I went to hear Peter Buffet speak at my daughters' school last week.He has written a book called Life is What you Make it about music, philanthropy, and growing up with the mythology around being Warren Buffet's son.Of all the things he spoke about my favourite analogy was around sound recordings.He … [Read more...]
I am not good at it
I am not good at something I want to be better at.I am not good at seeing my dad in a wheelchair, in a long term facility, in a diaper in a room with silence. In that after -lunch- room everyone is either sleeping or picking their nose or moaning a terrible moan.People once elegant and … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-overheard in the art studio
"My grandpa died because he smoked all the time and drank before noon. He kept money in his socks and yelled if the roast beef was rare. He had a favourite seat and screamed if anyone went near it. He died of meanness maybe""Do you have any friends who are older than us ?" 6 year old artist."Do … [Read more...]
Halloween hangover
There are many things that a mom misses as her children grow out of stages.Halloween may not be one of them.As much as I love the excitement and the costumes that my two now make themselves - I am very excited that no one this year will be bringing any candy home.Many November … [Read more...]
life is short and so was the dress
Everyone always assumes that the creative girl loves costumes.I hate costumes. And I actually reserve no creativity for them. Firstly, comfort has to be there for me to have a good time- a costume with too much stuff can bring you down. One year I went as Paddington Bear in a costume so … [Read more...]
piss me off- don’t you know we can do anything
I was at a thing earlier this week, and a woman I have known for over 20 years although rarely see whose daughter is in my daughter's grade, remarked on how well my youngest was doing. She noted that she has consistently found her marks to be on the distinction list these last years. How does she do … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday- horseradish
"To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish"Perspective is everything. … [Read more...]
what do you want people to say about you when you die?
This is not supposed to sound dark or sad. In fact, it makes me excited and has become, over the last years, very important to me as a big motivator in my life.This is not to be confused with caring about what people say about you in that trivial , I am being judged, better- not- be -the- real -me … [Read more...]
happy
I went to a screening of a tremendous documentary called HAPPY, this past week.I have been drawn to the study of happiness for some time now, both because I am desperate to maintain and explode my own and extremely territorial over it. When someone or something tries to pull at my happiness I … [Read more...]
Words for wednesday -hit by a mack truck
"Being divorced is like being hit by a mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and the left" jean kerr 1960 … [Read more...]
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