Smaller Garden Year
The last few years, I’ve struggled with the garden. Bad luck with weather (crazy wet followed by crazy dry spells) and poor soil meant lousy yields. This year, I am Continue Reading →
Stripping and Redressing
No, I haven’t taken up exotic dance; I realized in all my many site changes and redesigns, the one set of pages that has fallen out of synch is my Continue Reading →
Compounded Guilt
I recently found myself in that endless cycle of feeling guilty about stuff I haven’t done — I haven’t prepared the garden, I haven’t published the SmoothieJune Book —and now Continue Reading →
Rethink, Reflect, Relax.
For three days, last week, I was at the CUPE Political Action Conference. I traveled and stayed on my own; Shawn and Kiddo joined me on Friday. I spent yesterday Continue Reading →
Darkworker
I’ve had my friend’s post titled, “Darkworkers” open in my phone browser for a couple of days. I read it more than once. It resonated with me but I didn’t Continue Reading →
Boiling Over
As a union member I have listened to a lot of anti-union slurs over the years. I’m tired of hearing it. I’ve been simmering but now I am boiling over. By Continue Reading →
Blackwood Book Box
Yesterday’s wanders found us at Home Depot buying $30 in wood which, along with stuff we had around the house and a few hours hard work became the Blackwood Book Box: Like Continue Reading →
Seeking Spirituality
For those who have known me long enough, you’ll know that I was raised without any particular religious traditions. I tried going to Sunday School as a young child of Continue Reading →
PoP!
I had a new experience today: I saw a chiropractor for the first time. Just over a week ago, I leaned forward to grab something and felt something “snap” in Continue Reading →
Last Night I Dreamt of Frogs
I dreamt of frogs appearing by the dozen from under leaves and around a pond. I didn’t recall this dream until I was walking through the Finnerty Gardens this morning, after Continue Reading →