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Christmas was magical to me as a child. The entire season: the snow, the time away from school, and of course Santa!  I was always an early riser, and I always wanted to be up early to see the presents under the tree. But my mom had a strict rule – no presents until myContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Christmas”

Let’s take a break from Henry this week, as adorable as he is. Let’s discuss my love of learning and books, and an interesting theory I’ve been bouncing around.  I was a pretty smart kid. I was reading before kindergarten – my mom had been a teacher before she got married, so she made sureContinue reading “Lifelong Learning”

When I resumed these blog posts, I made a promise to myself that I was going to be brutally honest, and vulnerable.  I truly believe that that is how you make connections with people.  I also want to push back against the perfect lives that are presented on social media. What you will get fromContinue reading “Mea Culpa…”

Let’s talk about Henry some more!  He is the most spoiled puppy.  He has never been offered processed food or treats. Ok, maybe at the vet or at the groomer’s. But never from his momma. For a vegetarian woman, I give my dog a LOT of meat!   His meals are from NutriCanine – aContinue reading “Henry, Again!”

I was drafting a post about myself – a little exploration of why I’m exclusively a non-fiction girlie with my reading list. But then I got bored with that and was suffering some writer’s block, so I abandoned that post. Maybe it will reappear someday?   And then Friday morning, Henry suffered a minor injuryContinue reading “More Henry!”

I LOVE Martha Stewart. She is the Queen. She was the original Boss Bitch. And for the better part of my life, for as long as I was aware of who Ms Stewart was, I wanted to be her. Not the wealth or the power, but the elegance, and the style, and the entertaining capabilities.Continue reading “Hostess with the Mostess “

Henry’s 1/2 birthday is on November 10. He’ll be 1 1/2. Where has the time gone?  Here’s the story of how he came to be part of our little family.  Years ago in Toronto, Frankie told me that he wanted a puppy, a Corgi. He was very specific about that (he loves their little floofyContinue reading “Henry, Henry, Henry”

In my life, there have been only 2 periods where I did not have at least one pet. My father was always an animal lover, and growing up on the farm, there were always cats around. We had a few dogs growing up, too. I remember Snowball, and Nookie (short for Nanuk of the North),Continue reading “All the Furbabies”

If you know me even a little bit, you know that I love books, and reading. I have my own library at home, of which I am very proud.  But I am also obsessed with public libraries. They are maybe the last place in our society where you can just be, and not be expectedContinue reading “Library Love”