Happy Birthday to Me!

You don’t have to wish me a Happy Birthday, ’cause I’m already having one (altho’ it started way, way too early — I’ve been waking between 5 and 6, altho’ I try to stay in…

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Running Rachel Rocks the Race!

Yet another “little” sister for me to boast of: My sister Rachel ran the Half-Marathon part of the Vancouver International Marathon yesterday, and not only beat her personal best, but was in the top 5…

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Hey Sis!

Happy 40th Birthday to my Baby Sister, Kathy. One of the wonders of aging is the amazing rapidity with which little ones grow up. I clearly remember my baby sister singing, pitch-perfect, at three, mimicking…

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Thanks and a busy weekend

I’m bowled over by the support and encouragement I received from readers in comments to my last post. To have such thoughtful, bright, perceptive, and articulate people bother to read and comment about my writing…

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Girlcook and I play Dressup

My daughter, Megan, is here visiting for a week before she heads out to Toronto to live with her boyfriend. She’s been away cooking at a heliskiing lodge over the winter, and we’ve missed her.…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.