A Superbad Christmas
January 12, 2018
Christmas. It’s easy as a kid and then it gets hard as an adult and then, wonder of wonders, on the flip side of 55, it starts to get easy all over again. … More A Superbad Christmas
Category: family
I’m ready to talk about…
April 20, 2017
Me and Waterloo. We were together almost forty-five years. I’ve been hanging on since I left going on two years now. Time to face the music and figure out if I am ready to crawl under the covers with Halifax. … More I’m ready to talk about…
Home again
April 14, 2016
Though life in Waterloo moves on without me, it always seems to make room to let me back in, and then some. … More Home again
Endings
January 14, 2016
If I’ve learned anything in my almost-55 years on earth, it is to not turn my away from grief. So, in this post, I don’t. Mourning is normal, natural and necessary, and eventually, it will give way. … More Endings
What I did for dog
January 8, 2016
Twas a Christmas road trip adventure to drive across the country with a nine pound dog. But I did it because that’s what you do for love and for family. … More What I did for dog
Life in a cave. Everyday miracles.
November 20, 2015
Living in a cave is warm, cozy and pretty much okay living right now. … More Life in a cave. Everyday miracles.
Back from away…
November 13, 2015
I’m working on figuring out where home is, and it’s complicated. … More Back from away…
Meet… the grays
October 16, 2015
Meet three family matriarchs who will blow your socks off… Oma, Vavo and Ester. … More Meet… the grays
Dear Diary
August 19, 2015
The first few weeks after I ran away from home to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and readjusted to teensy sizes. … More Dear Diary
Homeless
July 29, 2015
Last week, the sale of my home at 344 Pommel Gate Crescent was finalized. In spite of careful planning, a six-day gap between the house closing and me relocating to Halifax had left me homeless. My next door neighbour offered up temporary lodgings. I hauled my suitcase to 342 Pommel Gate Crescent, seven years of occupancy at 344 officially … More Homeless
