Thank you everyone for your kind words and love on Barkley’s passing. I miss him dreadfully and the house feels so strange, like something’s missing. Probably because something is missing. Because I did a lot of the Dog Care and Maintenance, I am finding myself automatically going to do things – check the water dish, […]
Goodbye, Barkley
July 2, 2022 by 35 Comments
As many of you know, on Thursday we said goodbye to Barkley. Thank you to all of you who have already reached out to me with kind words and love; I read every single word and I appreciate each and every one of you. Barkley died exactly one month after his fourteenth birthday, and because […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Operation Fancy Lady Edition
June 23, 2022 by 50 Comments
About a month ago, I was able to watch my son perform at his school in a student-run short production. This production was the first on-stage production since before the pandemic, so I was pretty excited. As I waited for fifteen minutes after the production for my son to finish the stage cleanup, I chatted […]
Bits and Bobs, June-Style
June 6, 2022 by 40 Comments
Happy June! Here Is The Envelope, And I Am Pushing It To The Max June 1st is typically considered Calgary’s Safe Day To Plant Out Tomatoes And Other Delicate Plants, but Danger Is My Middle Name and so I planted out mine on May 31. I do like to live on the edge, and so […]
1/4000, But Hopefully 1/5200
May 30, 2022 by 53 Comments
Since about July of last year, my mom has been asking me if a) I thought my older son would have a graduation ceremony, and b) if so, would they be able to attend. Every time she asked, I had to shrug and say I had no idea, because honestly, who could tell anything that […]
You Could Stuff A Throw Pillow With That Chest Hair; 113 Weeks In
May 16, 2022 by 43 Comments
I was planning to post a Week of Spring Outfits, but this is what it looked like at the beginning of the week: Although the week ended in a spring-like fashion, I thought the early part would overlap too much with my Week of Winter Outfits, what with my winter boots and warm sweaters. But […]
It’s All Right, I Think We’re Going To Make It; 112 Weeks In
May 9, 2022 by 38 Comments
A couple of weeks ago our neighbourhood had an outage with our internet service provider; the outage went from 10:30am to after 5:00pm. It’s really amazing how many things are attached to our internet service: TV, the landline, the Peloton. The boys came home after school and were shocked – SHOCKED – that there was […]
