Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
This is Matthew 6:34, and a bible verse that means a lot to me. I grew up with a mother who, while delightful otherwise, is also one of the world’s great pessimists. So a pattern developed…
Motherhood
I am not a mother. I am asked at least once a week if I have any kids, though, and I’m never quite sure how to respond. A simple “no” seems curt. “Not yet” implies that…
Guns
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Least Favorite Household Task
I hate laundry. Always have. One reason is that I have always lived in homes with inconvenient laundry rooms. At my parent’s house it is in the basement, down a very steep flight of concrete steps….
Ditch the penny – yea or nay?
Canada’s getting rid of the penny, and all I can say is it’s about blooming time. I’ve experienced what I consider two sides of fiscal portability – one year in France, and two years in New…
Playing with Paper
I love stationery, always have. Initially, I began with just cards – birthday cards, the just because funny Hallmark cards, Christmas cards. Then I began a love affair with stationery sets – pretty matching paper and…
The Woes of Selling a House
I have never sold a house before. After living through buying two houses, I thought that selling one would be less stress than buying because as a seller you aren’t applying for a loan and all…
Mildly bummed out now.
So, it turns out I’ve never heard the word “respite” before. I’ve read it, seen it, understand it, heard of it, but I’ve never actually heard anyone use it. So naturally, I’d formed my own idea…
Easter Parade
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Memories and Collections
Do you have any collections? Do you think about them very often? Do anything with them? Or are they just something that you periodically stumble across and then remember. Two of my collections — art and…