The Birds and The Berries
It’s definitely fall. Bins of bright orange pumpkins and warty gourds are turning the vegetable market into a colorful work of art, the maple tree in our front yard is spitting spinners and the berries on our mountain ash tree are fermenting. Autumn has arrived in a glory all it’s own. Our yard is playing […]
Tag-less in Surrey
I’m a Canadian, through and through. I say “sorry” when someone bumps into me or steps on my foot. I wait for the little lighted man to appear before I step into a crosswalk, even if there isn’t a car in sight. I say “you’re welcome” in response to a thank you. And I follow […]
Another Brilliant Idea — maybe
Last Thursday was the final episode of ‘Paw Prints On my Heart’ – the nine post series about the dogs of my past. It felt good to write about each of these friends, to revisit our time together. I’m glad to have their stories up on ‘the cloud’ (wherever that is) – glad that they […]
Unwelcome visitors
There are a pair of flapping crows hanging out in our front yard these days. I don’t know what the attraction is. They seem to have a thing for the hubcaps of my car parked in the driveway. I’ve checked the tires a few times for remnants of road kill but didn’t notice any – […]
The Dudes Delivered – sort of ( a follow-up on buyers remorse – possibly for real )
I came home from our recent holiday to find a smallish parcel in the mailbox. A non-descript black plastic envelope, post marked from China. My heart skipped a beat. My long awaited wonder under had arrived – my miracle makeover was now in my excited hands. I almost left my key in the mailbox and […]
Some things are worth the wait
It’s nine o’clock on Saturday morning, outside the sun is shining and I’m inside, pulling the ladder to our attic down from the ceiling in the garage. I’m heading up on a search, I’m armed with a flashlight and a broom. It should be clear sailing through the boxes of Christmas decorations, the bags of […]
Weighing in on Weigh-in-Wednesday
I read an article recently that suggested it was better to weigh yourself on a Wednesday. The theory behind the strategy suggests people are less likely to fall off a weight loss regime on Tuesday and therefore weigh less on Wednesday (than say, on a Monday after a weekend of eating and drinking whatever the […]
What is the honking hurry?
I was sitting in traffic the other day when a driver in the lane beside me leaned on his horn, probably to inspire the driver in front of him to take a chance she was clearly uncomfortable taking. Startled, I glanced in the direction of the horn honker. I must have looked surprised – he […]
Buyers remorse – possibly for real
I had hoped my body would have given gravity a better run for its money. I thought it might have put up more of a fight. But alas, it seems it threw up its arms and let its triceps slide off without so much as a skirmish. I thought we had more gumption than that. […]
Back to school
Tomorrow is the first day of school. Children everywhere will be putting on new outfits and sorting new supplies. There are parents who are celebrating this long awaited event and others who are cursing the day. I was always one who cursed – I loved summer vacation with my kids. The first day of school […]