I’ve been singing in my head wake me up when September ends because this month has been crazy, and here it is, almost over. Of course, I don’t see October slowing down significantly. Wake me up when October ends. I’ve been busy in a silly kind of way, with things that are not terribly important […]
Willie Wonka’s Factory of Near-Death Experiences
June 14, 2013 by
I’ve been having a lovely day, despite of an inauspicious moment this morning when I was getting dressed and wondered what happened to my sweater. I wondered if I had somehow shrunk it, which seemed unlikely since I never put sweaters in the dryer. The usually long, drapey sweater was fitting bizarrely like a crop […]
Life Lessons from the Eighties
June 5, 2013 by
Two things happened in the last couple of days that have got me thinking about aging and hairstyles and beauty in general. First, I was at a reunion on Saturday night with people I went to school with for grades 1-10, and the most popular comment of the night was You haven’t changed a bit! This […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things – Spring Edition!
May 13, 2013 by
It was such a long, cold winter, wasn’t it? Snow on the ground from October solidly through April, but I tell you this: May has been absolutely stunning in YYC. I keep expecting snow in the forecast every day, or at least hard frosts, and yet it’s been warm and beautiful. It feels like spring, […]
Yeahhhh, that’d be great.
April 19, 2013 by
I enjoy Facebook for many reasons, but those reasons do not include certain pictures that get posted with political or inflammatory messages on them and pictures that are prefaced with “Share If You…” Share if you love your mom! Share if you love your kids! Share if you have a dog! Share if you hate cancer! […]
Fun with the Sears Catalogue
November 12, 2012 by
This was the view out my back door last week: It has been cold and snowy forever, I think. In reality it has been more like three and a half weeks, but it feels like forever. At least the sun came out yesterday, which makes me feel less like stabbing people who complained about the […]
Batting 500
September 13, 2012 by
It all started when I read my friend Swistle’s post about behaviours that are “mom-ish” and behaviours that are “old lady-ish”. For example, referring to youth as “young people today”, fumbling for change while the grocery store lineup expands behind, and so forth. Swistle said, and I quote: “Have you noticed that each generation thinks […]
