to get rid of the nasty orange and yellow striped wallpaper that's been there since we bought the house, and paint the room a colour that I actually like. I don't know what colour it's going to be, except that it will be some variation on a neutral shade. Suggestions welcome!

Last Friday I tried out the Nintendo Wii for the first time. A girl from work got one for Christmas and I had a go on it with Wii Sports and the Wii Fit. I woke up Saturday morning feeling fine and thinking I'd managed to avoid any muscle soreness. I was soooooo wrong. On Sunday morning I was incredibly stiff. I think I had a mild case of Wii elbow (got a little carried away with the pitching during our baseball competition) and the hula hooping had done a number on my hips. It was like I'd aged 30 years overnight. Was fine by Monday morning though so it didn't put me off having another go in the future.

Here's a picture of the cross-stitch pattern I recently finished. I still need to frame it, but I think this is the first full-sized one I've ever finished. The last time I did any cross-stitch was when I was around 12 and my efforts were confined to bookmarks and small Christmas ornaments.

We watched this film last night, but I felt like I didn't want to just sit and watch a film so I decided to keep my hands busy....


This is the dish cloth I started at the beginning of the film and worked on for the duration of it. Hopefully I'll get faster so that I can actually complete an entire one in 2 1/2 hours.

The leftover pancakes from breakfast this morning. We decided to make a batch and start on the 1.89 litres of maple syrup that was given to us in the fall. I think it'll end up being my equivalent to the massive roll of Vita Wrap that lasted the family for something like 5 years when I was growing up.

Lauren and Steve over one night last week. I introduced them to Dutch Blitz and was promptly beaten by Steve two games in a row. Beginner's luck. It was a bit chilly that night so Lauren was wrapped up in a blanket that Mom crocheted for us two years ago.

What was left of Dave's "7 cup Dumpling". Like the name would suggest, it's made with a cup each of 7 different ingredients. Like a fruitcake - very yummy! Stuff on the right is a brandy sauce which wasn't that great, but it was store bought so I guess it wasn't our fault. :)

It's been a while since I've gotten any significant amount of reading done, so I've decided to start back into reading a bit each evening. Since making the resolution, I've finished "Papillon" by Henri Charriere. The book is about how he was given a life sentence of hard labour for a murder he didn't commit and his insane number of escape attempts he made before he was able to get away and settle in Venezuale. I think I would have given up after the 2nd failed attempt if I'd bothered to try at all. Next on the list is "Lord of the Flies". It's one of the many 20th century classics I seem to have missed out on.