Do We Ever Outgrow our Childhood Summertime Memories?
I found this picture the other day. I was going through old calendars looking for the name of an author …
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Thinking of my Dad, Fred
I was walking back from the library just now. It was hot and muggy and I had spent an hour …
All You Need is a Little Imagination and a Good-Spirited Neighbour Kid To Create a Tradition
Today, Easter Sunday, marked the 6th Annual Annie Easter Egg Hunt for Finn. He’s the little guy who lives next …
I’m Home But Am I Totally At Home?
It’s Thanksgiving Weekend here in Oh Canada. But I just can’t get in the Mood to celebrate. You would think …
Can Doing Laundry Be the Solution to End All My Writing Blues?
Maybe I should have been a washerwoman rather than a writer. I swear, I am probably more suited to the …
Trying to Lose the Blahs One Word At A Time
I started out this day in just the best of moods. Not off-the-top crazy happy, but contented. For one thing, …
It’s Only A Little Water, Eh?
I’ve always wondered why people get so freaked when they get caught in a summer rain shower. It’s only water, …
Just Because I Lost Something Doesn’t Mean I’m “Loosing It”
One night last week, after I had watched as many of the recorded Jimmy Fallon shows that I could manage in …
Pondering A No-News-Is-Good-News Approach for 2016
I wrote last week that I was not going to have any resolutions for 2016. Well, I lied or, rather, …
No Fa, La, La, La, La in This House Today — Well Not Yet, Anyway
I’m sitting here trying to ignore the Christmas tree that is leaning precariously against the bookcase in front of the …
