Riverdale Library
My love of the public library in general, and the Toronto Public Library system specifically, continues. Our local branch is the Parliament Street Branch, which is sometimes, some days, a bit of a hea...
Sailor LINE FRIENDS
The other day two friends came over and they were both wearing LINE FRIENDS t-shirts. Ah, the days when Jon and I were a couple that wore matching clothes! Now we consider it a lucky coincidence when ...
A Letter Writing Month
We have made it to the end of International Correspondence Writing Month, InCoWriMo. Did you make it? I, alas, did not, but I did write a number of letters and I am pleased with the limited success I ...
Chicken’s Corner: A Neighbourly Visit
Another series of delightful photos. I continue on in my career has cat caretaker and documentarian of their lives and love.
Chicken did not used to be a counter cat, but Tuna has taught him otherwise....
Currently Reading
Reading lots, reading some, reading none. Each day brings with it what it will.
That being said, I’m not too prone—I don’t think—to determinism. I’m making an effort to return to my books and that waft...
Family Day Weekend
It was Family Day weekend, and here in Toronto it was four days of family bliss from which I’m still recovering. The kids got their report cards and had the Friday off school, in addition to the Monda...
Portland Stamp Company
How is your International Correspondence Writing Month going? InCoWriMo is the month of February where one is supposed to write a letter a day. Halfway through the month, I am not quite there, but I’m...
Eczema Cream
The other day, one of my favourite customers said to me that she has every eczema lotion known to man, and I said, hold on.
I’ve personally had very minor eczema as an adult, but with this baby I’ve di...
A Journal Prompt for February: Life Will Not Always Feel Like This
These grim, wet, soggy, frosty, rainy days of February are not quite half over, and I hope you’re doing okay. I have been staying away from the wet snow gear piled up near the door, mittens and coats ...
Sailor Yurameku Inks, Season 2
The new Sailor Yurameku inkshave come in and I hadn’t realized how much I would like them! They released the first group of them some time ago, and I had enjoyed them, but found them a bit light for ev...