Archive For July 30, 2016
One thing that used to drive me a little squirrelly when the kids were wee was other parents praising and rewarding their children for things the children needed to do. “Yay! Good eating!”, “You get to have this candy for such a good pee!”, ” Good job putting your snowsuit on so we can go…
Back home. Unpacked. Kids, dogs, and husband have all recovered from missing me. Only two days back and the adventure seems so long ago… Two hours before I was to leave, I discovered that some of my necessary technology wasn’t cooperating. Panic, anxiety, some stomping and swearing, and a couple of fumbling phone calls to…
Well, not really, but I am going on an adventure. I decided to try something new. I am going to be volunteering at a multi-day music festival, at which I will be doing my first solo camping adventure in our green van. Two new things in one go. I am pretty excited/anxious. Is there a…
I do not like phones. Phones are for emergencies, for making dates, appointments or reservations, keeping in touch with people that live far far away, and ordering pizza (which I get someone else to do). A usual conservation with me on the phone will go, “Hi. Do you have time? Great I’ll meet you in…
Raspberries are densely flavoured little packets of yumminess. I have some growing along the fence. They appeared a few years ago (or possibly ten), volunteers from my compost. Raspberries are pretty determined to exist. The raspberries in my garden have a challenging life. My golden retriever loves them. In the winter she chews the canes…