When I am in the midst of a moment it’s hard to hide it from people. I’ll be the first one to admit I can be a pain, perhaps a bit obnoxious and difficult - I like to think it’s part of my charm. Although I have to admit I was quite charmless last week [...]
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July 28, 2008
stopping mid-spin for a brief bit of joyful meditation on a Monet
I haven’t written anything in a while - I guess real life has the right to claim you once in a while. Cyberspace is nice to disappear into but the definitely not as tangible as other things. I’ve been busy with work lately. I didn’t take any vacation this summer …I am saving 3 weeks for [...]
July 2, 2008
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Happy Canada Day!
Spent a LOT of time with family. Yay. The kids were awesome as usual. They are each of them beautiful characters and they make me happy. The adults on the other hand …
June 29, 2008
birthday girl
Happy Birthday to me..happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to meeeeeee…. you know the rest.
Trente-Quatre
Thirty-Four
Definitely not as cool as thirty-three.
Dinner with the brother and his family - started out sour…I think he tries to drive me crazy on purpose. But it all ended nicely. We dropped by F’s house and she surprised me with a little [...]
June 9, 2008
Weekend Notes
Today was a beautiful day - it went up to 32 degrees but with the humidity it felt like 42 at times. I spent the day in F’s backyard enjoying the heat and the sun. Her backyard is perfect - private and full of trees and flowers. Space for thinking and dreaming.
I finally took care [...]
May 24, 2008
I am feeling much better these days. Some sleep helped. I was actually a little bit of a hot mess, shuffling around in my bathrobe with my fluffy socks on…eating Chunky Monkey ice cream. I am still a little stuffed up but I’m pretty much back to normal. Work was rough this week too - [...]
May 15, 2008
I’m sick - the battle of the pollen has begun and I’ve lost the first round. I’m determined to win the war although I may have to resort to wearing a gas mask.
May 13, 2008
Today the sun was shining and despite the fact that the dental hygienist mangled my mouth, I had a wonderful day. When the sun is shining everything is better and I can eat as much ice cream I want and not gain a pound.
I have been buying books like crazy these days and it’s getting [...]
April 26, 2008
Talking today to a friend of mine who works at a clinic that performs abortions, she asked me a question that had me step back and consider some things. “What’s up with all the Muslim women getting abortions? I wish you could be here and see how many come in - you would be shocked.” The ages [...]