I just sent this out to my subscribers on Substack. Posting it on here for the benefit of those who may be subscribed both there and here. I’m returning to my website, and making my blog, My Own Velvet Room, my primary online home. If you were previously subscribed to A Slice of Life on my…
Well, it’s been a week! Again. It’s good to sit back at the end of it and look back at the good things that transpired—and they are always there, even if we have to look a bit harder to find them. I’m pleased to join Susanne at Living to Tell the Story, and others, with…
Linking up with Joyce At From This Side of the Pond for another edition of Hodgepodge. 1. The Hodgepodge lands on Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent. Do you mark this season in some way? Will you be giving something up or adding something to your life in this Lenten season? Ash Wednesday…
Yesterday was a holiday—Family Day—and many people were off work. When we lived in a larger centre, I wouldn’t go to the shops for love nor money on a weekend or holiday, but it’s different living in our small city now. We went to the store to pick a couple of things (milk, yogurt, cottage…
Popping on for quick Sunday Stealing post, just because it looks like a fun one. Seven Things I Love Beginning with the letter S. 1. Sushi. 2. Spaghetti. 3. Spring. (Are we there yet?) 4. Survivor. Looking forward to season 50. 5. My spouse. 😉 6. Sixty-seven. My age. Both of my moms died in their fifties,…
Having recovered from the travel trauma (with a titch of crankiness along the way), it seems good to look back at the past week, that whizzed by in a blur since I arrived home in the wee hours on Monday, with a Friday’s Fave Five post focusing on sparks of joy and gratitude. A short prairie drive….