Whose accomplishment is this?
One of my kids celebrated a birthday this week – a yearly occurrence 3 times over in this house. As always, the birthday prompted a quiet, personal journey for me, back to the actual birth day of the kid. If I were given an opportunity to relive a week of days in my life, three […]
What about Ken?
I read a memoir once (I think it was Carol Burnett’s) — where the writer recalled playing Barbie with her friends. Apparently the Ken doll got to kiss Barbie goodbye and head off for work with a quick toss under the bed. He would remain there while Barbie and her pals went about their day […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 2 — Gypsy (and George)
If I close my eyes and listen through the decades I can hear the excited tapping of paws on the linoleum floor of our kitchen in Calgary. Gypsy was a happy old soul, an ancient Cocker Spaniel. She had been my grandmother's dog. Gramma sent her to Calgary in a crate on the train with [...]
The Written Word
I have a confession to make – I’m a relative newbie to this “written word thing”. I’ve listened to authors being interviewed and heard stories of lifelong desires to write – I can make no such claim. In fact, I was never even much of a reader until I turned 40 (I’m a late bloomer). […]
The Cold War and Me
I know I just posted yesterday but I was watching the news last night – North Korea tested yet another missle. This is scary. It has prompted me to post again today. Our world is in chaos right now – there is a nut in North Korea who has built himself a giant gun […]
Some things are worth the price.
I’m sitting here tonight icing my knee – an old injury has come back to haunt. I hate it when this happens, I feel so damned old. I’d like to tell you that I ran a marathon today, but alas, I did not – I went to the beach this afternoon, made the trek on […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 1 – Clancy
The story goes that my mother was admitted to the hospital to deliver her second baby the same day my father drove to the train station to pick up his new dog. Mom presented dad with a bouncing baby boy and he introduced her to Clancy, a purebred Great Dane puppy. I have no memory […]
A Brilliant Idea — maybe (the birth of paw prints)
I launched this blog just about three months ago. I have built more confidence with every click, like and comment – I am loving this adventure. Each new post seems to inspire another story or remind me of an old one. This blogging thing has descended on me like a wave – I hope I’m […]
Chester the Challenger
“Is that a Chessie?” A man called from across the park. “Indeed it is.” The man made his way closer to where I was tossing the frisbee for Chester. “Don’t see many of them around these parts,” he said while Chester made short work of retrieving his toy. “No, you don’t.” I agreed. “They’re hunting […]
before the giant leap
I am part of the aging collective who held their breath while Neil Armstrong took his small step and giant leap. That was 48 years ago today. I remember that step – it was taken toward the future. It still is – my remembering of the step takes my life into a future of being […]