I love oxymorons – phrases that seem to be contradictions, such as “less is more” or “more is less.” Our writing word for today is “birthday.” I immediately thought of the title of this post. With all the joy of coming into this world, there is the sad fact that you will leave it at […]
I’m back to coupled writing! After a break for the holidays, my writing partner and I have again begun giving each other words for posts. My word is “conundrum,” taken from the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers – more on the book later. I love conundrum. It sounds like the bumbling fools
I have mentioned before about a knitting retreat, I help plan with 7 other women. It’s held every April at The Fern Resort in Orillia ON. We start working on it in September and try to have the classes up on the website by the end of November. Everyone else has a pretty clear idea
I have a list of “things to do.” These are long term projects, such as, writing a novel, creating some Art, finishing a fair isle sweater that I started a long time ago, etc, etc. There are, of course, always more important things to do before doing the really important things – like, tending to
Our writing word for today is “tone.” It might be one of the most understated words in the English language. Tone means everything, especially in language. The tone of a phrase, the tone of a meeting, something said one way, can mean the exact opposite said another way. The tone of one’s voice can turn
Who would have thought that building a website could be that complicated? Well, certainly not me!! OK, I’ve had a website since 1996. In fact, I’ve had several websites over the years, when products were just listed for viewing and shopping carts weren’t a necessity. I actually built a few of these sites, myself, using
Our writing word for a while now has been “stripes.” I don’t know why it has taken me so long to get a post together. I think that even in gorgeous summer weather people struggle with priorities. What needs to be done, what one wants done, what one would like to be doing…the list goes
Our writing word for today is “card.” It’s my suggestion, because last week was a week of “cards.” First my husband finally got a Presto card. Our local transit system, the TTC, is phasing out money and tokens in favour of electronic cards that you top-up on-line and then use to board trains and buses,
Our writing word for today is “commit.” It reminds me that I am committed to enhancing and enjoying whatever time I have left on this amazing planet. I work, for example, at keeping my mind active – I read, play the piano and write. I take on projects – I design and sew clothing, I
