Out of hospital, back at home. With a couple more bottles of pills, two, possibly three appointments to line up and a whack of new gadgets – oxygen dispensing – to keep him busy. Failing health is a full time job. – Syndicated from http://…

I showed some of my neighbours the eclipse as I took photos, and here it is for those who missed it, or wanted to see it the easier/safer way (second hand using indirect viewing). -The lens flare underneath, on the roof, blows me away. -A couple sunspots visible in this one. -I think a bird [...]

The bigger one, the one without the white fur. Other fascinating observances: – Syndicated from http://cmkl.ca

Irene just called to tell me that Mallory and her friend C are tenting out in her backyard, after a delicious urban safari involving a bike ride and a trip to Harveys wherein Mallory scored her first root beer. – Syndicated from http://cmkl.ca

You want to get invited back, right?

Tomorrow will mark our 10th wedding anniverary.  Holy cow!  Time really does fly by.Looking back, Adam and I were so young when we met: he 23, me 25.  We have both done so much growing since then.  Fortunately, I think we have grown…

In Grade 10 I read The Chrysalids, a John Wyndham science fiction that starts out describing an agrarian culture where they talk of God-like old people who could move the Earth into walls and hills. There were enough clues in the first chapter that I soon figured out that the book was describing the future, [...]

That’s how cold the water was in the pool this evening. And still, Mallory and her friend C went for a brief swim, dunking their heads and all. Of course there was money at stake. But still. Quite brave these little kids. – Syndicated from http:…

In case you have ever wondered: Hosting a birthday party for 14 6-year-olds in your home without hired entertainers (and tranquilizer darts) IS A BAD IDEA!Ten minutes into the party on Saturday Adam began muttering, “Never again!” every time he passed …

Andy Suknaski, award winning poet and visual artist, has passed away at age 69. -Photo sent to me by Dale Caragata. Andy is front-center. Andy was from my home town of Wood Mountain, and I have some memories of him as I grew up. He lived only a block away (not big odds on that, [...]

Yesterday Big A turned 6 and tomorrow is her party for her friends.  She originally said she wanted a small, low-key party at home with no more than 5 guests, but we now have 13 kids coming!!!  I think Adam and I are going to be in bad shape…

It’s 6 pm on Sunday evening in Trieste. I am walking by the train station, almost at the end of the long (about 90 minutes) walk from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, of which I am a guest this Spring, to my downtown apartment. T…

I am tired. TAh-erd. Despite now (mostly) sleeping through the night, I am still bagged by the end of every day. Something about the work/kids/life/marriage/exercise/home/friends balance (or lack thereof) is just taking it out of me. I know I’ll look…

The Canadian London correspondent just penned a cover story for the Spectator quite unlike the one she wrote 10 years ago

Maybe I’m a nerd, I’m definitely weird….but I am completely addicted to Wikipedia. No “Crack”berries for me, I don’t own any sort of smartphone, I have sent maybe a half dozen text messages in my lifetime, I can’t figure out the appeal of Pinterest, …

Happy Monday!  Or is that an oxymoron?Today is my first week working at the fertility clinic.  I am very excited despite things moving very slowly.  The clinic has just instituted the policy that new patients must attend a counselling se…

I just got back from spending 4 days in New York to visit my grandma Ruth.  Not surprisingly, she has declined since my visit last year.  She still knows who I am, and the first day was relatively energetic, but the rest of the trip she was e…

Sunday – Earth Day – Little A turns 3.  She has turned into quite the little lady.  So different from her sister, yet similar in certain ways: strong personality, stubborn and opinionated.  As my mother always says, “Geez, I wonder where…

‘They’re standing on the corner and they can’t speak English. I can’t even talk the way these people talk:  Why you ain’t, Where you is, What he drive, Where he stay, Where he work, Who you be… And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk. [...]