Putting the OM in OMG
I do not know what's going on with my neighbours and their drainage, but this guy has returned several times since I first sighted him in October: I did finally catch a glimpse of him, after an embarrassing amount of peeking out the window … [Continue reading]
This year I started following the lovely San over at The In Between Is Mine; she is so smart and articulate, and I am forever fascinated by people who are fully fluent in more than one language, as she is; English is not her first language and yet … [Continue reading]
It's up! It's up! The tree is up! I was visiting with a friend (HI MARION) last Thursday and I mentioned how excited I was to put up the tree that evening. "It is so LATE to be putting the tree up," I said, as she cocked her head and looked at … [Continue reading]
These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty I love listening to podcasts while doing menial household drudgery or slowly walking Barkley around the neighbourhood; it makes me actually look forward to doing dull things like folding the laundry or other … [Continue reading]
I know many people loathe the month of November, but I do not. It's generally a grey/ brown, chilly, windy month, true, but it has its own kind of beauty: We don't all have to be flashy to be beautiful. November is also a good month for me … [Continue reading]
Every few weeks for the past couple of months, my husband has been travelling to check on the progress of the enormous renovation of our vacation home, and to meet with all the various contractors and so forth. Last week the boys had two days off of … [Continue reading]
This was the most perfect book to read during the first week of November with colder temperatures and shorter, darker days: Wait, wait. I know what you're going to say. I am about five years late to the hygge party - actually, closer to six, … [Continue reading]
