After much figurative weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, I finally summoned the intestinal fortitude to take a pair of tweezers (as per suggestions I saw on a couple of message boards) and thin my baby herb plants. [continue reading…]
After successfully completing four full months of NaBloPoMo – January through April of this year – I automatically and without much thought or consideration signed up for daily writing throughout the month of May as well. [continue reading…]
Résumé: Letters and notes, e-mail messages, newspaper articles, poetry, blog posts and comments, business proposals, promotional material, journal entries, essays, and, when this exercise is complete, 100 words. [continue reading…]
We loved seeing them every few days as they walked in the square outside our office window. An elderly couple, one stooped over a walker, is not an uncommon sight in this city – but these two, garbed in identical dramatic [continue reading…]
It’s said that we don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone… that we have a tendency to take for granted that which is valuable in our lives and then, when for whatever reason it is no longer a part of our experience, we [continue reading…]
This past Sunday I planted seeds for more herbs – sage and thyme – which means that now, along with the rosemary that’s already growing in abundance in my back yard, I have in my possession all of the ingredients [continue reading…]
Since much of my day has been spent fighting off a rather queasy-making headache (and possibly a cold as well, but I’m hoping that’s not actually the case), I am going to do something so rare, so unheard-of, so out of [continue reading…]
Pursuit:
tackling with enthusiasm the gradual, uphill climb
clear of vision, destination, desires
energy expended bringing [continue reading…]
I was a little down and discouraged this morning. No particular reason, really… it was just one of those days where life felt a little flat and colourless, and most definitely uninspiring. Plus, the cat threw up several times, which was [continue reading…]
Dear U.S. Citizens,
I don’t claim to speak for everyone, of course, but from the perspective of this particular Canadian, I thought [continue reading…]
Over the past week or so I’ve appreciated reading several great posts by some of my fellow bloggers, all centred around or touching on the theme of finding, accepting, not second-guessing, and developing our own individual voice [continue reading…]
Yesterday evening was spent, for the most part, wearing a pair of comfy pyjamas and hanging out on my own in what is, quite possibly, my most beloved room in our new, century-old home – my attic bedroom. [continue reading…]
Another week of growth in my little windowsill herb garden means that it’s time for me to foist yet more photos upon my unsuspecting readers. (What, you didn’t think I’d given up so soon, did you?! Oh ye of little faith!) [continue reading…]
Thought I’d take a break from my regular navel-gazing introspection style of writing and share a few of my favourite freebies as a gesture of appreciation for my lovely readers. After all, who doesn’t like free stuff?! [continue reading…]
A half-dozen or so partially-written posts languish in my “Drafts” folder, begun in eagerness and with great expectations but abandoned when nebulous thoughts refused to allow themselves to be translated into [continue reading…]
I am still exploring my old online journal, and in the process of delving into the past I came across a poem I wrote a few years back. From the tone of the writing, I think living and working downtown was starting to get to me! [continue reading…]
Fun Fact: According to Google Analytics, the majority of my blog’s visitors – 60.61%, in fact – reside in the United States, while only 25.43% are from my native country of Canada. Though the two nations share a border (and [continue reading…]
