Living Creatively, Living the Dream
I’ve been heading up to Maskwa Aquatic Club every summer now for about five years. I pack up a cooler every day filled with various juice packs, sandwiches, healthy snacks and a few not so healthy… grab my kids, a folding Continue reading Likin’ the lake…
There’s an old saying that goes “Good Fences Make Good Neighbours”. And… well… I’m starting to agree. Look at me and Prada! We’re best of neighbours and friends… and low and behold… there’s a fence!!! She stays on her side, I Continue reading Building fences…
She sat there peacefully… totally unaware of the trauma she was causing… just by being in the room. Showing up. Bringing her friends. She didn’t know her presence caused so many others to be uncomfortable. Me and my girlfriend Little-One, arrived Continue reading Queen moth-er…
The house is hopping again! Been a busy few days… hence the staggered blogs… (but I told you that might happen this week!) My girlfriend and her two boys arrived a few days ago. Long hugs and happy faces. Too hot to stay Continue reading Comfort and joy…
It seems like yesterday. We had just finished our grade eleven exams…summer had arrived. I’d found out I failed Math and had to go to summer school. I was greatly disappointed and was drowning in self-pity. I thought my entire Continue reading Shadows fall…
We arrived at the beach and knew something was amiss the moment we hit the sand. It didn’t seem right…grass trampled…flip flops tossed about…drag marks directing our eyes towards the stream leading to the open waters. Red commented that we’d walked into a crime scene…she Continue reading Nancy Drew and the Legend of the Plastic Woman…
Jumping Pictures are HILARIOUS! Actually… jumping pictures are funny… taking off and landing pictures… now that’s hilarious! I wanted some really fun pictures of my girlfriends frolicking on the beach… but taking a “flying through the air” picture sounded much easier than it actually was! You have Continue reading Jumping for joy…
I’m blessed with amazing women in my life. My daughters, my mom, my mother in law, their mothers… my grandmothers, my aunts and cousins… all from good stock… good hearts. There’s a bond among women… a strength… a power. It’s “Girls Weekend Continue reading Girls gone wild…
My day was nothing close to normal! It began like every other Saturday morning… girlfriends pounding on the front door bringing me a basket full of wrapped presents and proving the fact that I’m spoiled rotten. I can’t wait until Monday to Continue reading A tisket a tasket….
Just over a year ago I bought my first car. I was newly separated and dealing with moving forward. My “mom van” was 10 years old and seriously on its way to the junk yard. It had seen its share of Continue reading Death of a mini van…
Drinking a glass of wine… checking out my online hotties… my neighbour drops over to ask if I’d like to play “Man Tracker” with her at the pond down the street. Hell yeah! What does she think I’ve been doin’ for the last Continue reading Man tracker…
Doing what I love… writing… has given me something amazing to look forward to each day. I’ve had great encouragement from family, friends and complete strangers. I’ve met some wonderful people and I’m discovering a whole new world that I’m so Continue reading Definately teasing susan…
Two emails and a phone call this morning asking me where the “morning” blog is! Seems a lot of you have added it to your morning routine! WOW… and THANKS… I feel incredibly thankful and happy and pleased and thrilled Continue reading Floggin’ my bloggin’…..
Once a week the “ladies” in the neighbourhood get together for afternoon “tea”. Its been going on for a few months now and it’s interesting every week. I still feel pretty awful so I’m bailing on this weeks tea… which Continue reading Tea Time…