Today is my father’s 65th Birthday. Sixty-five. 65. The big 6-5. A senior citizen. Whoa, hold up, how is this even possible? I’m sure he’s asking himself the same question as he pops his vitamins and gets ready to go to bed at 9 sharp. Happy Birthday Dad. This post is for you. I see … More In My Eyes
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now but haven’t been really sure of how to start or what to really say at all. So here goes nothing. I’m 38 years old and I’m a little mushy all over…and I don’t want to be mushy all over. I’m 38 years old, work … More The Goal
I mentioned in my last post that I had made a pie for D’s birthday. It was a lemon cream pie with fresh, warm blueberry compote, complete with homemade crust. It was a pie I had never made before but was quite confident I could make. But where did I get the recipe? From my … More Memories on Paper
oh the weather outside is frightful…. Living in Ontario Canada means we have to put up with all four seasons. Sometimes Mother Nature even lets us have all four seasons in a week. One day it’s sweaters and running shoes, and the next is winter jackets and boots. Currently it is windy, cold and snowy … More Winter Blahs
It’s been a while since I have blogged. To be honest, life has been pretty busy and what time remains at the end of the day has been spent curled up and reading. Something pretty big happened a few weeks ago. We adopted a black lab named Bella. She’s eleven months old, a runt, and … More The end of summer
It’s been a rather sad day here in our house. Before leaving for work, I went to feed our fish Nemo, and found him dead. Not that there is a good time for these things to happen, but it could have been better timing. The child that owns that fish was still sleeping and I … More The Day Nemo Died
I have his fingers. I have his extremely white legs that don’t tan. I have his love of music. I have his passion for cooking. I have his need to go camping. I have his desire to hold onto the past like a rare treasure. And he has my heart. He is the man that … More Father’s Day
A hard top tent trailer, five people, two nights and one chipmunk. We are only a half hour away from home but it feels a world away. The five of us are snug in the tent trailer and at times I wish I had a different trailer but I’m glad we have this time together. … More Camp kids
My counter is where bananas die a slow death. My freezer is their cemetery….that is until I find a way to bring them back to life in some baked goods. We are headed out camping tomorrow and I thought I would make some banana muffins for the trip. Then I got this great idea to … More Ye Old Dead Bananas
By now, most people have heard about the Gorilla Harambe, who was killed after a three year old child fell into the enclosure at the zoo. And by now, we have all formed some sort of opinion about this. My thoughts are that it is very tragic and sad. And above all else I don’t … More There once was a Gorilla named Harambe
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