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…
Kissing cousins
Waiting for Peanut to arrive!
She didn’t MEAN to be racist!
Maddie was playing in the front yard when I heard her shout, excitedly, "Mom LOOK! There's Africa people!" And then, because she thought I couldn't hear her from where I stood inside the kitchen, she shouted a little louder, "MOM, LOOK! THERE'S AFRICA PEOPLE!" I'm...
Ten years
Tonight we celebrated Marcel's sister's tenth anniversary. At his parents' house at supper, we talked about the wedding ten years ago. The wedding reception took place in a tent in the front yard. It was a lovely day. Everyone was happy. Well, almost everyone.My...
Clawing my way out from under
Sometimes I have nightmares of being buried alive. It's the scariest way I can imagine dying. I remember, as a child on the farm, hearing of people getting buried in granaries - they died trying to claw their way to the top as the ground kept giving way beneath them...
Don’t ya sometimes wish life were a film strip…
...and you could just rewind it by 5 minutes and re-create the scene with a more desirable outcome?I had one of those moments last night, and another one tonight.Last night it was while I was preparing supper. Maddie was "helping" me, and she had a little pin from...
Conversation with Maddie in the bathtub
Maddie: Mom, look at your boobies. (Touches my breasts.)Me: Maddie, please don't play with my boobies.Maddie: I ALWAYS play with MY boobies Mom. But look Mom - mine don't fall off. (Bends over at the waste and tries to get her boobs to swing.) Mine don't fall off like...
Okay, somebody please tell me why I thought THAT was a good idea
Sometimes an already bad idea just gets worse in the execution.The newspaper said that "Herbie: Fully Loaded" started at 7:35 at the cheap theatres. Or at least that's the way Julie read it. When we arrived at the theatre at 7:34, we discovered that it actually...
Oh well
What I SHOULD be doing tonight:- cleaning out another closet- doing the supper dishes- sewing the skirts I promised the girls months ago- having a quiet evening, because Monday nights are always a little wacky, with everyone getting re-adjusted to the scheduleWhat I...
Pay it forward
About 20 years ago, when I was a starving student (yikes! has it REALLY been that long?), I received an incredible gift. Some people who barely knew me gave me $500. Why? They didn’t know how badly I needed the money at the time, but because they believed in education...
First day back
Yup, the kids are back at school. Today was the first day. Maddie was QUITE determined that she was going to school too, so she packed her lunch and lined up for the pictures :-)In case you're thinking I colour coordinated them for the big day, nope, it was actually...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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