Resisting change is something I excel at. But as I add another year to my time on this planet,…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Happy non-campers
It turns out, I don’t like camping. I found this out the only way possible: I took my kids…
Sin city
Look out Sin City. The Carpenter will be landing any minute now and he is unsupervised. Worse, he…
My mentor
The country was in crisis. The Referendum was looming. The daily news was electric and for once, it…
Summer not over
Please stop saying summer is almost over. It’s not. There is plenty of summer ahead, okay, so…
Riverfest
It’s finally here. Riverfest Elora takes place this weekend and my inner band groupie…
Shredded
I couldn’t stop myself. It was as if I was possessed by the spirits of cranky ghosts of…
Air freshener
If could create my own scented car air freshener it would be called “the cottage.” It…
Dream big
Dangerous things happen when the Carpenter and I go on vacation together. We dream. We dream big.…
Healing Heidi
It’s probably not the Monday morning text message the Carpenter was expecting when he checked…
Enjoy the view
This will be my first year attending an International Plowing Match. I may be one of the most…
Love trumps loss
Not all funerals are sad. Sometimes a death in the family brings with it long over-due forgiveness…
Reverse psychology
Life is full of choices. Gratitude is one of them. This got me thinking that perhaps this…
Lead then follow
The thick frost of the early morning draped the windows of my car in a white veil of crystals.…
Seventeen
My lucky number is seventeen. I am hoping this continues as this weekend the Carpenter and I…