Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Three days after my boy turned five he started school. We went through the bus route… the after school routine… the recess and lunch. We went through the “Stranger Danger” program and had a secret word… “just in case”. I put my little Continue reading Lost and thankfully found…
I’ve always been the kind of mom who struggles to keep kids young as long as you can. We’re in this society where everyone wants to grow up too fast. I remember my first phone. Remember what a big deal it Continue reading Just say no…
Reaching eight thousand hits today seems like an appropriate time to write a “Queen’s Update”. I’m ninty-eight posts in on a blog that I started in early April. By the end of April I added the counter… and it’s been growing week Continue reading Queen’s update IV…
Sometimes my kids have me do things that are totally out of my comfort zone and yet, I find myself doing them anyway. For instance…last year I took the kids swimming at the hotel pool up the road. I was Continue reading I think I can…
Last night I took a good look in the mirror and scanned all of the wrinkles. There’s big ones, small ones.. ones that start small and get bigger or start big and blend into hardly noticeable. Up until yesterday I really Continue reading Good with my wrinkles…
I think I’m suffering the beginning effects of menopause. Admittedly I’m not waking in the middle of the night in a sweat… though it is extremely difficult to sleep lately. I even went so far as to watch three episodes of “Gilmore Girls” in Continue reading Pause for thought…
My youngest is home from camp with sun kissed cheeks and a glowing smile. She swam with horses, took care of a mare and her baby all week, jumped and cantered. She played SPIT into the evening with the other Continue reading Riding her way through life…
There are half a dozen stores I frequent when I’m in the mood to be inspired. Bellissimo on Agricola Street is one of them. I’ve always found it to be a jumble of stuff… piled into a too small space… Continue reading Bellissimo…
Gib, Little-One and I headed out last night for a bit of entertainment. It’s odd for me to even be hitting the bars. Something, up until a year and a half ago, I thought I’d outrgrown. I was nervous of revisiting. Scared Continue reading Taking the leap…
For a couple of years now, my son and I have a standing date at the Chicken Burger. It’s not a regular thing… but if we suddenly find ourselves with a bit of one-on-one time and it’s nearing lunch… we head to Bedford Continue reading A boy and his chick…
A number of years ago…I knew Sarah McLachlan. And when I say I “knew her”…I guess it’s more like I knew who she was. She hung out downtown…I’d see her at Backstreet Amusements…she didn’t quite fit in…didn’t quite play by Continue reading Laws of illusion…
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…
I started sneezing yesterday afternoon in a wonderful store in Annapolis. I was looking at treasures from Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Beijing, India… parts of the world I dream of travelling to someday. I thought possibly the exquisite teak wood was affecting Continue reading Ganesha and Guzuntight…
And so we sang. Except it was Three Days Grace, Miley Cyrus and Hedley songs! I tried to throw in a bit of Sarah McLachlan… but lost out to the kids. Our small trip was wonderful… two days and an overnight Continue reading Thirty six hours…
I spent the day packing for camp. Preparing for a week long adventure. Songs around the open fire. Swimming. Giggles in the bunkhouse. Home cooked meals. Bug bites. Friendship and fun. I picked up bug spray… sun screen… travel shampoo…. a flashlight. I labelled clothing Continue reading Kumbaya…
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…
Ahhhhhh…. summer. Beach, sand, lake, sun… it’s all ahead of us. Two months of running my children ragged and enjoying the air we breathe! It’s late night outdoor movies played on the big screen… running barefoot through the grass… exploring Continue reading Lazy days…
It’s all done but the crying…well…actually the crying already happened. It began with the first few notes of “Pomp and Circumstance” and ended when I watched my daughter head across the stage…mind you…that’s really not that long as thankfully she was Continue reading Fox in spanx…
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…