I’ll show you mine if you show me yours
This post could be about so many different things. Most of them probably x-rated or mildly illegal. But it’s mostly not. Keswick is growing. Newer, bigger and better stores are…
Bustified
Frugal Living
Frugal Wednesdays
Home and Food
Keswick Shopping
Local Keswick Issues
The Good
Another reason why I love living on the fringe of Keswick proper (and once again, I narrowly escape the po-po and lock up)
The other day my four smalls and I were on our way to Tae Kwon Do when what catches my eye on the grassy part of the roadside? Something red.…
Being an only child broke my ‘listening’ ears and other b.s. excuses that I try, without success. to cling to
For the life of me, I cannot listen. Or maybe I cannot hear. But I’m pretty sure that it is a listening issue. I cannot stop talking or interrupting long…
It’s always such a relief when the universe reminds me to be humble and stop being an ass
In the past two weeks, I have achieved some fantastic bone-head feats. I have made shrimp Alfredo without peeling the shrimp (although I did manage to peel the tails –…
The feet that will carry her millions of miles over the decades of her life
have always fascinated, tickled and amazed me. They started out like this: And my love affair with all the potential and strength that her tiny feet represented to me began.…
I am a birthday party failure. But I am also an eternal optimist.
I have five children. I have hosted/thrown/paid for five birthday parties. That would make me mom of the year if I had one-year-old quintuplets. But I do not (fortunately? unfortunately?…
creative innovators like me are seldom appreciated during their lifetimes
Typical conversation: Mr. KB: ” whatchu doing?” Creative innovator (me): “I’m making you your favourite dessert, only better!” Mr. KB: ” Shit, I know what that means. You’re going to…
We bought a new toy
and I’m giving it a test run. And I can honestly tell you that a Playbook is not the quickest way to blog 😉 So, we’ll keep this short and…
Today Was Just a Test Run. Tomorrow it Gets Real Around Here
Three out of four of my smalls are now in full-time primary school. Grade three, one and Junior Kindergarten – Oh my. And I have vacillated between excited and sad…
When ‘Murphy’ Comes to Visit – How to Kick Him in the Nuts, Stand Your Ground and Win
* Murphy’s law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”. Who hasn’t had a visit from that ‘ol bastard Murphy just when things are going well, looking up, or,…