Let me start off by saying that I am not Jewish. I do not identify as any religion in particular, in fact, but if you forced me, I would say that around age five my family was asked to stop attending a Christian church because we weren’t donating enough money… so I guess I’m that. However, I recently became quite interested in religion when I started studying the ancient world and how history, politics, art, rhetoric, war and religion are so intertwined. Although I have been more investigative of Western religion, my husband has always been very keen towards Eastern religion and philosophy while my brother has consistently felt that his unique set of morals, beliefs and aspirations most closely coincide with the Jewish faith.
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Classically Feminine Stocking Stuffers
We all know that it is the women in our lives that make Christmas happen. They deck the halls, wrap the presents, bake the cookies, get up early to fix the Christmas morning breakfast, remind you to light to Yule log, cook the turkey while you drink the beer, and clean it all up afterwards. Thank the ladies this year by filling their stockings to the brim with feminine treats. All items on this list are under $15.
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How to Make Simple, Cotton Christmas Stockings
For the first time since we have lived together, my husband and I are not travelling to see family on Christmas. We realized that this means we don’t have any parents to fill stocking for us. I became very excited to shop for “stocking stuffers” for the first time in my life and lovingly fill a stocking for my hubs. One problem was immediately brought to my attention: we don’t own stockings. Since I am not a skilled knitter, we went to our local fabric store to pick our stocking fabric. After my husband not being able to find his first choice – anything with cats on it – and after me discouraging him from choosing a Hanukkah themed print, camouflage, digital camouflage, animal print, fur and leather (seriously, what’s wrong with this guy?), he decided on the green fabric below. I then picked the red one to match because I hold all the sanity of the relationship.
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23 Seasons of The Simpsons Halloween Special: Treehouse of Horror
As someone who is allergic to peanuts, and therefore all of the good Halloween candy, my favourite part of Halloween is watching 23 seasons and counting of The Simpsons Halloween Special, better known as Treehouse of Horror. For your Halloween viewing pleasure, my husband and I have watched all 23 episodes over the past few weeks and assigned each one a score out of 10. Our scores were then amalgamated to reflect a more general opinion and experience. We even hid our scores until the end so we wouldn’t be influenced by each other – it was intense. Now, from number 23 to number 1: Continue reading