One thing I didn't realize would happen, with a retired husband and children no longer in the public school system, is that long weekends don't really register for me anymore. Every weekend is a long weekend, therefore no weekend is a long … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Landscaped Edition
I realized just as I wrote that title that I have a sugaring appointment this afternoon, but lest you get the wrong idea, what I am going to talk about today is NOT that kind of landscaping. It's full on summer and I am enjoying the gorgeous … [Continue reading]
Joy (pump it up pump it up now) Pain (keep it going keep it going now)
Recently my husband and I were at a birthday party for a friend; a video of that party was created and shared with me. I watched it, my eyes widening, and then I watched it again. I called my husband over to watch it with me. Do I really look like … [Continue reading]
Influential
It's been a hectic week, full of super-boring and tedious errands and chores, including, but not limited to, Costco, Superstore, the post office, the mall, a meeting with the lawyer to get our updated wills signed, and not one but two trips to … [Continue reading]
Five For Friday: The 1988 Version
My writing partner Laura (HI LAURA) has been using her old journals and diaries for writing prompts, which in theory would be a great idea for me to do as well, had I not shredded and thrown out all of mine from my childhood and teen years. It's … [Continue reading]
Knocking Off The To-Do List
Thank you all so much for your commiseration about the wildlife situation around here; I am happy to tell you that since the neighbourhood collectively locked up their garbage, Baloo seems to have moved on to greener pastures, hopefully one that has … [Continue reading]
The Return of Baloo
At about 2:30 in the morning last Thursday, I woke up with a start. I could hear a loud, strange, repetitive noise; sort of like a scraping sound. At first, in my sleepy fog, I thought one of the boys was either coughing or vomiting, and I got up to … [Continue reading]