December 15, 2016 Listening to a piano version of “O Come All Ye Faithful”, I was suddenly transported to my Grade 5 classroom, sitting up straight on the hard wooden seat of my desk, arms extended, hands clasped together and resting peacefully beside a closed scribbler and a sharpened pencil, where the teacher played Christmas… Continue reading Cold Outside
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The Move: The First Week
Friday, August 28, 2015 NOTE: I want to mention this up front. A week or so ago a mouse died somewhere in our car. We can’t find that little bugger. The smell makes my eyes water. I drove for five hours in the car coming to the little house in the city. We are driving… Continue reading The Move: The First Week
Mountains
Friday, April 24, 2015 Country House Yesterday I woke up at 3:55 a.m., and did not go back to sleep. I was too excited to sleep, and had a lot to do! The first thing I did was lie about in bed for an hour with Diesel. He loves cuddling up in the bed, lying… Continue reading Mountains
Blast
Monday, February 16, 2015 Today is family day, and I am reminded that “family”, and what we celebrate in the term “family”, can have a wide variety of meanings. Attila left this morning, and I experienced my usual teary response as he drove away. And what do I think about it all? I think I… Continue reading Blast
A Thousand Poets In His Head
Yesterday I completed the University self-study course I was taking. I did manage to 100% on most of the quizzes the first time around, and 100% on the less than perfect three of the quizzes the second time round. I learned a few new things, which is always fun! When we bought the second hand… Continue reading A Thousand Poets In His Head