Infrequent musings of a meandering mind

I love Christmas. December is my favourite time of year – the weather is warm, people start getting into the holiday spirit and there is generally a warm fuzziness to things. At least, that is how it is for me. That being said, I am not the "Boney M-playing, tree up as soon as a Christmas beetle is spotted" kind of Christmas person (I am a teensy bit more reserved). And this is my second Christmas as a mom. So this blog is about my Christmas craft activities this year – my success, failure, frustration and a battle of the home made craft dough recipes. . My daughter is still a bit young to really get into the Christmas spirit. Actually, she is too young. She is at the stage where I fear for the wellbeing of my tree! And as such the tree has been secured to its stand via various bolts and blocks of wood. My tree being safe also means that El is safe from whatever mischief she could make with respect to the tree resulting in injury to herself. Double bonus. But I still

When I say “super hero”, what image springs to mind? A tall, dark and handsome man in some kind of body suit with a mask and a cape? Am I close? Did your mind venture at all to a female super hero (or heroine to be more grammatically correct)? If it did not, do not fret about it. It is not your fault that the term super hero is often synonymous with men. Is it anybody’s fault really? Some feminists would argue that the blame could be laid squarely on patriarchy. Which, to be fair, probably does play a large role in this, but it is not the only reason. There are probably more reasons than I can begin to think of and a lot of history which, to be honest, I do not feel like researching and getting into right now. The point is that super heroes are traditionally associated with being both about and for the males of the species.  And quite frankly, it is a load of crap. Girls can be super heroes. Girls can be kickass. And girls do enjoy comic books. My husband and I are dedicated to