I’m sorry I didn’t post anything yesterday—I couldn’t type because my fingers were frozen: Don’t mind me, though: they thawed out once I chopped down the tree outside, stuffed it in my fireplace, doused it in lighter fluid and let … Continue reading
…but then, why would you want to? I have a page-long list of things I’ve been meaning to blog about, but couldn’t seem to find any motivation for any of them. My iPod lended me just the sort of inspiration … Continue reading
Image from here. In Mayberry, we all get our mail delivered to the community watering hole: The Post Office. This, being very different for a big city girl like me, has taken some getting used to. I have been known … Continue reading
When I first imported myself into southern Alberta from Mesa, Arizona, I was sure I would die within weeks. Not from the sub-freezing temperatures, gale-force winds, or absurd quantities of snow to be shoveled… …but because of the lack of … Continue reading
Don’t let him fool you—Poor Kyle was faking this grin. He was actually totally embarrassed to be riding on the teacups with me; to have his picture taken was the ultimate humiliation. All throughout my teenage years, I fantasised what … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed the way grown men huddle? They huddle. As in, when something engine-ish goes wrong, and one guy is standing in the driveway looking under the hood of the truck, suddenly that one man becomes two… and … Continue reading
Once upon a time, I set my New Year’s resolutions in February. It worked for me. I knew I was going to break them all anyway, so why start in January when the rest of the world is equally failing? … Continue reading