Permission to quit

So, the kid and I were having a bad day on the very same day. We were slouched in the front room commiserating, wondering if what we were doing is what we were supposed to be doing. Not as in, … Continue reading →

Where are the onions?

So, on Sunday I made this incredible pot roast in the slow cooker, something I’d never done before. I rolled the roast in a mixture of garlic and Montreal steak spice, seared it, then lightly fried some onions. I put … Continue reading →

Where have you been?

It’s been a busy fall to say the least. Here are a couple of pictures to keep you sort of up-to-date of what I’ve been doing. (OK, so, for some reason the photos of anyone over 5 feet tall are … Continue reading →

It’s the Little Things

So, a person “puts it out there,” right? All that goodness, you know, volunteering, donating to charities, holding doors open, giving someone who needs it a hand, smiling like an idiot to see if someone grumpy looking will smile back, … Continue reading →

One door closes, another opens

There’s an old saying that when one door closes, another opens. In my case, doors seem to swing like the louvered saloon doors in the Old West, and bang like the crack of gunfire, rather than simply open or close. … Continue reading →

Print books here to stay

For anyone concerned about the demise of print books — those wonderfully weighty, tactile objects with aroma and essense of imagination — this was the news from one of my publishers, Second Story Press: “At Digital Book World…in New York City, some … Continue reading →

Pink sequins and a ball of yarn

I’m one of those people who dreams in full colour, with conversation, of course, often with a full soundtrack, and generally, an action-filled, twisted plot. There are times when these dreams are so scary that my semi-conscious mind invades my … Continue reading →

‘Weirdness’ interrupts dessert

I was sitting in a restaurant with a group of friends when I realized I might just think a little differently than most people. There were probably about ten of us, gathered amiably around the table, enjoying supper, conversation and … Continue reading →

Apparently, I’m not very good at keeping up the events section. March 20 – Grande Prairie Regional College April 17 – Holy Cross School April 29 – I.V. Macklin School May 11 – Collins’ Contest Awards, GPPL May 27 – … Continue reading →