Drawing a Squirrel
November 4, 2022
This week I made a list of all the things I’d like to do. … More Drawing a Squirrel
Category: retirement
Walking Downtown
October 30, 2016
I plan to walk for at least two hours every day, and if some days that walk is in the city rather than the fields and woods of the Arboretum and the river, well, it fills a different need. … More Walking Downtown
Grumpy Thoughts
September 15, 2016
I am annoyed by things that prevent me from writing, that keep me from my 750 words per day schedule. None of these are bad things, really: the errands of everyday life, some book deliveries, mundane things. And yet they’ve messed up my schedule this week, and so I’m grumpy. There are other things making … More Grumpy Thoughts
Seven Things – no, Eight – I Love about Our New House
August 6, 2016
It was time to move. I’m glad we did. … More Seven Things – no, Eight – I Love about Our New House
Chickpeas and Couscous
July 21, 2016
Here’s how I throw together a Chickpea-Couscous salad for two… … More Chickpeas and Couscous
Art, Tools, and Ice Cream
July 20, 2016
On Saturday, I biked the 4.5 km downtown to do three things: go to the farmers’ market, enjoy ‘Art on the Street’, and drop a few small things off at the new tool library. Our market is a year-round market, rare in Ontario, but it’s been a fixture of this city for over 180 years, … More Art, Tools, and Ice Cream
Biking
July 3, 2016
One of the many attractive features of moving back to town was the opportunity to bike everywhere: to the farmer’s market, to the grocery store, to the library. This city has a wonderful mixed-use trail network plus a lot of bike lanes, and, for the most part, drivers, used to hordes of university students on … More Biking
A Day to Spoil Myself
June 14, 2016
It’s easy to forget to take care of ourselves when life is busy. … More A Day to Spoil Myself
The Moving Diaries: The Last Week
June 3, 2016
It’s been six weeks of renovations, cleaning, packing, moving things, unpacking, and there’s another week to go. … More The Moving Diaries: The Last Week
The Moving Diaries: Gardening
May 22, 2016
I find myself looking forward to gardening again. … More The Moving Diaries: Gardening
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