So the family is heading away for the weekend tomorrow night. Back to Hudson's namesake just outside of Montreal. Hudson is a bucolic treasure on the shores of the lac des Deux Montagnes and where my wife grew up and where her mother still lives. It's a visit to grandma's house for the boys and a … [Read more...]
Morning
I love the solitude of early morning.The quality of the sunlight slanting into my living room.The quiet of the house before my daughters wake, shake off sleep and add their exuberant energy to the day.The smell of coffee brewing.It is, indeed, worth waking up for. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going … [Read more...]
Adult time
Adult parties when I was kid were fascinating. I remember being corralled up stairs in my flannel pj's after a brief hello to their guests and subsequently scolded for sitting on the stairs to peer around the corner to see what adults do and talk about was titillating stuff. Now, as we nail down … [Read more...]
Getting Nothing Done.
I pretty much took the week off from wife-ing and mothering. I had a social media conference to go to on Tuesday, and between the cocktail party the night before, and the post conference dinner and drinks, and then that magazine launch party I went to last night... well, in a few short days, … [Read more...]
Still Basking…
I'm still basking in my good dose of Oprah from these past several days.Some things she mentioned in her closing yesterday, about listening to what your life is telling you... about not waiting for anyone to do for you, to save you, to live for you... about being responsible for your own … [Read more...]
Leave Your Baby-Talk at Home, Please.
Yesterday I woke up thinking about something... and then I read this post about childless friends, and thought I should add my "semi-related" thoughts about socialising.When I used to work out of the house a million years ago, and would socialise with people from the office after hours, I made … [Read more...]