Ya Gotta Laugh About It

Well, it’s the last long weekend of the summer that never officially arrived. For various reasons, this one in particular, has produced som...

What a dog with fleas today has been. Tell me something… Have you ever gone to bed (the night before having a really bad day) knowing exact...

By mid-week last week, I had this past weekend completely planned. The Honey-Do list was long and had been itemized in order of importance...

For years I've joked with my husband that I would have never consented to signing a prenuptial agreement for money; frankly because we ...

All these years later, I still text my Quirky Sidekick almost every single day. Even though we're 1,500 kilometers apart, we still mana...

Have you ever had a day that went from FUNK to FAB without warning? Well, when I rolled out of bed this morning, I was completely and u...

My first ' laundry' memory was in the basement of our house in Quebec. I recall being in my rubber boots, riding my tricycle about...

Shortly after the tragedy of September 11th, I had to fly into Chicago for a week of software training. With security in the US heightened,...

When I was heading home last weekend to get ready to go North, I passed a Yard Sale on the main stretch of road before my house. I wasn...

Last fall, when I was booking our winter holiday, I was asked if I wanted to pay for cancellation insurance. I immediately said no. I’d alr...

A couple of years ago, what seemed like out of the blue, a media colleague quit their job. We weren’t really close personal friends per say...

My newest business associate was telling me last week that he'd finally gotten around to reading some of my Blog. As expected, there we...

I was coming up from the dock last week and I glanced over that the bright red leaves on this young maple shrub. It’s the middle of July an...

I woke up this morning and just stayed in bed listening to the rain. It’s started to pour last night about dusk and this morning the humidi...

I've always made an effort to hone my ability to multi-task; yet, I don’t know why I find comfort in the moments when I'm in overdr...

I am one of those people that simply don’t live a very adventurous life. Matter a fact, I'm really quite regimented. I won’t go so far ...

September 24th, 2013 was a really great day!  Not only did I know that I was going to spend an amazing day with one of my very favourit...

You know that old saying “you know that you’re truly friends with someone, when you don’t see each other for a year and you pick up like you...

When I moved out to the cottage I knew there would be a series of adjustments all around. Not only for me; but for my husband, my kids, and...

My mind is restless this morning. I’m not sure why. It just is. I’m sitting at my desk, sipping my second cup of coffee, wondering where he...

Our family lost a friend last weekend. She was one of the 'Mom’s' .  You know the type? One of the ones that unconditionally dr...

I had a great weekend. I swam, sunbathed, read, did my chores and completely decompressed: and, for the first time in I don’t know how man...

I moved my only daughter cross country last weekend. It was a difficult thing to do but it was what she truly wanted. I wish the transition...

It was two years ago tonight that I dialed up the breeder I’d been working with: Due to a series of unpredictable events, I was simultaneou...

Where were you 8030 days ago? Do you remember? I do. Almost like it was yesterday. Not to confuse - this photo was taken 8027 days ag...

I met a long-time colleague for lunch today. Both busy, our timing was kind of loosey goosey, so I tried to head out early to get a specifi...

She may be small... But like ME she's mighty! TAKEN: Saturday May 24th, 2014 As you know, I live in what some would consider to be...