Birthday Reflections
It’s my birthday. Back-to-school and my birthday always fall within a week or so of each other, so inevitably it’s reflection time, goal-setting time, a chance to figure out where …
People Who Make a Difference
We all have them: those souls who, going about their daily lives, doing the best they can, change ours. Some of you who know me well have heard about this …
First Day of School Blues
It’s the first day of school here in BC, and my girl is off to her first hour as a grade seven, king of the heap here, where grade 7 …
Chacun son goût
My next door neighbours are a couple in their eighties. They’re the best possible sort of neighbours to have in lots of ways. They’re quiet, friendly, warm, and exactly the …
Albums You Haven't Heard Lately
I don’t know about you, but iTunes has certainly changed the way I listen to music at home. In the car, I’m usually a radio girl, so things are much …
Memorable Reads
Read anything good lately? I’ve been making a bit of a dent in my TBR pile. That’s not to say I haven’t added more to the pile as quickly as …
Reading Idiosyncrasies
I know people who always have several different books on the go, sometimes one for work, one for the car, one for home… I am not one of those people. …
On Being In Between
There are so many things that came to mind when I wrote the title for this blog post. I think we spend so much of our lives en route from …
A Mostly Random Collection of Links
It’s a sleepy kind of day here, absolutely pouring rain, cold and grey, more like March than June, even here in the urban rainforest where I live. I’m feeling unproductive, so in …
In Praise of the $5 Office
I don’t have a dedicated office. I have instead a variety of spaces in my house where I can work: a desk in the middle of my kitchen, a guest …