Joining in with Joyce and the Hodgepodge crew today to talk about something wonderful—spring! 1. It’s officially spring in the northern hemisphere. Does it feel like spring in your part of the world? If you’re in the southern hemisphere it’s officially autumn where you live. Does the weather say autumn? Which do you prefer-spring or…
Recovering From the Weekend
I smile when I see posts illustrating busy weekends. We had them once too, not so much now, thank the good Lord. I understand the need to fit it all in on the two non-work days of the week, but that’s no longer our life, and we don’t have young family living nearby so there’s…
It’s Spring!
Well, almost. Two days from now, on March 20, it’ll officially be spring. Anyone else doing a happy dance? I have filed our tax returns, the geranium seeds I planted last week have sprouted, and we’re closing in on Palm Sunday and Easter. It kind of creeps up on a person, doesn’t it? I’m just…
No Regrets
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…



