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Great Colleagues . . .
Friday, July 12, 2019 24 comments Oh yeah, I am grateful for great work colleagues who step right up, above and beyond, in tough situations. Smiling and courteous and unflappable. And kind. To me!! ... Read more
Watermellen PJs
Thursday, July 11, 2019 36 comments 
My dear sister sent me a welcome package from her dog Poppy to baby Henry, with all Poppy's tested and true favourite treats!!
And tucked into... Read more
What Helps Most?
Tuesday, July 09, 2019 33 comments Yesterday was busy and difficult. Tap dancing all day. Late appointment at the office and no time for supper before another meeting out of the office. So what helps? I had done my exercises and stretches yesterday. I did... Read more
Henry at five weeks . . .
Sunday, July 07, 2019 35 comments Yesterday was a second visit with Henry -- and it's amazing how much he's changed since June 24. Now his eyes are wide open and he is much steadier on his feet. He's fat and furry, zooming around to explore his world with his tail wagging con... Read more 
Variations on a Stuffed Theme!
Saturday, July 06, 2019 39 comments As always, the comments on yesterday's blog (about being stuffed) were the best part!! I was stuffed with fear. But: it seems to me that there are many other sources of stuffing in peoples' lives. Stuffed with sadness. Stuf... Read more
Happy July 4th to American Sparkies!!
Thursday, July 04, 2019 25 comments Now it's YOUR turn to celebrate your country!! Wishing you a happy day of parades and picnics and pride!! Some fireworks, too?? ... Read more
Pale Pink Roses
Wednesday, July 03, 2019 28 comments 
My huge unruly bush of pale pink roses is laden with blossoms. I call them the "Bessie" rose since they have been here as long as we've owned th... Read more
Is Life Without Goals Boring? Shout Out to OKM!!
Tuesday, July 02, 2019 27 comments I've been thinking a lot about a recent blog by Sparkie fave extraordinaire ONEKIDSMOM. Life, she says, is boring without goals. And one of my great concerns about retirement (nope, at 68 NOT retired) is that I might find life boring without w... Read more
Canada Day Golf . . .
Monday, July 01, 2019 27 comments . . . and I'll be wearing white shorts with a red top to celebrate Canada Day!! Yesterday's kayaking was lovely -- pretty windy and high water with a strong current so it was a significant work out!! Floating back down stream through late-b... Read more
Canada Day Weekend!!
Sunday, June 30, 2019 22 comments Tomorrow is July 1st, Canada Day! Canada is officially 152 years old, dating from Confederation in 1867. But of course our history goes back much earlier than that . . . our aboriginal peoples have been here for thousands of years, and the e... Read more
Baby Henry!
Saturday, June 29, 2019 37 comments Yes, we are going to call our new golden retriever puppy Henry. Henry was the name of the original architect of our big old house built in 1889 which we've spent much of the past two years restoring. That first Henry was responsible ... Read more
One of Those Days!
Friday, June 28, 2019 34 comments Yesterday things were super busy at work. No time for a recess walk. No time for lunch!! I was really glad that I had done my exercise and stretch routine first thing in the morning!! It made such a difference for me. And, ... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 Last Page » |
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