Christmas in Toronto and Mississauga
January 12, 2026
Mark and I arrived home from Halifax on New Year’s Eve night. The plan was for me to go home, drop off my stuff and
Mark and I arrived home from Halifax on New Year’s Eve night. The plan was for me to go home, drop off my stuff and
I won all three games at the first Club meeting of the new year, to take my record to 40-5. However, I did commit an
I got two new books during my visit to Halifax. One was a Christmas present and the second I picked up at Atlantic News. Black
My 2025 win-loss record against Mark was 167 wins, 45 losses and two ties, or a 78.5% win record. In 2024 my record was 145½
Mark and I played ten games over Christmas, plus an additional game in a friendly round-robin tournament. I won eight, lost two and tied one.
The Majors’ Holiday Hideaway by Caro Carson is my final Christmas novel this season. India Woods is a major in the US Army based in
An Alaskan Christmas by Jennifer Snow was an attractive book, judging from its cover, but I did not enjoy reading it over Christmas. Within its
I collect different media types of the White Christmas movie and its accompanying soundtrack. Of the latter, I own it several times as an LP
Our Club held its annual Christmas party and we had many visitors, including four players from Cambridge. We had a potluck dinner. Unlike last week
Mark and I drove to Belleville over the December 13-14 weekend for a two-day tournament. I didn’t do well at all. In fourteen games I