Cuddles: A Cat Out of Sorts
It’s not just because of all the doorbell ringing on Halloween last night! He is not a fan of the drop-in visit.
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Personal Life
Guilt Tip
One thing the pandemic has taught us is the value of the nation’s workers. Grocery store employees are essential. Nurses and PSWs are indispensable. This causes me to wonder how essential oils were placed in such a category. But I digress.
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This is Sixty
SIXTY! Sixty??? Sixty. My birthday was on Saturday. It was Thanksgiving, the day I was born, October 8, 1962. My arrival put thoughts of turkey dinner on hold. A story I heard many times over the years.
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Fall Colours Train Trip – ImPort Stanley
Finally, we got aboard the Port Stanley Terminal Rail and took a two-hour train ride to see the fall colours.
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Opening Up to Therapy While There’s Still Time
In Roz Weston’s raw and intimate memoir, A Little Bit Broken, he writes about his first experience with therapy. (I don’t know whether he had more experiences. I’m still reading the book.) Tiny spoiler alert: Roz clearly needed therapy but didn’t return after one session. I get it. I didn’t go back after my first session either. My mom wouldn’t let me.
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Falling for Autumn – Import Stanley
Hummingbirds were slow to discover our feeder but once they did, they must have gone onto Hummingbird Trip Advisor and given us 5 stars.
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My Covid Diary
In addition to a goodie bag, some terrific contacts and great advice, I came home from the VO North conference in Toronto with Covid-19. My blog post about the conference published last week before I knew I was sick.
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Election Talk – Import Stanley
We’re about a month away from Ontario’s municipal election. The most important issues for Port Stanley as a whole seem to be:
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People Who Get Peoply Are the Luckiest People
I spent last weekend in Toronto attending the VO North conference; a gathering of voice-over pros and those who want to be.
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About Face – ImPort Stanley
Before Covid, kids, there were things called facials! They felt great and they left your skin feeling nourished and pampered.
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The Recycling Dilemma
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those people who judges a blue box if I walk past and notice non-recyclables in it. I study recycling rules like I’m cramming for the finals. And it looks like some of my neighbours are just winging it and hoping to pass. But it’s really not all their fault.
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The Last Days of Summer
Yes, this is the unofficial end of summer. Kids back in school. Summer-only activities rolled up like so many yoga mats. But as a woman who puts her faith in science, I’m sticking to September 22 as the last day of summer. That’s still several days from now. (I’m not a woman of math!)
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