July 2023

Joy, travel

The Joy of Rain

 July has been wet. I don’t mind. It means I don’t have to water the garden and I can save some money and some energy. With all the rain, of course, the garden is lush. It’s hard to imagine the barrenness of Winter with the sunny Rudbeckia in bloom. The rain has also kept me […]

Joy, travel

The Joy of Rain

 July has been wet. I don’t mind. It means I don’t have to water the garden and I can save some money and some energy. With all the rain, of course, the garden is lush. It’s hard to imagine the barrenness of Winter with the sunny Rudbeckia in bloom. The rain has also kept me

Joy, reality

The joy of doing nothing….

We’re back from a few days vacation. My daughter had a week off, so I booked and AirBnB in Collingwood. It was a nice spot with a shared pool, near biking trails and a pleasant walk to the village. The “drill,” when we go away is:  1. I buy a jig saw puzzle and spend

Joy, reality

The joy of doing nothing….

We’re back from a few days vacation. My daughter had a week off, so I booked and AirBnB in Collingwood. It was a nice spot with a shared pool, near biking trails and a pleasant walk to the village. The “drill,” when we go away is:  1. I buy a jig saw puzzle and spend

Joy, reality

The Joy of Disentanglement

 Most of my Joy this week came from a very unjoyous event – my wallet was stolen. On Wednesday June 12, I was having coffee with a friend at Aroma. I hooked my handbag over the arm of my chair and let it rest on the ground at my feet. I then put a shopping

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The Joy of Ups & Downs…

….. This week has been HOT – 30ºC during the day, with the house never really cooling off at night. I finally had to turn on the AC. There will be the “see-sawing” on and off of the AC now for the rest of the summer. Here are a number of other “see-sawing” events this

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The Joy of Ups & Downs…

….. This week has been HOT – 30ºC during the day, with the house never really cooling off at night. I finally had to turn on the AC. There will be the “see-sawing” on and off of the AC now for the rest of the summer. Here are a number of other “see-sawing” events this

Joy, reality

The Joy of being Canadian

 This last week ended with Canada Day, July 1. We celebrated as a family, which included a friend who has been part of our family for almost 50 years. It’s comforting to know that we live in a country that is not at war, has (until Ford destroys it) decent medical care, respects democracy, is

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