Let there be Light!

I’ve never been convinced about the whole Solstice thing — anytime I’ve ever heard folks rejoice because we’re supposedly moving back toward the light, I can’t help remembering January. February. Those are some really dark…

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Christmas Hooky . . . Time Out!

What a good thing I had committed myself tofinding Christmas in the moment, yesterday morning. As it turned out, not only our 8:30 ferry, but then also the 10:30 and the 12:30 were cancelled, due…

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This ‘n That — Catch-Up

This is the pile of Books-I-Have-Read-Recently-But-Not-Blogged-Yet.  I think I’ve mentioned before that, in order to keep myself honest, book-blogging-wise, I don’t let myself put Books-I’ve-read away until I’ve at least made a note, here, of…

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It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas, no?

EDITED TO ADD: This post was written BEFORE we learned that our ferry was cancelled due to “Adverse Weather Conditions” — i.e. high winds AND BEFORE I looked out the window to see snow coming down…

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Busy Times, Family Times, Good Times

Nola and her parents are a very urban little family, and the great-grandparents live far from the centre, Given the demands of two busy careers, the trek out to the far suburbs doesn’t happen often,…

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