I think I’ve been clear that I am not a typical girlie-girl. I didn’t arrive on the…
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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…
Out to lunch
School is almost over. That means I will have to remember how to keep my children occupied for…
Oh, Canada, eh?
O Canada, my home and native land, as I prepare to celebrate your beauty by decorating my family in…
Bubble wrap
I’m not sure how it happened, but I gave birth to an athlete. It’s as perplexing…
Rain on me
On the morning of my 40th birthday, I woke up before the dawn to the sound of rain. It was the…
Playing with fire
Bonfires are a favourite thing of summer. There is something mesmerizing about staring at a…
Songs of summer
The songs of summer are as essential to this season as the smell of sunscreen and the feel of sand…
Summer nights
It was a beautiful summer night. The sun was setting, with the moon already bright and full in the…
Skipping stones
For the second time in my life, I spent the August long weekend grieving the loss of a dear friend…
Mon Chat
It seems I am building my own version of Noah’s arc. I have no divine purpose, no big boat in…
My summer success
The pool turned green. The grass turned yellow in blotches. We needed an extra blanket on our beds.…