Jack of All Trades

Layton to Rest The last few weeks have been very interesting. Emotions have been running high; rhetoric has been running wild; passion has been set aflame, becoming something palpable in the air; the CN Tower has been glowing orange at night as a tribute to someone who has created quite a stir on and off [...]

In Tents

Wilderness Inspiration This year we went camping without our usual partners in crime. While I missed hanging out with one of my really good friends, the time alone with my own family allowed for some quality time with two people for whom I care very deeply. We might not have done everything that we had [...]

So Long, Young Lady

Who? Her name was Sjoerdtje; most people in Canada called her Sharon. We called her Beppe.

Fishing Expedition

You Just Have To Use the Right Bait This blog gets a fair bit of traffic; a lot of the movement is due to spam, which I find hilarious. I remember when I first started and spam was very obvious. Now spam comes in the form of carefully crafted (yet generic) compliments in the comments [...]

Heartbreaking

Today My Daughter Broke My Heart… Little J acted out because she’s desperately trying to walk the tightrope of acceptance. It’s obvious that she acted in a way that she probably thought would earn her some cred with the “alpha” kids. While not explicitly saying it that way, she did explain her behaviour to me [...]

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