Construction continues at the Wellington Place Child Care and Learning Centre in Aboyne. The new…
Rain
When I first saw it, it looked like a clump of mud and grass that might have fallen off the…
Bad mood
I arrived home from work one Friday evening in a very bad mood. I was dragging home baggage that…
Secrets
My husband and I have never kept secrets from each other. Until now. Imagine how I felt when the…
Nineteen
People tell you that time will pass quickly. One day you’ll look back and wonder how life moved…
Guy time
After a week of feeling discombobulated, sleep deprived and basically like a zombie with an…
Discombobulated
Discombobulated is a good word. I like it. It describes me quite well in the days following…
Gala
Once a year the Carpenter and I get dressed up fancy and go out. Together. In public. Our annual…
Snow daze
Most people enjoy snow days like the one we had this week (and the week before, and the week before…
Windshield
Writer’s block is real. My current life is uneventful. The Carpenter hasn’t provided any…
Like vs. love
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you lovers out there. I am writing this column before…
Love, laugh, heal
You learn a lot about your family when you aren’t well enough to take care of them, like just how…
Hungry Heart
I was 10 years old when Bruce Springsteen released that hit single. The impression it made on me…
My promise
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. I prefer my failures to be more random, less…
Dear 2019
Dear 2019, I realize you aren’t a person, more like a metaphysical concept, so let’s not get…