Throwback Thursday. Jan. 11/18
The Skeleton in my Closet Broadcast on CBC Radio – First Person Singular 2000 published – Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul 2004 My graduation dress made a surprise appearance from the back of my closet last spring. The kids dug it out in an effort to supply vintage clothing for a fashion show […]
Throwback Thursday Jan. 4/18
perhaps my quest for new adventures isn’t a new thing after all. I had forgotten all about this particular essay, written 18 years ago. Night School Published: Women news magazine March 2000 Just after her fortieth birthday, a friend of mine decided to go back to school to become a nurse. It was an ambitious […]
Throwback Thursday Dec. 28/17
Published December 2001 BC Parent Magazine May 2001 Sydney’s Child May 2004 Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne’s Child 2008 Chicken Soup for the Soul A Tribute to Moms More Than Just a Pie I was making a pie this afternoon and thought of my mother. It wasn’t her pastry expertise which brought her to my […]
Throwback Thursday. Dec. 21/17
Chicken Soup for the Soul – Christmas. 2007 Skinny Santa I heard a rumor recently – no doubt it evolved as only rumors do, increasing and changing in the passing – and I feel compelled to do my part in its progression, so I’m passing it along to you. Someone, somewhere has started a petition […]
Throwback Thursday – Dec. 14/17
Peace Arch News Dec. 1995. Richmond Review. Dec. 1996 Christmas Reflections Soggy leaves, the remnants of fall, tread water by storm sewers at the side of the road and glisten in the green and red glow of Christmas lights sneaking up around the neighborhood. The aura of the most festive season of the year is […]
Throwback Thursday – Dec. 7/17
Richmond Review Nov. 1997. BC Parent December 2000 Remember the Elmo I watched the Elmo raze of the Christmas of ‘96 with a certain smug fascination. My children, long past the toy wishing age, had asked for things ‘sporty’ from the big guy. Gone were the days when I had to push my [...]
Throwback Thursday – Nov. 30/17
2002 Holiday issue BC Parent A Christmas Story I noticed the mega stores sneaking Christmas decorations between aisles of school supplies back in August. I was still contemplating how I’d lose fifteen pounds to look good in a bathing suit. Santa Claus peeked between rows of binders and scientific calculators, his ample paunch teasing the […]
Throwback Thursday – Nov. 23/17
BC Parent December 1999 Holiday Decor I set the artificial, tinseled, tabletop Christmas tree on the dining room table today. Half thrown beside a ceramic pumpkin, it is the first inkling of Christmas to sneak out of the attic. It’s the first week of December, and once again the aura of the season finds me […]
Not a throwback Thursday Nov. 16, 2017
Through a mother’s eyes Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think about, and miss, my mother. You would think I would be used to this by now, I’ve been doing it for twenty-eight years. But every time I’m faced with a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, the ache is brand new. On Saturday evening our daughter […]
Throwback Thursday Nov. 9, 2017
The Vancouver Sun. VOICES column Nov. 1999 For My Father and all the Veterans who fought for us I watched the Remembrance Day ceremony on Parliament Hill from the comfortable surroundings of my family room. Outside my windows rain drizzled. The skies were clear in Ottawa. I observed our moment of silence and ‘remembered’. I […]