IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Thanks for the memories…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVh1YQby4pw]Note: This was supposed to have sound, but it didn't work and I don't want to waste more time trying to make it work. To hear the song I'd picked, just visit ccap's blog and watch her slide show - we picked the same...
Waiting
The sun is shiningmy bike tire is fixedI’ve figured out how to delegate some of the work that was stressing me outand we don’t have to replace the furnace.My perspective is much improved today. Ironically, it was this universal truth that I found strangely comforting...
Stuck
Today I am stuckIt’s raining againThe tire on my bike is flatSleep didn’t cooperate last nightThe carbon monoxide tester woke us this morning (does this mean the furnace might need to be replaced? Groan)Someone emailed me to say “get your act together and show some...
Still insane, but at least there’s hope
Yes, for those of you who wondered if I survived the birthday party, I am still alive. The birthday party didn't kill me, but the month of June has certainly made every attempt to eat me alive.At this very moment, there is absolute stillness in my house. I am alone,...
Apparently, I’m insane
It's midnight and there are six shrieking ten-year-old girls in my basement. Why? Because I suffered a temporary lapse of judgment and INVITED them. Or at least I allowed them to be invited. Julie is celebrating her birthday with every preteen girl's favourite pastime...
The one in the middle
I had great intentions of writing a birthday post for Julie (my glorious, smart-as-a-whip, spunky red-headed middle child) on Saturday, but life got in the way. This weekend alone, there was a LOT of life happening:- Nikki attended a birthday party for a friend- Julie...
Poetry in motion
Last night, while I watched yet another soccer game (Nikki scored! Yay!), I thought about a piece I wrote last year but never got around to posting. Since I never seem to have the inspiration or time to write a real post these days, here's an oldie that still...
And the winner is…
The ballots are in, the votes have been counted, the chits have been altered by the... oops, I mean the draw is complete and we have a winner.And the winner is... now, before I go there, I want you to know that this raffle was completely on the up-and-up and I was NOT...
When the mood hits
It seems the sewing mood hit me this weekend. It all started with a wall hanging I made from a painting I bought in Ethiopia. I moved into a new office on Friday and wanted to have something new to adorn the walls. (Unfortunately I neglected to take pictures of it...
A moment in time
Someday, when my children have all grown up and left me for homes of their own, I want to remember what pleasure it once gave me to look in the rear view mirror of my bike and see this...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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