Last night I was fretting because there wasn’t anything “snacky” in the house. “I want cake,” I grumbled to Peter, secretly (or maybe not so secretly) hoping he’d offer to run out to the store to pick up some treats. “Why don’t you make puddle cake?” he countered reasonably [continue reading…]
Today I learned a lesson about impatience. I can’t say I particularly wanted to learn any lessons today – especially those of the time-consuming variety! – but my eager carelessness managed to take precedence over caution and deliberation, and learn I did.
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Our Thanksgiving Day this year was quite different from any of our previous holiday celebrations. Yes, there was turkey and pumpkin pie – some things don’t (and shouldn’t) change! – but the gathering in which we took part was entirely unlike anything I’ve experienced before. [continue reading…]
Inspired by NaBloPoMo writing prompt for Wednesday, October 16, 2013:
Oprah Winfrey said, “So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.” Do you embrace failure?
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In addition to daily blogging with NaBloPoMo, I’ve also been participating in the October Photo A Day Challenge created by Fat Mum Slim. (Hey, if one commitment to daily creativity is good, two must better – right?!)
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In spite of missing my family and wishing we could spend Thanksgiving with them, this weekend has been truly lovely. Baking pumpkin pies, going pumpkin picking and out for dinner with a friend, and sharing an amazing and memorable Thanksgiving meal with friends old and [continue reading…]
Happy Sunday, and Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends! While cultivating a spirit of gratitude is important throughout the whole year, the fact that it’s Thanksgiving weekend makes this Gratitude Linkup even more meaningful to me. I truly hope you’ll join me [continue reading…]
One of the things I like best about (most) Friday nights is the fact that I don’t have to set an alarm. I can go to bed whenever I choose, wake up naturally on Saturday morning, and even (gasp!) go back to sleep if I so desire.
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In case you happened to miss it, I waxed eloquent about my adoration for the flavour of pumpkin, specifically pumpkin pie, in a post I wrote earlier this month. Now that Thanksgiving weekend is here (yes, we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend!) I figure it’s time for me [continue reading…]
Once upon a time, way back in the early age of the internet when computers were big, hard drives were small, and relative anonymity was the order of the day, I started a blog.
Inspired by NaBloPoMo writing prompt for Wednesday, October 9, 2013:
Wordless Wednesday: show us autumn in an image.
Today has shaped up to be one of those “I got nothing” days – at least, nothing that comes together to form a cohesive post – plus I have a headache that I’ve been fighting off for much of the evening. Boo! So instead of stretching my brain any longer I offer you the following [continue reading…]
After some unseasonably warm and rather muggy October weather, today really feels like autumn to me… and I love it! The change in the weather (nice), together with what seems like the onset of a cold (not so nice), combine to make today’s slow cooker recipe for Meatless Monday a rather [continue reading…]
If you’ve been reading Alphabet Salad for awhile, you’ll know that I periodically post gratitude lists – short, quick inventories of things in my life for which I’m grateful at a particular moment in time.
Should you happen to have your eye on an oh-so-cute long-haired cat and are considering allowing said cat to move in and share your house, I have one little piece of advice for you.
Despite the fact that as an adult I’ve never much liked wearing costumes, “playing dressup” was a favourite source of amusement, providing hours and hours of fun and stimulating my fertile imagination, when I was a child.
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I did see the innocuous little line slipped unobtrusively into the middle of the e-mail invitation for my sister’s “not-quite-40” birthday gathering a few years ago – the line that read, innocently enough, “After confirmation of your attendance, you will receive further information [continue reading…]
