Annoying things:  As I mentioned here back in March, I unsubscribed from the Washington Post:  my longtime subscription ran out in late May...

So lovely to see Infertile Phoenix back writing on her blog again ! :)  I'm SO glad I read Louise Penny's latest newsletter (which ...

A couple of personal notes:   It's been overcast, grey, occasionally rainy, and cool to chilly, more often than not lately. Where is my ...

Some odds & ends to start off the new week!  Once again, a tragic story  unfolded this weekend, connected to a place I knew well in my c...

Well, that didn't last long...! Bloglovin' is showing a FEW news posts every day on my phone app, but the laptop version has been ...

Vaccine update : So (to recap) it’s been a full week since we (finally!) became eligible for our second shots... and we haven't heard an...

Season 4 finale of " The Handmaid's Tale " -- who saw it?? And what did you think?? I understand there is (at least) one more ...

It's Father's Day -- a very quiet, subdued one. I raided my blank card/note stash once again to make sure dh got the traditional ca...

I can't believe it's (supposedly?) summer, and that we're already through 2/3 of June. It hasn't been much of a spring/summ...

Yesterday was Father's Day, and as usual, I told dh the day's agenda was his to determine. We decided to go see "The Incredi...

It seems I am in one of those blogging lulls that rears its head every now & then, where my mind is as blank as the screen in front o...

My life is consumed with transitions lately, it seems. I still feel like we're not quite settled into our condo. Partly, I think, that...

So, Peter McKay, Canada's federal Minister of Justice and (not insignificantly) new dad, has been having a rough few weeks. First, he ...

It's Father's Day... not quite as much hyped as Voldemort Day , a month earlier, but still an "ouch" moment for dh & ...

Since I shared an old photo of my mom, sister & I on Mother's Day , I thought I'd do the same for Father's Day. This photo ...

It's Father's Day and, having paid homage to FIL last night, dh & I have been free to spend the day exactly as we (ummm, HE) ple...