Living Creatively, Living the Dream
There’s a new pair of shoes in my repertoire!!! For a few years I’ve switched between my Blundstones and my Fit Flops. Both are like dear old friends when I slip into them…having not seen them for months. I’m in my Flops from May Continue reading Filling my big shoes…
Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving but the thing is… we don’t have pilgrims. We’re not celebrating the early settlers for discovering the New World like they do in the States. We take one day a year to stuff ourselves full of turkey and Continue reading Every day without the turkey…
I wasn’t much older than my youngest the first time I went to the Maritime Fall Fair. My Poppy was in town visiting us for Mom’s birthday and we took in what would become a wonderful tradition. The horses were the big draw for Continue reading Fair thee well…
I have this girlfriend who bakes cakes. And when I say cakes… what I really mean to say is masterpieces… as she truly is a CAKE ARTIST!!! We met years ago working at Granite Springs Golf Club. The Bunnykins mug and bowl displayed in Continue reading Patti-Cakes…
My mom likes tea. Tetley. She’ll pour a number of cups throughout the day… and drink about half of each. With powdered milk. She boils the kettle, puts two tea bags in the teapot, pours the water into the pot and puts Continue reading Tea cozy…
Last night we won the Amazing Race! We met at a local hotel to plan our attack over pre-drinking drinks and fantastic appies. Some of my favorite people in one room. We were pumped for this event and nothing could stop us except the Continue reading Jet lag…
Remember waiting anxiously for the Christmas Wish Book? Wanting to be the first to open its pages. The glossy paper smelling fresh and… papery! Turning down the corners of the pages you especially liked, reading descriptions of items you could only imagine and circling the pictures of the Continue reading Christmas wish book…
The wonderful thing about having this blog is being able to look back and remember what I’ve been up to as my memory is failing. Little-One, Buff and the two Buff Juniors headed back to Dubai but unfortunately didn’t take Continue reading Queen’s update vi…
From deep in the woods on a misty day I heard the high pitched giggling of my boy followed by an obnoxiously loud “crap, crap, crap, damn that hurt” as my son surrendered… coming through the trees… gun over his head… smile glowing Continue reading Mersey Road Paintball…
Dating sucks. Not that I know…but I can tell! So far I’m refusing to add my dating criteria to “Plenty of Fish”… even though I keep herring there’s plenty out there! Get it…herring! Something about sticking my picture on a Continue reading Plenty of fish…
I suffered with panic attacks for a long time. And if you’ve ever had a panic attack… you understand what I mean by suffering. It’s about control… or lack of it… and fear. Crushing, brutal, fear. At the moment, I’m somewhere Continue reading When it rains…
“The Phantom” has been haunting our neighbourhood for over ten years now. What started from an article I read in a Mary Engelbreit “Home Companion” magazine when my oldest was just a little girl…has turned into a tradition that the neighbourhood Continue reading Happy haunting…
I’m forever in search of a party… and a party with a cause is even better! Usually the “cause” I’m referring to is wading through a whack of frogs to see if I can find myself a Prince! Sadly though… more Continue reading The greatest show on turf…
Timothy the Sock Monkey arrived in our house a few Christmases ago. Since then, he’s been photographed in New York, the Galapagos Islands, Mexico, at school, the beach, sporting and charity events and any number of sleepovers, dances, parties and get togethers… and those Continue reading Sew what…
Dear people who live in my house: And let me start by saying it’s MY HOUSE! The fact that you have a room, decorated to your liking with posters I didn’t ask you to staple to the wall and a “Keep Continue reading Motel maid…
The Curtains have been slightly closed for the last few days. I have personal crap going on and therefore it’s hard to write about “nothing” while I’m in the midst of “everything”. I’m taking a bit of advice from an old friend. I’m “Putting Continue reading Dealing with it…
I was sitting in front of Regis and Kelly…my children napping quietly…when the emergency broadcast came on to tell of the horrible plane crash. I immediately thought of my friend who’d died on the Air India flight several years before. The broadcast Continue reading Where were you…
Yesterday was WONDERFUL! (Not the good-bye part where I fell apart and couldn’t think clearly let alone stop crying ’til I’d reached Truro…but all the other stuff…all the wonderful stuff!) We arrived at 9:30 and upon entering the university grounds, Continue reading X-tremely X-citing…
My kids have had their “final night” in the house together before my oldest heads out. Last night brought us to the lake where all three (four if you count the boyfriend) frolicked in the water and had a great time Continue reading Two days and not counting…
Good Lord there’s a hurricane coming and there’s much to be done! I have to pick up batteries, propane and water, bring things in and tie stuff down, stock the cupboards, fill the car, prep the basement and other hurricane related stuff! To add Continue reading Heat waves and hurricanes…