There are always so many “things” to do to get ready for a vacation, that I understand why a lot of people never take them. We have our lists now and are dutifully working our way through them. 1. Find the adapters. These are the plugs that you plug your North American electricals into before […]
In two weeks time we go on holiday for a fortnight. That’s two weeks. In other words – in two weeks, we go on vacation for two weeks. I used the term “fortnight” because, although it’s used regularly in Britain, it’s an “old world” term. It always reminds me of Charles Dickens or Jane Austin
I know that there has to be a restaurant, gift shop or something in the North named “The Blue Moose.” It’s an animal that people expect to find in Canada. The moose is not a refined animal. It is large, awkward and lumbers, moving from side to side to see where it is going. It
My husband and I were having a conversation over dinner last night. It was something that our neighbour had asked him. This is the husband of a young couple who had moved in next door, about three years ago. They have an 18 month-old, both of them are teachers, grandparents are around all the time.
I am not a great fan of Graffiti or at least I wasn’t until I came across this site – Graffiti Art of the Day. It seems to be a tumblr site that posts graffiti finds sent in by others. This is the one that I loved the most. Some graffiti I find a little
I wonder if I can predict the day, just by the FB entries that I bother to read. At 7:00am in a semi somnolent state, I often cruise through my wall posts. I am not fully awake and it is almost as though my subconscious were directing my hand. In the last 45mins. I have
I have a very suspicious mind. I often have difficulty believing that things just are what they are. I always think that there is an extra dimension to something seemingly quite simple, for example: 1. I was considering signing up on one of those sites that stored your passwords for you. Then I thought, what
I was hoping the plant “Bleeding Heart” had a lovely folk tale associated with it. Sadly, it doesn’t. It should have, though, because it’s a gorgeous flower with a very romantic name. I plant the flowers that grew in my grandmother’s garden. Gardens have this ability to preserve so much of life. I think of
Blog block again today – writer’s block for bloggers. Nothing jumped out at me by way of an idea for a blog this morning and I am sure that this happens to a lot of writers. I warmed a little to the idea of writing about body parts that were named after people, such as,
I have to pay tribute today to another pioneer who has died – Ray Harryhausen. He played a major role in stop motion photography and moved animation based on this technique dramatically forward. Here is a tribute to him published online in the CBC news. He is also credited with influencing so much of the
