The Carpenter and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. I like to think we celebrate ours…
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Parenting lessons
In honour of Father’s Day, I have drafted a brief essay: “Things the Carpenter taught…
Reverse psychology
Life is full of choices. Gratitude is one of them. This got me thinking that perhaps this…
Slay the dragon
Mental health has been a popular topic this week with the Bell Let’s Talk campaign. Talk is…
Long weekends at home
Thank you, Queen Victoria for having a birthday at exactly the point in the calendar year where…
Hello, routine
Oh routine, how I have missed you and your scheduled ways. You have arrived in the nick of…
Winner
One awesome holiday down and one epic holiday to go, and then the truth sets in: it’s all…
Ice storm
The only time I want to see ice of any kind between now and next December is in the form of tiny…
Balloon burst
The Carpenter’s birthday on Sunday was a quiet success, just the way he likes it, but it…
New year, new perspective
If there is one thing I know to be true in this life, it is this: you will keep repeating the same…
Grass is greener
Bees do it. Birds do it. Rabbits never stop doing it. You know what I’m talking about. You…
Skipping stones
For the second time in my life, I spent the August long weekend grieving the loss of a dear friend…
Download
Pop stars and chipmunks have invaded my iPod. Unbeknownst to me, my iTunes music library has been…
Battle lines
My house has become a battle of the sexes. It’s girls versus boys. Good ole estrogen versus…
Short lessons
I apologize to all the people in the grocery store last Tuesday night who witnessed the…