When I was five, I drowned. I didn't die, of course. I was standing chin deep in the cool, gently undulating water of Fraser Lake and I could feel my feet lifting from the sandy bed beneath me. My arms begin grabbing for something, anything to keep me from moving with the water, but I … Continue reading Drowning
No Matter What …
Trying to make peace with an experience that disrupted my equilibrium recently. This is what came to me, this is what brought me peace, if not resolution. May we always follow the way of love, no matter what... Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on … Continue reading No Matter What …
The Sales Call
The doorbell rings. My husband leaves the hole he is repairing in the floor (where the chimney used to be) and goes to answer it. I can hear him talking to someone and I assume it is a neighbour. Elise, he calls, can you come out here? It's a sales rep from a home security company - … Continue reading The Sales Call
Dream On
A couple weeks ago, we drove SweetEsther (our 1982 Westfalia) to Vancouver and left her in some capable hands to have her engine overhauled. We did a little camping on the way and took advantage of the trip to visit with some of the friends we left behind when we moved up north to Vanderhoof. … Continue reading Dream On
Here Comes The Sun
"Little darlin', it's been a long, cold, lonely winter. Little darlin', it feels like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun. Here comes the sun, and I say, it's alright..." - George Harrison, The Beatles (1969, Abbey Road) Yesterday the sun came out in all it's summery glory. The Hubs and I spent … Continue reading Here Comes The Sun
I wish I were a butterfly…
Babies are the best. Put a one-year-old on a harness with butterfly wings so she can safely "run" through a shopping mall, believing herself to be a free-agent on a self-guided adventure in limitless space ... man, you've never seen such unadulterated joy! It's contagious. #SweetEsther
Stupid Keys
This is not the post I set out to write, my intentions were very different. But I soon discovered my computer would not type one specific letter. Skipping this letter is proving to be quite difficult, but I now feel compelled to see it through...not the first post, but this one. Did you guess which … Continue reading Stupid Keys
