Ya Gotta Laugh About It

Technically a 2nd cousin we consider her a neice. We truly consider her father my husbands' brother. TAKEN: JULY 23rd, 2023 In my life t...

When I moved to the cottage last week, I brought along items that could keep me occupied without an internet connection. Books I haven’t rea...

Poor Miya Maria. She drew the short Canada Day photo op straw. (Don't feel too bad, she had a chunk of roast chicken as her reward!) TAK...

As I mentioned in my A-Z Challenge posts, my husband and I had a milestone anniversary to celebrate the first week of June, so I booked us i...

When we brought our wee Katie home at the end of January this year, we knew that we would have to budget for the added expense of having thr...

We landed at the cottage Friday night to a couple of pleasant surprises. First one was that we weren’t carried down the hill by blackflies a...

As life would have it, my hair began to grey prematurely in the late 1990’s. As a result, I would book an appointment and off to the popular...

A perfect way to wrap YEAR TEN. ...With a tribute to how I live my life! Image (c) REDBUBBLE

As I’ve written before, it’s not always easy having two places to maintain a mere 15 minutes apart. I’m in no way complaining, rather just p...

Land's End - at the southern tip of the Baja sur in Cobo San Lucas, Mexico ...An amazing place where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific...

March 8th was when we celebrated this year! Cartoon (c) maxine.com In recognition of International Women's Day, I posted this to my pers...

April A-Z Challenge Year 10 - Day 26  Offers a personal and truly sincere message.... #wordstoliveby

My Uncle Roger and I. One of my best buddies growing up! TAKEN: JUNE 27th, 2005 I have always loved this photo of my Uncle Roger and I.  Tho...

  Believe the hype. It really is... "Better in The Bahamas" TAKEN : FEBRUARY 8th, 2018 Melia All Inclusive Cable Beach, Nassau, Ba...

  Helllloooooo Rhondi! TAKEN: FEBRUARY 6th, 2018 As any of my avid readers know, I live for, and love to travel.  People often ask how we ca...

My hubby walking the beach (with me and my Blackberry) taking in this great vibe. TAKEN: FEBRUARY 2012  In September 2021, the morning my hu...

Great coworkers can transform common days to thanksgiving,  routine jobs into joy, and ordinary opportunities into blessings.         ...

From left to right: My beautiful Dottie on Toby's Rock (RIP July 2019) ~ Taken 2014 My Puddin' (RIP June 2022) & my Annie Banann...

Leading up to the summer of 2016, my then boss at the time use to brag that he was the 9th Canadian to put his name on the list for the purc...

 At the beginning of my A-Z challenge this year, I came across a poem by Erin Hanson.  As an aside, I began never worrying about how I am de...

The statement above is a mindboggling, albeit accurate statement. ...Something I will never be able to laugh about!

 “The line between disorder and order lies in the logistics…” ~ Sun Tzu The dynamic duo chillaxin' taking in the beautiful topography. ...

When I returned to work last Monday and was asked about my birthday trip to Las Vegas, I gave a one-word answer:  Meh .  (You could also ins...

When I look back at how dark I was when I started this journal, all I can say is  “you’ve come a long way baby!” That said, even when I am n...

When the kids were growing up, there was never an abundance of extra cash lying around for me to get to celebrate my birthday. So, when the ...

As we approach the first anniversary of my best friend Smarties' death, I can't help but focus on our last phone call.  He loved Ear...