To make up for my last few sad(ish) posts, here’s a happy one for you (times three)! Happy #1: I sent off the forms and…
I am counting down the days until The Big Move takes place. Not in exact days mind you, because I won’t buy my ticket until…
My lovely foster daughter is getting ready for a major life change and I’m amazed at how well she’s handling it. (Or how well she’s…
The last couple of nights have been rather fun for me as I’ve started to gear up for life as an unemployed bum. And part…
It has been an emotionally and physically exhausting couple of days. From an out-of-the-blue emotional crash on Friday, to mark the anniversary of my marriage…
It’s been a bad day. It started good, but then something happened that caused me to come crashing down. I could tell you what that something…
This isn’t the post I planned to share tonight. No, that post was a bit sad and reflective of my (sometimes) miserable lot in life…
I was meant to be scanning old newspaper clippings this evening. But then I got sidetracked playing with Photoshop. So, I guess I’ll need to…
I have these conversations in my head where I shout at myself for being so stressed and unhappy and apathetic, then I tell myself to…
Bob and Dave* are my kidneys. Bob to my left; Dave to my right. Both are riddled with cysts and are considerably larger than normal…
I’ve been thinking about a poem for several days now and started on a draft this evening. I’m not completely happy with what I have…
Like most kids, I played Hopscotch growing up. It was a great game and really only required a piece of chalk. And since they used…
Somewhere in the Central Cascades is a small, rural village nestled in the trees. Through the centre of the community is the main street, home…
Mondays are generally very important to me. As the first day of the new work week, Monday has the ability to set the tone for…
Right! Remember how I posted a couple of weeks ago about a project I was working on for His Majesty? Well, I can talk about…
It’s been a bit of a crazy month as I cope with a gazillion emotions swarming around my heart and soul. Then tonight, I sat…
It’s Friday night and the start of my three-day birthday weekend. But I’m anything but happy about it. I have to admit that it’s been…
I am working on a secret project, which means that by Royal Decree, I am unable to tell you what it is. Or even that…
I’ve always been a bit put off with Valentine’s Day. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I was…
My foster daughter and I hiked up to the vista at Kamiak Butte this morning where we sat on a bench with our sketchbooks and…