Saturday...

I did some Christmas shopping this morning, taking the bus up to Fabricland on Walkley Road - it took two buses, but was much simpler and quicker than I'd expected it to be. The only trick was to figure out where to catch the #8 at Billings Bridge.

I was surprised to see they were having a sale, 40% to 60% off many items - which was in my favour, since it meant I could get the things I needed for less than I expected. Nice fabric for a tablecloth, for example, at only $6 per metre. Yeah, I'm happy.

But yesterday at The Bay they were having a big sale, too - 15-20% off. And this is before Christmas, when you'd expect business to be booming and prices to be up. Worrying. Is Fabricland in financial trouble? Is The Bay? I hope not. I like both stores, and if Fabricland goes... where do I buy my fabric then? Rockland Textiles? Is there anywhere else? Wal-Mart used to have fabric - does it still?

The Game of Thrones again...

Today Tasia and Beulah came over for the last three epidoes of the HBO series Game of Thrones. I enjoyed it as ever, especially the very ending, ( with... )

Must get back to reading A Dance With Dragons.

I found a paleo recipe that looked really good: lamb meatballs made with fresh oregano, in a tomato sauce. Sadly, they didn't have any minced lamb at the Metro today, and I didn't have the time nor the desire to go elsewhere, so I got organic bison instead. It cost more than beef, but no more than the lamb would have been. I served the meatballs with cauliflower and a mixture of plain rice and wild rice. Beulah brought some really delicious pumpkin tarts. Tasia brought red wine. A lovely time was had by all. We sat for a while after supper, talking about books. Tasia recommended the Victor Carl series by William Lashner.

So many books, so little time, and mountain of them in my 'currently reading' pile by my bed.