3’s a Breeze – Truth be Told
Downstairs Dear Readers, You may have noticed a new format to some recent blogs – a he said/she said type of banter – and maybe wondered what the heck is going on. I know I’ve been wondering – this format seems to have appeared out of nowhere. I moved into a house with my daughter […]
Weighing Risk
The pandemic had its first birthday this month – nobody threw it a party. People are done of the restrictions, done of the rules, done of the whole damn show. Sure the vaccine is but minutes away for most of us but that is little comfort when looking forward to a future that will remain […]
Catching up with the Times
I’ve always been a little late to the technology party, a little reluctant to move with the times. Not so my husband – he was always excited with each new advancement, keen to jump right in. We were one of the first families with a video camera (it had several components but if you were […]
3’s a Breeze: Fergus on Duty
Downstairs Chester and I might be settling nicely into our new place but we are still getting used to the creaks and moans of the house and the tone it uses when it’s talking to us. It has a gentle voice but it’s a rather talkative house – especially at night. My daughter and son-in-law […]
3’s a Breeze: 14 Stairs
Downstairs Well over a decade ago my younger daughter waved a magic wand and changed my life forever – she said “I do” to her handsome prince and POOF! I became a mother-in-law. A few years later my son gifted me a daughter-in-law and a short time after that my elder daughter married her high […]
3’s a breeze: Transfer of Power
Downstairs It could have ended badly but it didn’t, thankfully. I’m generally a very cautious person – a scaredy-cat – but once in awhile I get my looking and leaping mixed up and plow headlong into a situation without care or thought. Such was the case on the first morning after moving into my new […]
A pet friendly story
An eight day lag between leaving the condo and moving into my new digs has given me an opportunity to squeeze in a mini holiday prior to my lifestyle change. Finding the right accommodation for said mini holiday in the midst of a pandemic posed a bit of a problem as did accommodating my four-legged […]
The Waiting
The mountain of boxes in my dining room grows by the day – just when I think I’m getting a handle on this packing shit I open another cupboard and am reminded again that I am, and have always been, a bit of a hoarder. Some of the things I’ve been so carefully packing haven’t […]
Tackling Temptation
The power went out one night a few weeks ago, right around the time I might have started to cook supper if I was a supper cooker, but I’m not. The hum of the world silenced and a heavy quiet settled – the TV faded to black and the fridge went to sleep. I had […]