I wanna sit down at this computer and type something profound and noteworthy. I wanna be creative and brilliant and wax poetic about something meaningful. I wanna make you laugh or make you cry or make you sit in awe of the way I string together words.But I got...

My blogging energy is flagging, so I just resorted to responding to Gina's "three things" tag.3 names I go by:Heather, Mom, Buddy3 screen-names I've had:maniju, hplauren, gypsywannabe3 physical things I like about myself:my hands, my ears, my feet (they’re nice and...

In case you're not sick of Maddie stories yet, you can find one on Linda's blog. Linda hung out with Maddie for awhile yesterday, and found it worth writing about. And while you're there, stick around and meander through Linda's posts - she's a great writer and an...

"Hello, my name is Heather, and I am a plant killer." Now everybody chime in "Hello Heather."Is there a place for "plant killers" anonymous? I need to bare my soul. As much as it pains me to admit it, I have a black thumb. I am surrounded by green thumbs whom I love...

Got to work this morning and realized that, even though I plucked these pants from the clean laundry pile, they are covered in grease stains. Big ones - the size of loonies - all down the front of my pants. How could I not have noticed this while I was pulling them on...

Really, wouldn't YOU be honoured too if you got this personalized letter from the PREMIER OF ALBERTA inviting you to visit his province? Gosh, I just don't know what to say! Ralph wants ME! I'm flabbergasted! Do you think he'd take me out for a night on the town with...

No to be outdone, here's Maddie with her wheels

The beautiful, beloved bicycle

The shiny red car (especially shiny after the rain)

After my sister CCAP told the story of how my dad used to love dandelions and would bring my mom bouquets of dandelions and purple thistle flowers, Cuppa and Anvilcloud were inspired to photograph dandelions they saw on their bike treks. Linda also revealed, in her...