I was driving home from the cabin last week. It is a drive I have made thousands of times over the last 20 years. There is a minor highway that is 104 km's where there is no cell reception. The road is two lanes and meanders through the mountain terrain. There are the usual warning … Continue reading The Sweet Spot
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He Would Have Been Seventy
Today is my husbands birthday. Seven years ago today he left for hockey. One of his many weekly games with the old guys. I was sitting in this very chair when he left as I read my book and had my morning coffee. Hockey was an obsession for him. Our lives revolved around his hockey. … Continue reading He Would Have Been Seventy
Hey, You Have 200 Posts
This was in a text I received a few weeks ago from my brother, my biggest fan. (after whoever lives in North Bergen) I hadn't even noticed. So often I sit and write just to work out what is going on in my head. Other times, I read an article or hear a news story … Continue reading Hey, You Have 200 Posts
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do…
I recently had an interesting conversation with my "cabin friend". We are neighbours at the cabin yet never get together in the city. We are very different people yet we enjoy our time together . Last week we were loading my kayaks into the back of the truck chatting away about our childhood summer memories. … Continue reading What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do…
Tears Through The Years
I commented once to my daughter about my life and how goodness seemed to follow me. I was lucky but I also took advantage of the luck. Things seemed to work out. She reminded me that I had gone through some dark times. I held my son as he passed from this life to the … Continue reading Tears Through The Years
Why Are You Trying To Make Me Sad?
I was sharing with a friend one day a little story about my grandson. Louie loves hockey. When we are together our conversations are all hockey. Well it is less of a conversation than it is a steady stream of everything he knows about hockey interspersed with questions. Sadly, my answers are lacking but he … Continue reading Why Are You Trying To Make Me Sad?
You Are An Acquired Taste
My brother said this to me awhile back while we were shooting the breeze over a morning coffee at our regular haunt. I can't remember what we were talking about or what led to his comment, but it took me by surprise. And as I paused a moment to digest his words, I could see … Continue reading You Are An Acquired Taste
My Friend Broke Up With Me
Throughout my life I have had a variety of people come and go. The usual reasons that friendships don't last have applied. I moved a lot as a child so school friends changed. I attended five post secondary institutions. The friends made became acquaintances and eventually dwindled to hello when we met. As a consultant, … Continue reading My Friend Broke Up With Me
Why Are Mothers So Annoying?
Reading my favourite columnist Carolyn Hax, a few weeks back, a reader was commenting about her Mom, her mother in law and just Mothers in general, It seems both she and her husband are annoyed 50 to 60% of the time. The complaints ranged from unsolicited advice to chewing too loudly. I'm not sure if the reader was … Continue reading Why Are Mothers So Annoying?
Oh What a Summer It has Been…
It is officially Fall and I love it so much. The crisp air. The smell of the falling leaves. My walks along the river now have a clear view through the trees. That last mowing of the lawn as I shred leaves and toss them into the surrounding flower beds. I am a lazy composter. … Continue reading Oh What a Summer It has Been…
