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Holiday after holiday

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”

Thornton Wilder

Does anyone else feel as though they need a holiday to recuperate after a holiday? We went ‘away’ for the long weekend. We only drove 10 kms to my […]

Give me a break

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”

Saint Augustine

Pip and Fig both have miserable colds at the moment. Neither of them are sleeping well, which means that I, too, am overtired. By about 4:00 pm yesterday, I noticed that my patience was disappearing. Pip was riding her new bike in […]

Perspective

“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.”

Minnie Aumonier

We went for a gorgeous, fall walk in the forest and Fig had a spill. She tripped on a root and rolled, head-over-heels, in beautiful form. It […]

Battle-choosing

“Life is about timing.”

Carl Lewis

You know how everyone says that when you’re raising kids you have to ‘choose your battles?’ Well, I’d like to add that once you’ve decided that something is battle-worthy, it is critical that you choose the right TIME to go into combat. Last night, I […]

Nursing a gym-bag

“Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.”

Diane Ackerman

A load of laundry was left, forgotten, in the washing machine. I can’t even tell you exactly how long it stewed […]

Poor Gumby

“We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.”

Honore de Balzac

Who was Murphy and why must there be such a law? On the one night last week that my husband had to go back to work after dinner […]