Serendipity (re-dux)
Sometimes joy finds you in the least expected places.
A hallway. A headset. A nearly missed moment.
This is one of those stories. Read More
The Shape of Her
I love that kind of quiet transformation—the kind that doesn’t require a life overhaul or a big, bold declaration. The kind that grows quietly, organically, and one day shows up in the most unexpected places. Read More
Laughter, love and the sweet scent of hockey gear
Have you ever noticed how much kids laugh? Giggles, snorts, chortles, guffaws — they erupt into joy hundreds of times a day, often for no reason at all.
Then we grow up. Life gets busier, heavier. The laughter doesn’t disappear entirely, but it thins out. We still smile, still chuckle. But it’s different, isn’t it? Read More
Empty nest, Full weekend.
Everyone thought I was going to fall apart. The first year my son went off to university, the predictions were unanimous: “You’re going to be devastated without him.” Some said it kindly. Some said it gleefully. Some handed me wine Read More
Wax figures and wake-up calls
It was a rainy afternoon in London. My son — ten or eleven at the time — was eager to visit Madame Tussaud’s wax museum. I wasn’t feeling it. At all.
He was excited. I was… not so much.
Of course, we went. (Good parenting points, right?) Read More
Outside of the box
It was indeed a lovely trip. Thanks, Ann!
I was in France one September driving through Provence. Just me in a rented Mini with the French language GPS voice, female, whom I named Gigi, and look where I ended up! (Photo above.) Gordes (gordz), France. Absolutely spectacular. Getting there was something Read More
The strength we don’t always see
The other day I pulled into a Home Depot parking lot to get off the road as I sat in on a teleconference. While I was concentrating on the call, a big muscle, pickup truck pulled in opposite me. Big wheels, souped-up, loud, extra rods and rails all around.
Out from the driver’s seat came a big guy. Shaved head, tattooed, Read More
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