I don’t think I can adequately describe the relief I felt when I received an email from the Calgary Board of Education, stating that not only would masks be mandatory for students K-12, but all other health protocols would remain in place. With the Delta variant of Covid cases skyrocketing, again, and the general mask […]
You’ve Got Questions, I’ve Got Answers
August 19, 2021 by 16 Comments
Last week, I asked you to ask me questions, and ask you did! Thank you so much – this was really fun! Here we go! Books and Reading Ally asked: My question is: given your druthers, which book genre is your favorite? And why? I will put this question together with one of Suzanne’s, which […]
Who Moved My…Clothes; Seventy-Four Weeks In
August 16, 2021 by 12 Comments
Every evening I choose a yoga/ workout outfit, complete with hairband and scrunchie, and I set those things in the bathroom; that way, when I wake up early I just slip into my clothes and I’m ready for my yoga practice and workout, without having to disturb anyone. I have been doing this essentially every […]
Friday the 13th Fun: Ask Me Anything, and Five For Friday
August 13, 2021 by 27 Comments
It has been SO LONG since I’ve spontaneously written a post, and on a Friday to boot! Since the pandemic, I have had very limited blocks of time and physical space in which to write, and it’s all I can do to write weekly recaps and monthly Favourite Things. Do not get me wrong, dear […]
Vacation, Mostly; Seventy-One and Seventy-Two Weeks In
August 2, 2021 by 11 Comments
Hi! On Saturday we returned from almost two weeks away, staying in our vacation house, spending time with family and friends. It had been almost ten months since my mother-in-law had seen her only grandchildren, so it was really lovely. It was a pretty busy two weeks, as we are doing an extensive addition and […]
Face Facts; Seventy Weeks In
July 19, 2021 by 13 Comments
I was hiking with the boys and, as I always do, I greeted a pair of women we passed on the path. We exchanged some pleasantries about the day and the steepness of the hike – we hiked Prairie Mountain, it is straight up and straight down, with zero gentle switchbacks – and then we […]
My Own Mask Mandate; Sixty-Nine Weeks In
July 12, 2021 by 11 Comments
The mask mandate in our city was officially dropped this week; when I went to the grocery store on Wednesday I counted six maskless faces. I will say I find it strange and startling to see actual faces indoors, which goes to show how quickly people adapt to their circumstances. After all, a year ago […]
