The simplest gestures of kindness can change someone’s day and it costs us nothing.…
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Kitchen party
By now you know I dislike cooking, but you also know that I love music. All kinds of music. …
The dreaded spousal Christmas party
I cannot be the only person who dreads attending her spouse’s company Christmas party.…
Fairy tales
I sure hope the Easter Bunny brings less drama to my house than the Tooth Fairy did last week.…
Playing with fire
Bonfires are a favourite thing of summer. There is something mesmerizing about staring at a…
Live to Remember
Remembrance Day presents an interesting challenge for parents. We must walk a delicate balance…
Spring Fever
Somewhere in the county there is a little, orange-breasted robin suffering post-traumatic stress…
My compass
A promise is a promise, even when circumstances change. I promised my boy a mother-son adventure,…
Deliver me
Nobody can ever accuse me of lacking professional enthusiasm. I love the Wellington Advertiser so…
Mushy example
My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine, partner in life, love and mortgage payments, how I adore…
Toads and princes
I am sure every young girl has heard the expression “you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find…
My little sister
September is Big Brother, Big Sister month across Canada. Seventeen years ago, this organization…
On thin ice
I have a conspiracy theory related to the freakishly warm winter weather we have been enjoying this…
Bent out of shape
There are two things I am absolutely certain of: karma will get me every time, and I cannot defy…
Time to pause
I used to be the kind of person who remembered birthdays and anniversaries; the special dates in…