Most of the time, I'm looking like this these days. It's as cold as a muther out there, yo. For realz. I can't stand it. Okay: belts. Over the holidays, one of my foxes came to spend a few days at the cottage with us, which was all kinds of casual fun. At one point, she bent over to pick up … [Read more...]
Endurance
It's cold as a muther outside. This is no big surprise - it's January, and this is Canada... and yet, I still find it alarmingly cold when the thermometer dips quite this low. And as I've said a million times before, it's all just academic anywhere past -20 degrees Celcius. Beyond that is what's … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Slipper Slumber
So. I guess you've heard that it's been kinda cold out. Apparently I need to turn the furnace up at night. … [Read more...]
Lance-from hero to bully
"Everybody wants to know: what am I on. What am I on? I'm on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day," - commercial for Nike in 2001. "How many times do I have to say it? ... Well, if it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs,'" - videotaped testimony in lawsuit, 2005. "I'm sorry you … [Read more...]
Snaps
Harried lives, accelerated time, breathless races to the car, sloth-like getting ready to go outside, the drooling need for a glass of wine or a pint of beer just to feel like an sublime adult again. Oh the general laments of many of parent! But nothing makes me pause and reflect on how … [Read more...]
This is not a resolution.
I know there is a whole anti-New Year's resolution movement happening but this isn't about that. I am fine with resolutions. Being forced to reflect and make plans to be and do better seems OK to me. I have made resolutions, some successfully and some not-so-much but I definitely see the value in … [Read more...]
Peter Rabbit for Your Little Bunny
Almost 14 years ago, my husband and I started to decorate our very first baby's room. We didn't know whether said baby was a boy or a girl, but I had very strong feelings about the decor. I'd found a wallpaper border with Beatrix Potter illustrations, and the rest of the room fell into place around … [Read more...]
The Power of Sshhhh….
My grandmother died four years ago. I'll always remember it because it was the day after President Obama's inauguration. She went to sleep that night and silently left us at 103. I've thought about her a lot since Jodi Foster's crazy but touching Golden Globes speech. The part where she speaks … [Read more...]
Lettering in Awesome
I love to use letters in home decor. I acquired a large wooden "O" from somewhere along the way when Oliver was born, but after his sister came, and their room became a shared space, I found a smaller one - one in the same size as the two she received as a gift. (Still looking for a use for the … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday on Thursday- loss
"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time-the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her … [Read more...]
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