The price of a good story
My husband and I took the hop on/hop off bus tour of Dublin when we visited Ireland a few years ago. It was amazing. At one stop the tour guide announced that Ireland boasted the most storytellers per capita in all the world. Wow, I thought, that’s incredible and it also explains a lot! I […]
Find a Penny
Being a naturally clumsy person I spend a lot of time looking at the ground – walking, for me, is safer then. Because of this I find all sorts of treasures other people walk right past. I found a silver spoon once and immediately wondered whose mouth it had fallen out of. Another time I […]
Lessons from my Grandmother
Many years ago, when I was a young mother, I watched my three year old niece put her hands on her hips and proclaim to her great-grandmother in defiant cheekiness, “you are not the boss of me!” I couldn’t believe it! Had she been my three year old she would have found herself in serious […]
Hockey night in Canada – the cup has left the building
So, Lord Stanley’s cup is heading back to Pittsburgh; the Penguins scooped it again. I’m a little sad for Nashville – they tried so hard; the players and fans showed up for the series in a fashion that did the sport proud. I have to point out that at my heart I am a Canucks […]
Another soggy day in paradise
It’s June and it’s raining- we have yet to string enough good weather days together this year to make it feel like we’ve actually had a spring and here it is coming to a close. I was awakened at 5am today – the sound of a honking goose party roused me from sleep like an […]
Hooray for June – the cheering month
We have stepped into the month of celebration – June is the culmination of many activities. Graduation ceremonies are taking place in preschools and universities – they are handing out awards and diplomas with abandon. Sports teams are making playoffs and year end shows are selling tickets. Kids everywhere are marching forward, taking giant steps […]
On a different note….
I cleaned the stove top yesterday morning so naturally the rice boiled over last night. It’s always the way. Last week it was the floor at the front door – all spic and span, washed and polished — the dog got excited to see his dad arrive home from work and peed all over the […]