Coming Clean
I’ve been making a lot of proclamations and promises about things I plan to start/do/accomplish in 2018. Grand statements of intent. I’ve been writing blog posts about them – and waking up every morning saying to myself ‘this is the day… the day I begin’. Well, it’s time to fess up, time to come clean. […]
Winter Tales
It’s a crisp night, but not cold enough to tempt the spattering of rain to transform into flakes. There is a whiff of wood smoke in the air and the echo of the train’s whistle is drifting up from the waterfront. This is winter on the west coast – a rather green affair. We have […]
Life Lessons
Just when I thought I was getting a handle on this Mom thing I looked up and found all our kids had grown up and moved out. I finally have some answers and nobody’s got any questions. I have all this wisdom to impart and no one to impart it upon. I’m willing to bet […]
The first post of the new year
For some reason I feel like I am standing at the end of the high diving board, the new year is twinkling in the water below. I’m not sure I’m ready to take the plunge – that water looks a bit murky from way up here. I know the year will hold all the promise […]
New Years Eve – Hogmanay
We are bringing in the new year on Scotland’s time with kilted pipers and drummers and a crowd of people who also think this is the best idea ever. While everyone else in Canada, coast to coast to coast, is awaiting the stroke of midnight in their respective time zones, we will be whooping it […]
Poised for the new year
We are in the home stretch of 2017, January first is dangling like a carrot on the horizon. New Year’s Day, the launching pad for so many personal goals, falls on a Monday this year which, in my books, makes it a double whammy. I’ve started my list, I’ve begun charting my course and I […]
Christmas Brownies
This past week I was invited to participate in an evening of holiday craft making with my daughter’s Brownies/Sparks troop. She helps coordinate 17 little girls who are on a serious quest for badges and recognition. She is a good sport about her role as Snowy Owl, and seems to have a level of patience […]
Thirty years and counting – Christmas in the New House
We are gearing up to celebrate our thirtieth Christmas in this house – the house we still refer to as the new one. Thirty Christmas trees, mornings and turkeys – the house is so far from new it’s laughable. We moved into this house in 1987 – other than the fact it was November, I […]
Mourning in the morning
I’ve slept on the sad news about Chester, the false killer whale, twice. Twice I’ve awoken to the fact he really died and twice to the fact my heart is really broken. I’ve written about grief before, I realize it is the price I pay for the awe I feel; for the love that fills […]
Human Care
I am heartbroken today – love did it to me. Love and connection. My darling false killer whale, Chester, passed away this morning. One of my favorite friends at the Vancouver Aquarium – he represented everything good and possible for animals living in human care. He was loved by many. There will be more than […]