Life is a destination. No. Wait.

I feel like I'm in some weird time warp and also, like I'm Laura Ingalls at the beginning of the Long Winter, with a sense of foreboding about the months to come. There's snow on the ground and it's cold, cold, cold. I dug out my thick woolly … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Thanksgiving Edition

Last Friday our roof was re-shingled and, as the old shingles were tossed into the big bin, so went my sanity. My husband asked why I didn't just leave the house for the day, but it happened to be one of the only days that I had slated in my week to … [Continue reading]

Black Moon Day

We are all tired. Is there anything more boring that can be said than I'm tired. We are all in a permanent state of - at the very least - low-level tiredness. This is just a part of being an adult; if you had a room full of people, and asked them how … [Continue reading]

This is fine.

I consider myself to be a pretty upbeat, optimistic person, but this morning I read a post about being prepared for emergencies like possible rioting due to civil unrest and it made me feel a bit like this: And a little bit like … [Continue reading]

Five Things For Friday

Decorative Gourd Season Everyone's talking about the first day of fall, oh, the excitement of the crispness in the air and the leaves turning and pumpkin spice everything taking over the world like alien overlords. I don't mean to be a curmudgeon … [Continue reading]

More magical journeys

Strange things are happening in the neighbourhood. There was a Home Depot cart in my back alley. It's not uncommon to see carts from Walmart and Co-Op, both of which are within walking distance, but the nearest Home Depot is at least five kilometers … [Continue reading]

Book Review: Do Your OM Thing

You guys, I'm participating in a book tour! I received an email a while ago gauging my interest in receiving a book for review - the book in question being Do Your OM Thing by Rebecca Pacheco. Usually the emails I receive are pitches to try out a new … [Continue reading]