I have a printed book for every year since 2008 containing my blog posts. Recently, I pulled out the earliest ones for a wander through those days. In September 2008, I wrote about stumbling upon a book one weekend when I was away from home, staying up all night to read it and afterward setting…
Friday’s Fave Five – March 13
Another week closer to spring. I’m itching for it, how about you? Joining in with Susanne and the Friday’s Fave Five crew again this week with a fistful of favourites from this week. A mid-week treat. One day, we put Miss Molly in daycare and took some time for ourselves. Nothing fancy. We spent an…
Zoom, Zoom, Zoox
Have you heard about Zoox? I hadn’t, until yesterday when I saw reference to it on Christine’s blog and went down a rabbit hole investigating. In a nutshell, Zoox is a self-driving robo taxi owned by Amazon and summoned using an app. It’s completely driver-less; the design makes that clear with a vehicle that has…
Tuesday 4
I liked the questions this week, so joining up with the Tuesday 4 gang to answer a few how? questions on this beautiful March morning. (They’re all beautiful, because every day is a step closer to spring.) 1. How did you end up in the place where you are living? My family moved from Saskatchewan…
Breaching the Dam
They arrive in early January, two books full of my writing from the previous year. Every year since 2008 there’s been one, and this year there’s a second volume with my poems. One book goes on the shelf next to the others; the poetry one remains on the table beside my chair. I think I…
Friday’s Fave Five – March 6
It’s a joy to write March at the top of this post. We’ve arrived, friends! Despite the white stuff that fell here this week, we’re inching ever closer to spring and that’s cause to celebrate. Joining with Susanne and others with another look back at gifts and blessings from the past week. Landscape Artist of…



