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On Living & Friendship

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First, I want to thank everyone for their thoughtful comments, posts, emails, fb messages and phone calls after my dad died, they are truly appreciated.  If I haven't gotten back to you yet, I will try in the next week or so.When someone dies, especially when they are not very old, we often … [Read more...]

Dad’s Obituary

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Dad's obituary was published today in the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail.  I have reproduced it here as well.  Unfortunately I have been unable to find phone numbers for many of his work friends so I am hoping they will see his obituary and contact me.The lyrics are by James Taylor, … [Read more...]

Goodbye Dad.

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My dad, Douglas William Little, died on Tuesday, May 31st at the age of 63.  I have started another blog to remember him and notify people of the memorial.Please read my letter to him over here. … [Read more...]

Fabulous Birthday Weekend

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I had a marvelous weekend, marvelous.  It was a two BBQ weekend.As you may have gathered from the title of this post, it was my birthday on Saturday.May 28th is also National Multiple Births day, the date was chosen because it is the Dionne Quintuplets birthday.  To celebrate, our local … [Read more...]

We’re Moving! Hallelujah!

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We're finally moving.  I'm over the moon in so many ways.  And, a little sad too.We've rented our house out starting July 1st.  Now I'm looking for a place in the towns close to my work.Reasons I'm thrilled about the move.No more commute.  I know it's not that long by Toronto … [Read more...]

The Secret Sex & Online Vitriol

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"Modern parenting my backside. They are nothing more than a pair of attention seeking, tree hugging, lunatics who should be put in strait jackets and thrown into padded cells.""How is it possible for people like this to exist, much less become a "couple", much less become parents? Apparently born … [Read more...]

We Need School Librarians

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The news is all a buzz about the closing of school libraries and reductions in school librarians.This is very unfortunate.  Up here in the Great White North, we haven't had librarians for years.  I read in the paper that 10% of northern school have librarians and that would reflect my own … [Read more...]

Ten Great Things About Four!

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Four is a great age.  I am really enjoying it.  Here are some reasons why:Humour.  Fiona & Sophie are developing their own little sense of humour.  They crack jokes all the time.  They laugh at more mature things than peek a boo faces.  And immature things like … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day

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I need to begin my Mother's Day post with some reflections about my mother.  She was only 20 when she had me but somehow she knew how to be a loving, patient and mature mom (or mum as she spells it).  I could write a long treatise about my childhood and her mothering but I would like to … [Read more...]