Sometimes bureaucracies get so big they topple over and crush the little people below… Canada Post comes to mind. I bought a gift for my Mom, which was supposed to be delivered today, just to cheer her up, as she has a few health issues to contend with the moment. Well, it won’t get there… Continue reading Blogmas Day 5: Canada Post
Category: December
December Entries
Blogmas Day 4: Surprise
A sunny day here today. Terra dropped by this morning with Sunny and Sky and Willow. How can Grandchildren be so cute! Such bright little souls! They are so active, like twinkling lights as they dash here and there. They knew exactly who I was, telling me that they were at “Grandma’s house” as they… Continue reading Blogmas Day 4: Surprise
Blogmas Day 3: Frayed
Today I am mending my 25-year-old parka, worn every winter, all winter, since it was purchased in 1993, on sale, but still expensive. I am mending my 25-year-old parka with my 48-year-old sewing machine, a machine purchased in 1970 to use for my “Haute couture” class at Ryerson University, which was Ryerson Polytechnical Institute at… Continue reading Blogmas Day 3: Frayed
Worst New Year’s Eve Ever!
It was a hell of a day yesterday. Attila changed his mind, suddenly, again, and again feels the marriage is over, and that what he wants out of life is to “smoke cigarettes, paint (art), listen to loud rock music, and only think about himself”. He says he is running out of time and that… Continue reading Worst New Year’s Eve Ever!
Sweet
Another frigid day has dawned. I am beginning to feel housebound, I think it is time for a shopping excursion, if nothing else. It will need to be in a big box store, or a mall, due to the intensity of the cold. This much cold creates a few domestic challenges, but nothing terribly intrusive.… Continue reading Sweet