A Whole Summer Has Gone By!
I am the worst blogger. I last wrote in June. Not that too many people probably ever read the blog, but I’ve been very b
Box of Rain
It’s mid-June, just after 6:00 pm, and I’ve got the windows and doors open to a darkening green day. The rain is p
Springtime
I do think we’re done with snow! Possibly not, but this week marks the start of spring for us. Sunshine, bugs, the first daf
Three Years
It’s been nearly three years since we moved across Canada and bought a cottage house on the outskirts of Halifax, and it has
Ice Storm
By last Thursday, it was predicted that Nova Scotia would have an ice storm starting sometime on Friday. We often get dire wea
A Day in the Life
I was thinking about the ordinary today and realized that my days are not the languid, unstructured, and undisciplined days I
Wintry Moods
It is not even Christmas, but I’m over it. I have one lit reindeer in the bay window, plus a few pine cones. I have two Zoom
Salt Peanuts
I just watched Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, a documentary that came out last year. It was available up here in Can
As that Season Comes Upon Us
I recently rejoined the workforce after our big move to Halifax, Covid-19, and a receding job market made job-hunting tough. I
Finn Wilder
Here it is, my favorite season, though I am not ready to let summer go–and my one and only grandchild has come into the