Hello November!! It was a brisk, wintry start to the weekend, so I wasn't sure if we would even get any Trick-or-Treaters, but we ended up with an all-time high of 43, smashing our earlier record of 25. Maybe it was the … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Spooky Season Edition
October 28, 2021 by 23 Comments
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS. LOOK AT THE GRUESOME SCENE THAT WE DISCOVERED ON OUR FRONT STEP LAST NIGHT. I guess the mystery of the missing gourds is solved - it's a case of cannibalism! I don't know WHO is responsible for this carnage, but a) I … [Continue reading]
The Case of the Missing Gourds; Eighty-Four Weeks In
October 25, 2021 by 21 Comments
I don't want to alarm anybody, but something is eating my decorative gourds. I started out with eight white mini-pumpkins, and I am down to two. My husband suggested someone was STEALING them, but I think that is unnecessarily suspicious of people … [Continue reading]
Never Eat Shredded Wheat; Eighty-Three Weeks In
October 18, 2021 by 21 Comments
In my mind, one of the greatest technological advancements is the advent of the map function on my phone. I am a person who has very little sense of direction, and before this incredible feat of technological engineering, I would write down or print … [Continue reading]
Dreams, Jeans, Go(u)rds, Thanksgiving; Eighty-Two Weeks In
October 11, 2021 by 12 Comments
Thanks and Giving Thank you to everyone who reached out with kind words last week. It does make things lighter to know that we aren't alone. Today is Thanksgiving, for those of you not in Canada, and it is the first Thanksgiving in many years … [Continue reading]
Not Okay, But Okay; Eighty-One Weeks In
October 4, 2021 by 17 Comments
I'm okay. Everything in my life is fundamentally okay - good, even - and my little boat in this tsunami of a storm is strong and well-equipped. EVERYTHING IS FINE except everything isn't fine? I know I'm not alone here. The other day Swistle (HI … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The “It’s My Bag, Baby” Edition
September 30, 2021 by 11 Comments
Once in a while I'll meet a person who casually mentions that they never carry a purse, and I am completely struck speechless. If a person doesn't carry a purse, how do they carry all the things? Or do they carry no things? Or do they rely on … [Continue reading]
