World Childless Week 2026 is coming in September -- the 10th annual!  Every year, WCW is built around submissions from childless people ar...

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you will know of my longstanding (almost lifelong) love for all things Lucy Maud Montgomery ...

I've noticed that the flood of emails and other online distractions demanding my (increasingly limited -- erk...) attention slow to a tr...

I'm generally not a nervous flyer... but I do tend to tense up a bit during takeoff and landings.  (Once I'm in the air, or on the g...

I was born in 1961.  Demographically speaking, I'm a member of the post-war Baby Boom, which generally describes those of us born betwee...

My mother loved chocolate. You could say she was an addict. There was always chocolate around our house when I was growing up.  Most of all,...

If you don't know who  Mr. Dressup  is... you obviously did not grow up in Canada in the latter half of the 20th century, lol.  If you d...

Yesterday was "one of those days"... non-stop from the time I got up until I hit the mattress that night.  It was Mothering Sunday...

Little Great-Niece's 3rd birthday party was this past weekend. We hadn't seen any of the family in a full month, so it was great to ...

(Not really a "microblog" post...!)  It's been two months now since  my mom died suddenly on New Year's Day  -- and I'...

The Olympics are over, and I'm both sad -- and relieved. I love the Olympics, and I especially love the winter version -- there's fi...

Somewhere between 5-10 years ago, after I got my first smartphone, I was looking for an app where I could keep my shopping lists and reminde...

We are home... four weeks/one month after we left, and two weeks later than we'd originally planned.  I still have to (mostly) unpack.  ...