So, I was going to clean the house today….
My glass doors are dappled with the nose prints of dogs and the floors are wafting in their hair. I told myself I was going to clean the house like I was being paid to do it today, but I don’t know where to start. Even the promise of cold hard cash is not enough […]
Building Confidence and Making Friends
After a few months of volunteering at the Vancouver Aquarium I am becoming fairly confident giving directions to the nearest restroom, the cafe, the water fountain. I can navigate the dimmed hallways to the shark exhibit and point children in the direction of Clownfish Cove. I am loving the adventure. I find I am developing […]
A Thank you note
I love bubbles and baby ducks. I cry at the appropriate moments in Disney movies. I clap at parades and sing Oh Canada with the enthusiasm of most off key singers (too loud – way too loud). I get the most out of an ice cream cone and I always eat the red ones last […]
Smile and the world smiles with you….
I like to keep my smiles at the ready – a girl never knows when she might need one. Like a pocket full of Kleenex at a sentimental movie, my smiles come in very handy. I believe the world is nicer to a person who wears a smile. I also believe a person with a […]
Inlaws / outlaws
My daughter and her boyfriend left for Paris on Friday. She is coming home sporting a ring and a fiancé – her dating days are over. I love this young man who is soon to be my son-in-law in the same fashion that I love my existing in-law children – like I birthed him myself. […]
Behind the Glass
I started 2017 off with a resolve to give away some time – I now volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium. It’s a perfect fit for me. I’ve always loved the aquarium – we had a yearly family membership when the kids were little (young enough to think an afternoon spent with their mother was a […]
Oh Canada — happy birthday
“Gramma makes us sing Oh Canada ALL the time.” My darling grand daughter complained to her mother one day. She was only about 2 at the time and she was right – Gramma did make her sing Oh Canada a lot – it’s one of my favorite songs, a real top ten hit. I’ve always […]
Exposure
This blogging thing is sort of like trying on bathing suits and having the mirror located somewhere in the middle of the mall – it’s terrifying. Sure most of my most private parts are still covered but enough is on display to invite ridicule. I like one piece suits — large and black. I […]
When writing becomes an addiction
My daughter asked me the other day if I was still checking my Facebook page a thousand times a day every time I put up a blog post. I squirmed a little. Perhaps secretly checking Facebook is like sneaky drinking – you think you’re getting away with something but everyone can tell. “Not a thousand,” […]