Living Creatively, Living the Dream
There have been moments in my life that I’ve realized I’m standing in the middle of history… something special surrounds me and I’m silenced by it’s magnitude. One grandfather was a blacksmith… the other a tinsmith. When I’ve held the Continue reading Dawson Print Shop…
This weekend Spiderman had a hockey game in Canning… and being that the Annapolis Valley is known for its Pumpkin patches… we headed out early to take in a few adventures with The Tall Blond in tow as she was Continue reading Noggin’s farm…
Considering it’s Thanksgiving Weekend, I thought I’d take a moment to think of all the things I’m most thankful for… my family aside… as that’s a given. I’m thankful that for the last number of Thursday’s, Prada has helped haul Continue reading Giving thanks…
When I first started blogging a few folks asked if I’d do “product testing.” You know… folks sending me hydrogenated soup, soy granola bars… lady products. I try the stuff out… then tell you what I think… no strings attached Continue reading Testing, testing… 1,2,3…
Yesterday afternoon, while the rain poured from the heavens and my house remained the messy state it had been all week, I put my feet on my coffee table and turned my focus to the T.V. On more than one Continue reading Julie & Julia…
Where the heck did September go? It seems only yesterday we were enjoying Summer adventures and now, suddenly, it’s October! I’ve been so crazy busy that September didn’t have me writing too many posts… but regardless… here’s the 17th Queen’s Continue reading Queen’s 17th update…
Yesterday morning had me spraying every surface in my house with an anti-flea chemical and feeding my noble beast a pill disguised as a cheese slice… forcing the annoying varmint to jump from their warm cosy host onto the the Continue reading Flea Bag…
By the time I had a cup of tea at Uncommon Grounds and made purchases at both Carbonstock and Turbine Boutique for the Downtown Business Commission’s Big Day Downtown… I was left with 8 bucks on the prepaid $100 Visa Card and Continue reading Big Day Downtown… The Finale!
With a cup of tea out of the way, Mom and I continued our haunt of Downtown. Since it’s beginning, Bishops Landing has always been a favorite of mine… the restaurants, shops and entire atmosphere show a “Halifax” that’s vibrant Continue reading Big Day Downtown… Part Two
A few weeks ago I was asked to be part of Downtown Business Commission’s “Big Day Downtown – Try Something New!” Thirty bloggers… a hundred bucks each… and a chance to do something you’ve never done before in Downtown Halifax! Continue reading Big Day Downtown… Part One
I have NEVER wished for the weekend to come so desperately in my life… just so I can sleep in on Saturday morning. I’m exhausted. Seriously… how do you people do this everyday? I’m used to getting up at seven Continue reading Too pooped for my pants…
I wore a new t-shirt the other day and on arriving home, discovered the clear 1X sticker stuck to my left boob. OK… whatever… it was a 2X but I bought it big to allow for dryer shrinkage! That’s nothing. Continue reading Size matters…
September 15th, four days after the terrorist attacks on the United States, I remained fixed in front of the television unable to fully comprehend what was in front of my eyes. The Tall Blonde was nine, Spiderman three…Bones just one. Continue reading 10 years later…
An hour’s break between classes and I’m realizing this is potentially what my blogging days are coming to… grabbing moments at random… not putting anything earth shattering in print for awhile. This classroom… the people in it… it’s daunting. I Continue reading
So far so good! I’ve had a tour of the campus, met the instructors, returned books I didn’t need, took a shuttle both to and from the parking lot and checked out the “living wall” in the Trades and Technology Continue reading So far so good…
I fell in love with football around the same time I fell in love with the quarterback of the football team! All these years later I still like them both, one just a little more than the other! Yesterday, lured by Continue reading Shine a mama…
I was good right up until we approached the sign that said “ANTIGONISH 25 KM.” The Tall Blonde’s excitement was overwhelming and my heart, once again, was sinking. It’s been a long few weeks of wondering if she’d even be Continue reading Make you feel my love…
Just yesterday I turned 13. My girlfriends came for supper and we gathered around the dining room table for cake and presents. My parents gave me lilac coloured painter pants, a pair of pink skinny jeans and a t-shirt with Continue reading 13…
Bones and Spiderman are home! It’s been a chaotic two weeks… The Tall Blond losing her eyesight during the first one… and coming down with a nasty sore throat for the second! It’s probably a good thing “the littles” have Continue reading Orange you happy…
I sat in the parking lot making every effort to hold back the tears. I’ve said many times that this is going to be good for me…that the program I picked is the right one…but the idea of my life Continue reading My return to school as a “mature” student…