I got my first grey hair when I was 25. On Christmas day, no less. I woke up in the morning, looked in the mirror, and thought 'what is in my hair?' So I pulled on it. Ouch! The damn thing was attached! I plucked it out, of course. That one white hair turned out … Continue reading Hair, circa Covid-19
Author: SweetEstherChronicles
My name is Elise and my husband Randy and I bought a 1982 Westfalia and named her SweetEsther .... that one wonderfully impulsive decision has changed everything!
Today My Husband Cooked Dinner For Me
I have not been writing since this covid-19 thing started. Not much, anyway. And clearly not blog posts, according to my sad posting history of recent weeks. But I do complain occasionally that I'm not writing enough because I don't have any focus or drive. It's ugly sometimes, isn't it? So my husband declared that … Continue reading Today My Husband Cooked Dinner For Me
Bookworm
I'd forgotten how delicious it is to get lost in a good book. I didn't remember, until just now, that the world around you disappears, all the sounds, smells, sensations, the movements of people. There is nothing but the world inside your book and you are a part of it, a welcome voyeur. It feels … Continue reading Bookworm
Wedding Bells in the Age of Social Distancing
A young couple got married yesterday in Abbotsford, BC. I don't know Skylar & Alayna, I just read about it in the news, but I mention it because they responsibly decided that even having a small wedding of around 40 people was going to be too big in this current pandemic. I mean, who wants … Continue reading Wedding Bells in the Age of Social Distancing
Not a Square to Spare!
Hubby and I went to Costco yesterday. I will confess, it was a spur of the moment decision when we realized that we had missed a few items on our last run and, how shall I say this...there are rumours of people prepping and hoarding! When we got there, Hubby was eager to see if … Continue reading Not a Square to Spare!
Of Marmots and Groundhogs
I am missing stuff today. Things, people, places, activities. So my mind is rambling allover the place, or maybe I'm missing stuff because my mind is rambling. Probably. This is the first time in 88 years that my mother did not wake up on Groundhog Day with an opinion on whether spring was imminent or not. … Continue reading Of Marmots and Groundhogs
What January Brings
-44 C, I'm told. The coldest I've seen was at 8:30 this morning, -42C, so it was almost certainly colder than that overnight. For those of you who do temperature in Farenheit, -40 is precisely the same on either scale. Freakin' cold! Both vehicles are dead (or at least in a deep deep hibernation state), … Continue reading What January Brings
Christmas at Our House
In the past, Christmas preparations meant baking and decorating and parties and menu planning ... this year it meant get that dishwasher hooked up and the 'guest room' emptied out and all the reno tools down to the cellar. In between that, we had a ton of stove pellets (a literal ton) to deal with, … Continue reading Christmas at Our House
Cluttering
I just read an awesome blog post by a Canadian writer, a tongue-in-cheek take on de-cluttering. Or the opposite, really. Anyway, it made me laugh and it made me think about the literal piles of stuff accumulating directly behind me as I sit here writing. Because we brought all our worldly goods with us when … Continue reading Cluttering
Invisible Disability Syndrome
Living with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) while travelling in a Volkswagon van in hot weather presents a few challenges. But here's an issue that is not so obvious. The front doors are wide, very wide. They require a lot of space to open fully. If you don't open them fully, it is still possible to exit … Continue reading Invisible Disability Syndrome
