Posts Tagged: 12 Months of Celebration

Life Update – January 2023
Hello and thanks for returning to read! Despite my rare posts, this blog has been going for 12 years now and I will stay the course. I’ll backtrack to my last update. Our grown child has been living with us

Life Update – January 2023
Hello and thanks for returning to read! Despite my rare posts, this blog has been going for 12 years now and I will stay the course. I’ll backtrack to my last update. Our grown child has been living with us

Life Update – August 2022
Thanks to everyone who finds and reads this post! I feel quite restored since the depths of February – for lots of reasons: Spending time outdoors after a long winter Fully recovered from a couple of sports injuries All phases

Life Update – August 2022
Thanks to everyone who finds and reads this post! I feel quite restored since the depths of February – for lots of reasons: Spending time outdoors after a long winter Fully recovered from a couple of sports injuries All phases

Life Update – August 2019
I haven’t posted the usual monthly updates on my quiet little life this year. Time for a catch-up! I last posted about daily life in January. For January and February, we hibernated – no spending or out-of-home entertainment. It helped

Life Update – August 2019
I haven’t posted the usual monthly updates on my quiet little life this year. Time for a catch-up! I last posted about daily life in January. For January and February, we hibernated – no spending or out-of-home entertainment. It helped

In and Out of July
July started with Canada Day festivities. Every year Rom and I go to a seaside boardwalk at lunch time, and out for a concert and fireworks in the evening. This year’s headliner was Allan Rayman. He is a folk-blues performer

In and Out of July
July started with Canada Day festivities. Every year Rom and I go to a seaside boardwalk at lunch time, and out for a concert and fireworks in the evening. This year’s headliner was Allan Rayman. He is a folk-blues performer

In and Out of June
June was low-stress and interesting enough! A glimpse into my quiet life: I saw another amateur theatre production (the musical of 9 to 5). It was really good, and it reminded me of how awful and sexist workplaces used to

In and Out of June
June was low-stress and interesting enough! A glimpse into my quiet life: I saw another amateur theatre production (the musical of 9 to 5). It was really good, and it reminded me of how awful and sexist workplaces used to

In and Out of April
Out on the town, snow, and a new Canadian… In April I had a nice mix of entertainment, going out more than usual. I’ve blogged before about events for the Child Soldier Initiative, a local charity promoting awareness of the

In and Out of April
Out on the town, snow, and a new Canadian… In April I had a nice mix of entertainment, going out more than usual. I’ve blogged before about events for the Child Soldier Initiative, a local charity promoting awareness of the

In and Out of March
… A Teen Ritual, A Retro Pastime and Cheap Local Eats … So, I had an odd number of ear piercings; no big deal. I had the requisite single pair of ear piercings when I was 13, then added a

In and Out of March
… A Teen Ritual, A Retro Pastime and Cheap Local Eats … So, I had an odd number of ear piercings; no big deal. I had the requisite single pair of ear piercings when I was 13, then added a

In and Out of January
…Resolutions, Money, and Someone’s Change of Gender Resolutions I have a couple of resolutions/goals this year. The small one: At our house, whoever makes dinner also loads the dishwasher and does the dishes. The other person gets the night off.

In and Out of January
…Resolutions, Money, and Someone’s Change of Gender Resolutions I have a couple of resolutions/goals this year. The small one: At our house, whoever makes dinner also loads the dishwasher and does the dishes. The other person gets the night off.

Accounting for: July
July was bright and sunny and busy. I started the month at the Deadmau5 show which the municipality brought in for Canada Day. The fireworks fizzled in the fog, but the music kept everyone bouncing! As you know, I read

Accounting for: July
July was bright and sunny and busy. I started the month at the Deadmau5 show which the municipality brought in for Canada Day. The fireworks fizzled in the fog, but the music kept everyone bouncing! As you know, I read

Accounting for: May
May, the month of first ice cream cones, dandelions, and the re-emergence of June bugs: eek! May had several perks – my family got together for a Mothers Day meal, we went out for Rom’s birthday, and we had an

Accounting for: May
May, the month of first ice cream cones, dandelions, and the re-emergence of June bugs: eek! May had several perks – my family got together for a Mothers Day meal, we went out for Rom’s birthday, and we had an