Yesterday I was in shock. Today I’m just sad. I’m sad that so many people in the States voted for a egomaniacal narcissist, who wears hate and racism on a hat that says, “Make America great again.” I’m sure his supporters are happy today because so many of them share his beliefs. Prior to the …
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(Above: Post Office 1915, in Greenwood, B.C. A story of my haunted experience is below but click this link to read more about Greenwood, B.C.) The scary season is almost upon us. This past weekend, our twin daughter’s, Kathryn and Victoria, decorated our front door with stickers, a homemade creepy spider, a glouish demon that …
Dear family and friends, Thank you for coming to visit. As I wrote to my oldest sister the other day, fall is literally falling by in my part of the world. It’s crazy how fast Autumn is moving. I want to slow down. I want to savour the season. But it’s only as I move …
My mom was born in Oakland, California in 1926. She was an American. I often wonder “what if?” What if my mom’s family hadn’t emigrated to Canada. I’d be an American right now. And if I were an American, I’d have a bumper sticker on our family van tonight with the words, “Vote for Freedom. …
We humans crave peace and quiet, yet we rally above it with a clamour of discontent, as we war among ourselves. It’s enough to make me shudder, and my teeth ache over the senselessness of all the chaos happening in our world. I’ve been thinking of this and also a story from my childhood and …
Ryuuki, or Yuuki, (YouKee) left this earth last Wednesday. (August 25, 2008- May 1, 2024) Not being a stranger to losing loved ones, (my grandparents, my dad, my mom, other beloved pets) having to say goodbye to our cat Yuuki hit me like a ton of bricks, falling from the heavens. It’s not like we …
Homelessness is a big problem in Canada. When I did some research recently, this is the quote I found on the Stat’s Canada’s website. “In 2021, we asked Canadian households if they had ever experienced some form of homelessness in their lifetime. Over one in ten (11.2%) Canadians or 1,690,000 people reported that they had. …
Welcome to my blog. If you are new, I’d love to hear how you found my blog. Did you stumble upon it, or was it an intentional visit? I’d love to know whose reading or if I’m just mumbling out into space these days. I know we are in February and Valentine’s was just yesterday …
Happy Valentine’s Day! As I write this post the news is sharing another horrific story of a person being killed and others being injured during a rally in Kansas City. (The Kansas City Chief’s football team just won the Super Bowl Game this past Sunday) What I don’t understand is why do these things keep …
(Note: I am not a Doctor, nor am I a mental health provider…the following is just a layman’s experience dealing with depression) This new year, 2024, started painfully for me. Literally. As I mentioned in a prior post, I had a bad ski accident at the end of our Christmas holiday so for the month …
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Happy New Year! Dear family and friends, Welcome back to my blog. It’s been an age. On this blustery winter day, I thought what better time than now, to dust the ‘ole cobwebs from my blog and write a few thoughts before we move fully into this new year. (2024) Before I can do so …
Dear friends and family, Thank you for joining me today. It’s late fall in my part of the world and I’m finally taking some time to share my latest passion. “Buying items that others don’t want; also known as THRIFTING!” Have you heard of it? Are you doing it? Has it transformed the way you …
She left through the night I know because the next morning there was an earthy smell in the air A crisp breeze was gently blowing my curtains It saddens me to think I didn’t say goodbye Mostly her visit was glorious Long days of lazy, relaxed goodness barefoot trips to the garden to collect juicy …
Dear family and friends, Welcome back to my blog. I hope you are all well. I know I haven’t been blogging for awhile now ( a l o n g while) but if anything can bring me back to writing, it’s the excitement I get when a loaf of my own sourdough bread comes out …
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My dear blogging friends and family, it feels like forever since I last wrote but it’s been a busy spring around here. While the world is being shaken like a snow globe with war in Ukraine and economic unrest, due to record high inflation, we are taking a moment to celebrate our son. Last week …
I feel like I’m always telling my kids to go one step further. Go above and beyond. Take the intuitive and yes, while it may not your job, or chore, or responsibility, it will touch someone and that is where the worth comes in. Don’t we want to help others while we are here? Because …
Happy May, my dear blogging friends and family. If Spring has arrived in your part of the world, I hope nature is doing her thing and providing a restorative balance for you. Ahhhh, there’s nothing like the feeling of warm sunshine on our faces, fresh air in our lungs and being surrounded by Spring’s beauty. …
Have you ever gone for a walk in nature and started down the path feeling a bit stressed and worried about something going on in your life? And then something incredible happened~during your walk you became hyper conscious and present. You were suddenly aware of the air moving in and out of your body and …
Welcome blogging friends and family. I’ve been wanting to write about the bedroom refresh we did last fall all winter. Where does the time go? Before spring takes a good hold on me and I’m out in the garden, I’m going to carve out some time right now and tell you all about it. First …
Happy first day of Spring my dear blogging family! For most of my life the first day of spring was synonymous with my mother’s smile and laughter. You see, it was also my mother’s birthday. Our family used to gather together for afternoon tea and cake, or dinner and an evening of music, and celebrate …
Last fall my winter goal was to start pulling together my memoir. I’ve been writing pieces of it with my writing group for the last six years and I thought I was ready to piece it together but it just didn’t happen. Sometimes I think, like making good soil from compost, a bit more decomposition …
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This morning I woke in the wee hours pounding my pillow and crying, “no, no, no.” I’m sure I wasn’t alone. All over the world people are pleading for this Russian invasion on Ukraine to stop. As if we haven’t experienced enough heart ache in the world over the past two years dealing the Covid …
Although February is the shortest month of the year, it can also be a month that drags on and on. I guess that is why so many of us plan trips to warmer climes this time of year. We restore our reservoir of Vitamin D, take off a few layers of clothing and lighten our …
Some days I feel, “but a drop” in this bigger reality we call life. Drifting aimlessly through my days of being a mother and wife. And then some days the vastness of my being blows me away. The piece below was inspired by a prompt my writing friend, Akira suggested for our writing group. “Beginnings …
Remembering an old photo from the early 60’s, I could almost hear the booming countdown; “Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One,” and then a jubilant chorus of voices singing, “Happy New Year!” In the photo, men and women were dressed to the nines, wearing their holiday finery. Silly party hats perched …