In honor of Father’s Day
Super Heroes and me ( originally posted 3/12/2018, reposted for Father’s Day 2019 — I think I will make this a Father’s Day tradition in honor of ALL the Super Heroes out there) – reposted for Father’s Day 2020 and again this year. I miss my super heroes every day . I don’t remember the […]
A bullet dodged
My little old dog gave me quite a fright yesterday, thankfully the day ended happily but I’m still rattled. I made a promise back in the day that I would never let a pet of mine suffer – I thought I was going to have to make good on that promise. I lucked out at the vet’s […]
Super Heroes and Me – re-posted in honor of Father’s Day 2019
Super Heroes and me ( originally posted on 3/12/2018) I don’t remember the exact day my father hung up his super hero cape, or the first time he happily rode in the passenger seat of my car, but it happened. My invincible, macho father became a mere mortal one day, and I was okay with […]
Throwback Thursday March 1/2018
BARBIE Celebrated her 40th birthday. Published Women Newsmagazine Dec. 1999 Barbie celebrated her 40th birthday this year, quite the accomplishment for a toy, especially a twelve inch plastic doll who sports an unrealistic figure and has always worn too much makeup. Given her age she is holding up remarkably well, her breasts are as […]
Throwback Thursday Feb. 22/18
Girls On The Slopes. Published: BC Women Newsmagazine January 2000 I’ve often thought that if an alien space ship were to hover over one of our local ski slopes in the winter, the creatures inside would have a rather strange view of our planet. People decked in gear reminiscent of the lunar landing, riding chairlifts up […]
Throwback Thursday Feb. 16/18
Wine Making Made Easy previously published in: Women newsmagazine April 2000 AND Chicken Soup for the Wine Lover’s Soul 2007 When my father suggested that he and I try brewing our own wine I was admittedly leery — my only experience in viniculture was a vague recollection of an elaborate set up in the basement […]
Throwback Thursday – Feb. 8/18
The Quest for Romance – Romancing the Notion Women newsmagazine Feb. 2000 Is it real or are we merely chasing windmills on our quest for love? Entire industries have been built on the notion of human love… romance being the key, but is it a figment of our imagination or something tangible? I marked the […]
Throwback Thursday. Feb 1/18
The Laundry Hamper BC Parent October 1999 Sydney’s Child November 2000 Being a die-hard optimists I like to consider my cup half-full – the ups and downs of life in the nineties are easier to cope with if I do. However, when it comes to the laundry hamper, I prefer to consider […]
Throwback Thursday Jan. 25/18
Eating Words. BC Parent Nov. 1999 Motherhood is a grand adventure, an ever changing enterprise, and I love it. From the moment I found out I was pregnant with our first child, I found myself imagining scenarios in which I, as a profoundly innovative parent, would excel. My children would be the epitome of everything […]
Throwback Thursday Jan. 18/18
Back In The Day Published in 2006 in Chicken Soup for the Shoppers Soul My dad was a traveling salesman and on the road three weeks out of four. He’d come home for weekends, in time to save Mom from cabin fever and to drive us to the supermarket for our weekly shop. On Friday […]