I know. Shocking isn’t it?Kidding, of course, I’m not THAT out of touch - you’re out of touch, I’m out of time, but I’m out of my head when you’re not around – but I do find it very difficult to relate to people I saw interviewed on the anniversary … [Continue reading]
Octopuses or Octopii?
July 14, 2010 by
I’ve spent whole chunks of the day staring out the window at the sheets of rain pounding my already hail-flattened garden, popping Vitamin D capsules in an attempt to stave off a grey sky and petal-less flower induced depression, avoiding the front … [Continue reading]
There goes the garden
July 12, 2010 by
Q: What's better than a good friend?A: A good friend who has kids that get along with your kids.Today a friend and I took our kids to an amusement park, which my poor deprived children had never visited before. In fact, not only had they never … [Continue reading]
Slightly Warmer than Average Wave!
July 9, 2010 by
The whole continent, it seems, is having a heat wave, and meanwhile it has been slightly warmer than average in Calgary. I’m certainly not complaining, mind you, I’ll take slightly warmer than average over unbelievably cold with gale force winds, … [Continue reading]
Welcome to the world!
July 8, 2010 by
I have a brand new niece! She was born yesterday and although I haven’t met her yet, her pictures are pretty cute! My mother informed me today that she thinks the baby looks like me, when I was a baby, and I am both flattered and deeply skeptical. I … [Continue reading]
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, or What I Did On My Summer Vacations
July 5, 2010 by
So the other shoe dropped.The weather suddenly turned, the sky grey and the wind chilly, and I felt like perhaps this was my own doing; like I had expressed passionate emotions to an indifferent date; I was like “Let’s spend our lives together, I … [Continue reading]
Happy (almost) Birthday Canada!
July 1, 2010 by
Since in our house, birthdays must always be marked by cake, I am in the process of making an angel food cake with strawberry cream filling, the colours a nod to our lovely, lovely flag. My mother-in-law made this particular cake for me eleven years … [Continue reading]
