It snowed today! The little dusting is, I believe, positively correlated with the comment I made yesterday regarding the unbelievable fact that we had made it through September AND October with no snow. But, dear readers, we had NOT made it through October, and so now we have snow. It’s not much though and it […]
So THIS is why people love the fall.
October 11, 2011 by
Happy Thanksgiving, my Canadian friends! I hope you had a lovely long weekend. I spent the long weekend at my in-laws’. Pause. I’m all about positivity, and so I will leave it at that and simply post this picture of me eating grapes. I seem to have my mouth full in that picture, either that […]
State of Wonder, Gifts, My New Unpaid Career
September 29, 2011 by
Here’s a little piece of advice: if you are a stay-at-home mom whose children are in school, and you are worried about how to spend your time, try signing up for numerous volunteer commitments, each of which isn’t too time consuming on its own, but when added together fill all your days with unpaid busyness. […]
Nostalgia and almost-birthdays.
September 12, 2011 by
I know this past weekend was a tough one for many of you, and so please accept my virtual hugs and kisses. I did not watch the news all weekend, and I largely steered clear of the Internet, but I did think about those of you for whom this past weekend was very, very difficult. […]
Where will we be when the summer’s gone?
August 29, 2011 by
Have I mentioned that it has been – wait for it – unseasonably hot around here? Honestly, it’s beautiful, and every day I have a sneaking feeling that I have been transported to a different city without my knowledge. Today it was – wait for it – thirty degrees Celcius which is both highly abnormal […]
T minus 7
August 26, 2011 by
My husband has been away on a golf trip and yesterday I did something I haven’t done since my single-girl days: I had popcorn for dinner. I announced it to the kids that we were going to have pancakes and popcorn for dinner, and that announcement was met with silent, nervous smiles. “Do you mean, we’re […]
Random Complaints from a Deposed Princess
July 20, 2011 by
I always knew this day would come, and here it is. My family doctor is retiring, and for those of you who do not live in Canada, let me tell you that finding a family doctor – ANY family doctor, let alone a good family doctor – is a big problem. My doctor has been […]
