I just returned from a weekend in Estevan, Saskatchewan, celebrating my grandfather’s 95th birthday! The birthday itself was wonderful, such a joy for my grandparents to have so much family and friends around. It was great to see all of my cousins, … [Continue reading]
The Kissing Hand
August 27, 2009 by
Today was Mark’s first day of kindergarten, signifying the end of summer vacation, the return of actual summer-like weather notwithstanding. I thought I’d be spending the last of vacation doing fun, outdoorsy things, but instead I spent it taking … [Continue reading]
The curse!
August 24, 2009 by
And no, I'm not talking about my ladies' holidays.No, I brought the curse on myself. Last night, I said to Rob, "Isn't it great, we haven't really been sick since March? I mean, no one has really had a cold or anything. ISN'T THAT AMAZING???"Right … [Continue reading]
Photographic artistry!
August 20, 2009 by
I accidentally stumbled on a documentary about the "Octomom". I lasted all of three minutes watching eight crying infants, a few tantruming toddlers, and some surly school-aged children. Hoo boy! That sure was awesome. Mark learned how to take … [Continue reading]
Woodstock, Ann Landers, and Alice Munro
August 17, 2009 by
Alice Munro, one of my favourite writers, was once quoted as saying she was terribly grateful to have had her daughters, but had she been given the choice, she would not have had them. I thought about that when I read Maclean’s article “The Case … [Continue reading]
I’m a retired economist
August 12, 2009 by
When I was an undergrad, I attended a presentation by David Foot, who, for anyone not particularly interested in economics or demographics (which I realize is probably a large portion of the population) is an economics professor and author of the … [Continue reading]
A very good day
August 7, 2009 by
It finally stopped raining and the sun came out, which is the perfect, if somewhat clichéd, metaphor for today. It’s a very good day.For one thing, the weather change meant I spent this morning cutting back my insanely unwieldy Siberian iris, while … [Continue reading]
