I made breakfast for dinner tonight. For some reason Tyler really doesn’t like the idea of indulging in bacon, eggs, or french toast unless it’s early in the day, and preferably a weekend. So tonight while he was out at a gig and me all on my own, getting over a walloping winter cold, sipping tea in bed and reading, I thought padding down to the kitchen and fixing a quick breakfast from the leftover scraps in my fridge would be a perfect dinner.
Scramble eggs and plop on toast spread with goat cheese. With a side of bacon. If only I had some fresh fruit to go with it! It was still pretty darn good.
Anyone else a fan of having breakfast at weird hours?
We had a feisty and fun little houseguest this past week – Tyler’s cousin’s dog, Chukker. He’s a one year old terrier/ schnauzer mix and while he’s a bit bigger and much more solid than Herman, the two dogs played and scampered and ran around all week.
Chukky discovered lots of Herman’s toys (which Herman suddenly wanted again, after having left them discarded in a doggy toybox for over a year) and followed me around like a little black shadow. He’d even paw on the bathroom door while I was having a shower, and curl up quietly at my feet while I was working.
It was good for us too – we were forced to get out and walk more often, and watching the two of them play tug of war with a toy, lick each other’s faces happily, or lay side by side at the end of the bed was pretty cute.
Chukky’s parents had a great vacation in sunny Mexico, and I think he had a pretty good time with us too!
2011 was a great year for music! Here are the top musical acts that I can’t stop listening to:
Adele
I know…me and everyone else…but this girl can sing, and her lyrics are great as well. Raw emotion echoes through her popular songs, and I adore her whole CD.
Gabe Dixon
I’ve been a fan of Gabe Dixon for awhile (someone sent me a copy of “Ever After You” and it made me get the whole CD), and he released a new album this year that always seems to occupy PLAY in the iPod. He’s a piano-pop guy based in Nashville and I’d love to see him live one of these days.
Enter the Haggis
Genuinely nice guys, and great tunes – this Celtic rock band ran a wildly fundraising campaign through their website (read a great interview about it here) that allowed them to release the record they wanted to make: Whitelake. And it’s fantastic!
Emm Gryner
I found Emm Gryner through a playlist on CBC Radio 3 and there’s just something about her I really like. Her voice is interesting, her songs are catchy and bright. And she is Canadian!
Goyte
Someone lent us this Australian singer-songwriter’s most recent CD, Making Mirrors, this year and it is amazing. If you watch this video below of his best-selling single, “Someone I used to know” you’ll be hooked!
What’s in your playlist these days? Any fresh new tunes, or old favourites that you’d like to share?
