I’m Published!

February 19, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Now that I am retired, I get a lot of well-meaning people ask me, So what do you do all day? Truth is I am just as busy as I was when I had a career. I guess I could say, that I just have a new career, but it lacks the monetary payoff that […]

One Room to Rule them All

February 6, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

one room from wall to wall one room to show them one room to rule them all And in it’s lightness, join them. ♥ This little word play on the one ring, sort of sums up a bit of the happenings around […]

A Blast from the Past

January 16, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

My sister gave me a lovely birthday gift last year, the gift of memories. She knows my memory banks are pretty much empty with all that I’ve had to hold in there these many years… Garbage in, garbage out. I used to have an excellent one, but somewhere in my late thirties, I lost it. […]

Winter Wonderland

January 10, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello. How is winter going for you? Where I live, it announces itself with a crack of cold wind that blows fiercely across the prairie and into my backyard. The second I step outside I am assaulted by a sudden harsh blast that freezes nose hairs within a minute and stings the fingertips. -35C is […]

Waiting for Marty

December 20, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

( Disclaimer: My hubby actually has a heart of gold and is very dependable.) Naturally at this time of year, people are used to waiting. Waiting for traffic, waiting in line to buy their Christmas gifts, waiting for family to arrive for the holidays. For the better part of my married life, I have been […]

A Christmas to remember

December 14, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I really love Christmas. I always have. I always will. My Christmas memories are many and most of our family traditions have remained and have even multiplied. I passed some great ones down from my own childhood such as the compulsory 12 dishes on Christmas Eve that is rooted in Polish tradition. This of course […]

On Being Grateful

November 22, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Happiness often seems like it will come to us in the distant future…but in reality it can be found in the simple things and unexpected moments. You will pay more attention to them if you write them down.”-Flow Mindfulness Workbook Awhile back I wrote a blog post about Things That Make me Happy. Part 1. […]

Ode to a journal.

November 15, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Many thousands of us keep a journal. Some use diaries as a daily listing of events and thoughts. For some it can be a simple notebook bought from the local dollar store and yet others need a bit more inspiration as if an expensive and beautifully bound treasure can evoke the most exquisite words, enlightenment or sage […]

Under a prairie sky

September 12, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Though I have been fortunate enough to travel to wonderful cities across the globe in countries of wonder and intrigue-I am lucky to live in a country where I feel at home; safe and comfortable among the politest people in the world. Canada is a vast nation and diverse in it’s geography. In the west […]