Of Poetry, Cleaning, and Moving On . . . You know — Random Stuff!

You obviously can’t have a Random Vignette without some Indiscriminate Beauty — sunrises courtesy of last week’s early mornings, fog, and an obliging seagull. . .  I’ve been carrying around a few Random Vignettes over…

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Work-Life Balance, Childcare, Generational Change: A Nana considers. . .

Because I wrote here about my daughter’s experience, I sent her a copy of the post before publishing. I’ve made a few changes and additions to better reflect her perspective, and I’m very grateful that…

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Congratulations, Alice Munro!

Derek Shapton/McClelland and Stewart photo borrowed from Globe and Mail article.  How I wish I had time to write up a quick post chortling about Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize! I’d tell you which of her…

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Forget about Leaning In, What about Choosing? Must We?

Clearly, Shirley Sandberg elicits strong feelings — many of them angry and defensive. My post last week was based solely on her book, which I wouldn’t have read except that a colleague urged it on…

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Pyjama Pants Trend . . . Works for Me!!

First of all, Wow! I’m both gratified and — to be honest — a bit intimidated by the response to my last post, in which I began to set out my responses to Sheryl Sandberg’s…

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