Changing Winter TiresWhen she tells him the mechanic calledher front brakes needreplacing, his replybreaks upinto single-cellorganisms:"What?Why?"Crackleof phone.It doesn't seem to matterthese things wear outafter a certain time.He is surethe distance traveledmatters more,and if you go by … [Read more...]
love is a merakle
This week at Art Studio- the project was an oil pastel heart (orange, pink, red, silver, gold,pink) with a water colour wash of hot pink. Heaven in February.The piece is given a title by each artist. They must fill in the blanks "LOVE IS..." I do this every year and it feeds my soul. Sometimes … [Read more...]
when we leave
There is the cliche ending to a marriage- man has affair, leaves wife. If you want to Supersize the cliche - he leaves her for his secretary. I guess today the proper term is assistant. Let's just say then that this exit is "assisted".But more and more - in fact 2/3 of today's divorces are pushed … [Read more...]
it is not your best work – part two
All of this talk about TIGER MOMS, reminds me about my friend's reaction when her then 9 year old handed her a "card" she made for her birthday.It was a torn piece of paper, the edge uneven and shaggy. On it she had scribbled, in a marker gasping for its last breath of ink- leaving the … [Read more...]
someone might lose an eye
I have just signed a permission slip for my 14 to go on a class trip. It is hard for me to give her permission to do something so dangerous, so life threatening, so I had to really think this through.I have had to assume all risks as they were presented to me- "the specific hazards … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- winter storm warning
warning : two feet of snow … [Read more...]
you must be kidding-lazy Christmas
While I do find the early November Christmas push like a niggling brother chastising you into submission, when December 1st hits I LOVE CHRISTMAS. I love the smells, the food,the parties, the quiet moments, the music and the push to love thy neighbour, thy stranger, and thy person who normally … [Read more...]
all good, mom
A few weeks ago I went to my annual mammogram and saw this on the street outside of the HospitalI noticed it because most bikes look like this I would rather be stuck on an elevator with bike owner number one. She might howl at the moon and collect cats, but she would never be boring.While … [Read more...]
Is it just me?
Is it just me or is this car laughing at me and calling me names ? I am feeling sensitive after Friday night. … [Read more...]
what are the chances ?
What are the chances that you could do it all yourself ?What are the chances that you could own your own business and make it fly and love it so much you find it hard to call it 'work'?What are the chances that you could like yourself more and more with each passing year?What are the … [Read more...]