Breaking Down the Wall of Sound
Traffic. Construction. Lawn Maintenance. Barking dogs. The world has gotten noisier. You might think that someone who wears hearing aids wouldn’t notice.
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Random Thoughts
Clothing manufacturers should have to agree on standard sizes. A person shouldn’t swim in a size 10 from one brand and not be able to pull a 10 from another brand over their body.
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The Cat in the Lap
The last time I wrote about Cuddles, he was recovering from a fairly serious issue. That was in March. Now, you’d never know it happened. He’s his old self.
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Fashion Compassion
My fashion sense – if I ever had any – has abandoned me.
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Proudly Launching a New Book: Trade Up
It’s been my goal to write fiction. Now, finally, my first fiction work is out.
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My “Sacred Bowl” and New Pottery Bowl
I don’t know whether I was the first female in my high school to take shop class. But I was the only girl in the class when I took it. We learned to weld, use a wood lathe, and other things that scared and thrilled me. I also studied harder than anyone and pissed off my male classmates when I aced every test.
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Mother’s Day Musing
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Around here, it’s just Sunday.
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Dandy Lions
Imagine a world where a weed killer manufacturer sits in his lair, musing about ways to take over the world. Think of an evil genius like Gru, the head of the minions.
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Buzzers Against Shoplifters
Derek and I ran a few daytime errands together a couple of weeks ago. It was a rare moment when neither of us was busy with work. He needed a specific power cord for his motorcycle. And there was a sweet deal on Google Pixel 7 phones that we’d been waiting for at the Rogers store.
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Battle of the Work Locations
In this corner, the theory that humans are not meant to work from home. That it can be bad for our mental health and lead to social isolation, a lack of exercise, and unhealthy eating habits. Psychologists warn that it’s not a good way for young people to begin their working lives.
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Babes Boycotting Booze
Add this to the list of things I wish were around when I was younger: No Booze Babes.
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What Little Girls Don’t Understand
For most of my life, it never occurred to me that some people simply ate whatever they felt like eating.
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Don Daynard RIP
Toronto radio legend Don Daynard has passed away. His story isn’t mine to tell. If it’s anyone’s, it’s Erin Davis’s, and she’ll do so in her Monday vlog at erindavis.com.
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Cancer Vaccines? Sign Me Up.
When Jonas Salk discovered the vaccine for polio, there was, literally, a celebration in the United States.
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Run Towards the Danger
I’ve borrowed the title of Sarah Polley’s book for this post. I just finished reading it and give it five stars. It’s not a memoir, exactly. It’s a collection of essays about pivotal times in her life. (It was published last year, before she won the Oscar for Women Talking.)
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Turning Over A New Leaf
That is not my orchid above! I took a selfie with it at the Four Seasons in Maui in February as inspiration for my orchid at home, as I attempted to bring it back to life. I thought maybe this photo would give it something to live up to!
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A Heavier Easter Basket
Sometimes, something comes along that’s so simple, you stop and wonder why we didn’t think of it before.
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The Dusty Corners of my Mind
…Rita Mae Brown
“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.”
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