August 2012
7 posts
Our Tree Named Steve
One year ago, on August 1, 2011 a very special person passed away.
Steve, the librarian at my son’s school, lost his battle with cancer. I have written about what he meant to my son and our whole family before and today I would like to share a story about a wonderful gift we received.
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My son Marius continued to help out in the...
July 2012
14 posts
The end of Grey
I’m exhausted.
But I made it through book three - Fifty Shades Freed…
In case you want to catch up first, here is my review of Fifty Shades of Grey and here is the one for book two, Fifty Shades Darker.
{Before I dive into book three, I have to clear the air about something: I cannot take credit for the expression *kinky fuckery*. Since quite a few of you commented on it on my blog...
Great Expectations
Y’all! I wrote a guest post over at Greta’s blog!
She asked me, for realz!
I was supposed to write about expectations and as it turned out it was not that easy. Why don’t you go over there and check it out?
Greta is one of my favourite people on the web and now that I think about it - Greta and Great have the same letters - and she is great! Hope to see you there!
Steering the River
Don’t try to steer the river. ~ Deepak Chopra
You guys know I’m all badass and tough ‘n shit, but can I have a few minutes to whine? (to husband: Shut it. I only whine with you all the time, not on this blog and nobody needs to know that)[[MORE]]
My life has been a tad more than I can handle lately. I just bit off a little more than I can chew between writing assignments, job,...
Fifty Shades Grey-er
I know, I know.
At the end of my review of Fifty Shades of Grey I said I wasn’t going to read book two and three. Here’s the thing: between “it gets so much better in book two…”, “don’t you want to know what’s gonna happen next?” and “we need to discuss this at work!” I really didn’t have a choice.
So I *reluctantly* ignored...
About lifespans
The life so short, the craft so long to learn. ~ Hippocrates
I’m sure that good old Hippocrates referred to his skills as a doctor, when he spoke those words in ancient Greece. People didn’t really live that long back in the day and learning everything there is to know about medicine may have taken longer than the average lifespan…
Hippocrates was one lucky dude as far as...
Memories Captured in July
Damn!
The Memories Captured link-up started and I WAS NOT READY!!!
How did this happen?
I need to slow down. I need more moments like the one on this picture.[[MORE]]
This an old picture, taken before digital cameras were invented, back in the day when I was young…
It’s at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado and I loved going there. It was quite the drive...
I did the Fifty Shades
Alright, maybe I didn’t actually *do* the Fifty Shades of Grey, but on the weekend I read the book after all.
I was probably the last one to read it and everyone already knows that it’s about a sexy control freak with a few disturbing issues (Christian Grey) and an innocent young woman who plays with fire and a few sex toys (Anastasia Steele).
Not that I was avoiding it - I was just...
Here's to more fun
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. ~ Dr. Seuss
My husband went camping by himself last weekend and I did some husbandly things while he was gone. I watered the lawn, that is. Not that that’s all he does, but it’s all I did of his regular chores.
Anyway, I waited until the sun went down and our house and garden were in the shade. I hooked up the hose and started...
Pop Rocks!
I went to Pharmasave on Monday to pick up some pictures from the photo lab.
As I stood there and waited I saw this:
Yes, that’s right, those are Pop Rocks![[MORE]]
Remember that, in the 80’s (nobody? really? just little ol’ me?).
Anyway, that was the second time in the last few months that I’ve come across those. I also had a little date with those babies in Toronto,...
How it feels
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
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When I read this quote in Sarah’s Sunday Spill my heart grew heavy. A distant memory, etched into my heart and my mind made me realize that I could indeed still...
It's here!
My book is here! My book is here!
Forgive me, but I have to brag about it.
Last year in April I was approached by a German publisher. They asked me if I wanted to be the co-author for their travel guide Canada West - I would have to write half the book, my part would be the travel routes and a few other short chapters.
Was I interested? Yes![[MORE]]
The publisher had found me through my first...
