Archive For The “stuff” Category
Who could have predicted a day like today? Tromping through the woods, in the middle of October, wearing shorts and sandals. I gathered my crew, grabbed my camera, readied the green van and off we went. The strength of the wind made driving the van over bridges a little hairy (my dad describes driving an…
We have a temporary addition to the chaotic craziness that is my house. My mom’s dog has come for a short stay. I am thinking that dogs are like children. When you add to the collection you can’t see how they weren’t always there. One more? Mmm, okay. This morning, I was going to get up…
I have been looking for work, which is something I find very challenging. The marketing of my abilities, saying the right thing, presenting the right image, showing the right amount of enthusiasm. I hate the dryness of making a resume and trying to put into words my experiences and why someone should bother hiring me….
Maple keys are magical. When we walk to the library we cross a rail bridge and my kids always collect up things to drop over the bridge. Originally it was a physics demonstration: what happens when this falls? how do you think shape, density, thickness affects how it falls? what else can effect the results?…
I was sitting in our big comfy chair, reading a book, waiting for the oven timer to let me know that pizza was ready. I hear a small ‘wurf’. I look up to find our younger dog, Olive, standing in front of me. I reach out to pat her and she turns around and starts…
I live in crazy. A crazy that I have done nothing to curb, I have more than likely encouraged or possibly have been an example for. I am presently enjoying a spontaneous bed time out burst of ‘Let’s go fly a kite’ circa Mary Poppins by my three youngest. Some other crazy to share… …my…
I have said for many years that when my hair goes silver I will dye bright colour streaks into it. Definitely not rushing things, but I think I will be in my late 70’s before my hair is silver enough to dye. So, why wait. I now have a lovely, discrete stripe of blue in…
We are very fortunate to own an old VW camper van. It is fun, funny, and quirky. I often say that it is like driving in a parade float. People smile at it or point and children wave. One of the joys of having an older vehicle is that sometimes bits of it wear out,…