Next week I am scheduled to work with the “negative coworker”, every morning for five days running. I thought I was doing very well, putting all thoughts of the impending experience aside. However, my body has quietly and firmly informed me that this is a foolish and ineffective tactic. My stomach pain has been building… Continue reading Decorative Totem
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cottage, little house in the city, recreational home, seasonal property, urban cottage
Uncluttered
Black and white and grey out there this morning, with intermittent heavy snowfall. A list of what is bright and shiny around here: success in downloading library books to the Kobo! success in gaining access to a respectable reference library via the Internet while reading my Kobo I can pace the house, much needed exercise… Continue reading Uncluttered
Plentiful
Attila and I set forth on Friday last for our little house in the city. We arrived Christmas Eve day, after an uneventful drive on bare, dry roads. As we drove up to the little house, a smiling metal sculpted snowman smiled at us from the front porch. Terra and Lares had been busy acting… Continue reading Plentiful
Honouring the Past
Yesterday was Remembrance Day. Terra and I were talking on the phone and together observed a minute of silence, not at the appropriate time, we missed that. My thoughts, during our short tribute to those who faced and face the horrors of war, focused on the WWI, which my grandfather fought in Europe and returned… Continue reading Honouring the Past
Reclamation
Attila and I visited the little house over the past weekend, we had Saturday off work, and Attila had one day of his holiday time left, which was taken on Monday. That allowed us to stay two nights and three days in our little house. Our stay was a tonic, a reclamation of purpose, allowing… Continue reading Reclamation