Today I watched your video I cried for you. So many times I am amazed at the human spirit and human kindness. Today I am ashamed to be part of the human race. I don't know where evil comes from or where cruelty like this grows. It is almost impossible to believe that people can be this … [Read more...]
my favourite things of the week- boot phone
I went to a party Friday night at an Armoury (So many men asleep upstairs!) And this is what I found And this is my VERY favourite thing of week. Yes of course I tried it. In fact I might have stolen it if I could get it off the wall. I feel so agent 99. … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- remember when a black pant was just a black pant?
I went to Buffalo with two neighbours recently for a whole 14 hours of driving and shopping and if that sounds crazy- I forgot to mention the strip search at the border Ok that didn't happen but one can always hope I wanted to get- amongst other things- a pair of BLACK PANTS I wanted them to fit … [Read more...]
thankful that when people leave they come back
We have a family tradition of saying what we are thankful for on Thanksgiving. It is often funny, frequently tender and always a good thing to do. My oldest came home after 5 weeks away at first year University for the long weekend. I loved having her close so much. When it was my turn to say … [Read more...]
not your average chicken experience
I took the plain old grocery store chicken cutlet out of the wrap and dipped it in egg and breaded it and plopped it on the frying pan. And then I realized it was looking up at me. … [Read more...]
my bad girl moment as the other woman
So I went to a high school reunion last week and it was THE WEIRDEST FEELING ON EARTH Like a time warp There was some good and deep and hard emotion around it but there were also some laughs It actually was for the year ahead of me but I was included because I was pals with many in that … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- intention
A friend sent this to me today and I wanted to share it with you. The Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion and community. The Holstee Manifesto Lifecycle Video from Holstee on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
the magic we have
The other day I went to a meeting with about 200 women. There was to be a draw with raffle tickets given at the door. When I was handed mine I said "This is the winning ticket right?" Woman winked and said 'Yup' I really felt like winning something that day. It had been a while since I used my … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- “when do we know we have a problem?”
this is not a problem seeing the scale of it does not necessarily mean it is a problem (2.5kg) calling it a family size package but not sharing it with your family might be a problem eating it all (except the green ones, of course) in a fairly quick time period (that detail is a little … [Read more...]
parenting 101- a pocketful of sequins, sprinkler and ice cream sandwiches
Yesterday one of my favourite little artists was collecting sequins off the art table, like nuts to a squirrel in fall, while we were creating this I caught her eye and she looked a little guilty. I smiled and said - 'don't worry,you can take a pocketful home' She looked so excited. Treasures … [Read more...]
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