The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Spring cleaning
This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…
Mindfulness
Someone recently asked if I was a person who looked at life with the perspective of a glass half…
Fairy tales
I sure hope the Easter Bunny brings less drama to my house than the Tooth Fairy did last week.…
Spring fever
Call me paranoid, but spring usually means trouble for me. The powers that be always seem to want…
Seat of my pants
Now that I work from home I spend a lot of time alone. I like it. I also enjoy frequent walks,…
Grass is greener
Bees do it. Birds do it. Rabbits never stop doing it. You know what I’m talking about. You…
Try in vein
Everybody is afraid of something. My Mom is terrified of insects. My father is afraid of dentists.…
Mommyhood Day
The decision to become a mother wasn’t one I recall consciously making, at least not…
On a roll
As the matriarch of my family, I am constantly amazed by what my little brood can do. Take, for…
Dyeing to Change
I think I’ve been clear that I am not a typical girlie-girl. I didn’t arrive on the…
Community spirit
We are lucky to live in Wellington County, in our hamlets, villages and towns. Ignore the taxes.…
Road Trip
There has been a lot of talk lately about dangers of driving while text messaging. Mobile phones…
Romeo, oh Romeo
My life is a Shakespearian comedy. Take last Friday morning, for example. Everything was going…
The Daddy Day
Imagine being married to someone who publishes your personal life in a newspaper that goes…