A Long(ish) Walk
November 10, 2022
A walk on a whim. … More A Long(ish) Walk
Tag: retirement
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
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
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
The Moving Diaries: Contractors, contractors, and more contractors.
May 7, 2016
We’ve met with the painter, the gas-fireplace installer, the landscaper, the general contractor… … More The Moving Diaries: Contractors, contractors, and more contractors.
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