I’ve been going through withdrawal lately (always thought it was spelled “withdrawl” until spell check corrected me). I’m not talking the chemical kind of withdraw’a’l, I’m referring to the emotional and intellectual kind. The blog withdrawal kind. I need a fix. I try to write but my words seem perfunctory. I blather on, spitting words …
No opportunity for a vacation in the near future, perhaps a one day ‘stay’cation is in order. Seeing as it’s the Canada Day holiday here in Canuck land, and 150th no less, perhaps it would best be called a ‘St’eh’cation. This is obviously my inept attempt at some Canadian humour. As our childcare responsibilities have …
Oh my lil’Buddy, how my heart aches, for you! You are struggling and we are struggling with you. Our pain is for my grandson, Madden. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed medication for it. I know nothing about the various drug therapies but of course we all hoped this would be put …
I can’t explain it, and maybe it’s foolhardy to try. Can it be so simple as to ‘Build it and they will come’? The quote is a derivation of the famous quote from the movie “Field of Dreams” and in the show the “it” they are referring to is a baseball field. Kevin Costner, as …
A friend of mine bought a new car. A Subaru Forester to be exact. What’s the point you wonder? Well, here ’tis. After I dropped him off at the dealership and he picked up his wheels we decided to hit the local greenhouse. Mistake you say? I think not. He came away empty handed and …
I love this time of day, the cool mornings where all is fresh and the ground is oft covered with dew. I venture forth for my walk and while the last week I have been taking a shorter route I still drop in for my morning joe. I hesitated this morning however. It’s not that …
My most recent experience with colour is on a trip last weekend to Portland, Oregon, for the Portland Swap meet. We traveled down the Columbia River valley through and area known as “The Columbia River Gorge”, or by some just “the gorge”. It was a beautiful trip and while the the weather was spotty with …
Today is the first day back to whatever we call ‘normal’, at least our normal. Our Easter guests have returned home and the house is finally quiet after 4 days. It is also the first day my wife has returned to work, after an absence of about 5 months. And, as a result, it is …
I’m spent, physically and perhaps emotionally, and only because the day was gorgeous and I wanted to spend every moment I could outside. It’s not like it’s totally unusual. Long days out and about in the yard are pretty common once the days lengthen and the sun warms the ground. I feed off that warmth, …
Looks like I totally missed the last Weekly Photo Challenge “Lunchtime”, in fact somehow I’ve missed the whole week. When I look back I can’t believe it’s been as long as it has since I last posted. I had such high hopes that I would put out at least a couple posts. Anyway, there I …