A couple of days before writing, my son and I went to pick up a so-called elderly neighbour who…
Bits and Pieces
Snow, snow
Snow, snow, go away – come again some other day! That was a chant that was directed to the…
Snap, crackle and pop
Snap, crackle and pop is not my cereal popping when I pour milk on it, nor is it the before-bedtime…
Wardrobe malfunction
I can’t recollect, but it must have been Friday the 13th; otherwise, how could so many…
No shirt
“No shirt, no shoes, no service.” That was as a popular sign among the outer beach area…
Half and half
The sun shone brightly through my window as I awoke the other morning. It had broken through the…
Poetry of time
The foremost side of the handout card at the sign-in podium of the Smith Funeral Home, 1576 London…
Crazy and hazy
It was one of those hot and windless mid-August mornings. Not a bird in sight; not even the…
Christmas
Christmas once again comes rolling around. As you get older, it seems to come a little more…
They’re back
When I looked out my window early this morning, the ground was completely covered with a new skiff…
Tylenol kick
When I awoke this past morning, the sky was in heavy overcast. It matched my mood completely. If…
Unreturning days
It has been now longer than six long months since my Little Lady passed on to the paradise that she…
Tired of winter
This year, with I suppose good reason, I have become a little tired of winter. As I write this, a…
Fun, fun, fun
Recently I’ve been spending considerable time over at the Elora Centre For The Arts. For…
Santa
You’re not going to believe this, but a couple of days before Halloween, I got a letter from…