Columbine Since I am doing more gardening than bitching and blogging, I thought I would start a new feature to keep me engaged in posting during the summer. I will admit that it is a little selfish of me to do this because I get to share my garden, one of my favourite places; and … Continue reading The Bitchy Gardener’s Plant Of The Day
This was at least (at least) five years ago. Before we learned that my husband was following in his father's footsteps and would be diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Things just started happening, and one of these things was that my husband no longer put the toilet seat down after using the bathroom. This may not seem … Continue reading It All Started With The Toilet Seat
It is cold, windy and rainy today. There are whitecaps on the lake. I visited my mother, sorted and washed loads of laundry and practiced piano, which did not go well. Why? Because I am not focused. I didn't want to do these things today. I wanted to be outside, but the weather this spring … Continue reading Slow Spring
Have you seen the Buzz? Or to be more specific, have seen the commercial for the Buzz. It has been playing over and over during the BlueJays baseball games. The Buzz is an EV van made by Volkswagon. It is cute. It is colourful. And it is fun, or at least marketed as fun. Just … Continue reading The Buzz Is Keeping Me Awake At Night
The Oh Dear Part So we woke up to white this morning. It blanketed everything and, according to the weather, it will be a messy combination of snow and rain here for the next day or so. It is quite chilly and damp. We actually had a couple of fires in the wood stove over … Continue reading Oh Dear And Oh Deer
He has over three years to figure out how. Let’s hope there are enough concerned people to stop him. For all our sakes.
With what's been going on in the world, there hasn't been a whole lot to smile about these days, but that’s beside the point because my smile makes me smile. So I thought I would share how much better my smile feels right now and why. Smiles are unique and subjective. I never needed or wanted … Continue reading My Smile Feels Better
Canadians are inundated with American news, culture and politics while the average American knows very little about what goes on in Canada. Well let me tell you, right now Canadians are very disappointed with what’s happening with our neighbours down south because we have been friends forever. We like Americans. We like to visit your … Continue reading It’s A Sad Day For Our Relationship
Stories have been around a whole lot longer than books. Books have only been around a few hundred years in comparison to stories. In the beginning books were very rare and were all crafted by hand. Then came the invention of the printing press, after which books became luxury items for those who could pay … Continue reading On Becoming An E-Book Snob
Every year I watch and I wait for the opportunity to skate on the lake. It didn’t happen last year. It doesn’t happen most years, but I knew there was potential this year since January, so far, had more cold than snow. I have been studying the progress of the ice surface for several weeks. … Continue reading Frozen Opportunity
I have never been a Bob Dylan fan. I could never really warm up to his voice, which was much too nasal sounding for my liking, His songs, however were works of art and of history in the making. I just preferred them being sung by other people. But what do I know anyway. The … Continue reading A Complete Unknown
It's January, and I prefer to ease into the new year the same way I ease into mornings–slowly and quietly. It is my time to recoup and recharge. My lack of energy and enthusiasm requires so much more sleep and self care. The desire to spend time doing introverted activities is strong, not to mention … Continue reading Dedicated Quiet
Ten years ago today, according to my Facebook memories, I had a party, a book launch party to celebrate my one and only published book. I have to mention published because although I had written a lot of stuff, including a novel, a memoir, and some kid’s books, only one book was ever published. I … Continue reading Ten Years Ago Today
When nature dresses in her finest, it's like the entire neighbourhood is rejoicing. The bird feeder is happily busy. Chickadees, finches, blue jays, small woodpeckers and nuthatches are constantly dropping by. Plus a couple of rare visitors while in migration–a northern parula and a red-eyed viero. The deer, on the other hand, are treating … Continue reading Bewitched
Now that it is almost over, I can reflect back on the summer of 2024 using a variety of different adjectives. At times it was exhausting and stressful as we coped with The Old Guy's second knee replacement surgery. It has been over two months and we have found recovery slower than expected. I think … Continue reading The Joys of Summer 2024
Still Bitchy After 60 Blog 