The amaryllis given to me for free by our local florist was off to an inauspicious start – a fat green nub in a modest plastic pot. Since I had not sought to possess it, I wouldn’t have been the worse for wear had it decided to die on me for lack of sun, or too much sun, for drought… Read More
Here I am – I’ve tidied up my blog and studiously avoided tidying up my home. Truthfully, I just don’t know where to begin. The downstairs is now open for business, but every heavy piece of old family furniture we put in place is laid with the knowledge that it will have to be uprooted as the workers redo the… Read More
The boulder of seeming impossibilities has rolled. And it has all but flattened me in its wake. During this exhausting past week, in addition to the usual holiday “cheer”, we have finally moved into our mostly finished downstairs bedrooms, becoming Task #1 of Seeming Impossibility. After five months of cramped living in little more than a construction site disguised as… Read More
Our tree has arrived, and ah, the pine smells fine! With Sir Renaissance away on business this week, I set my mind to be busy so I wouldn’t miss him so much (or notice the absence of his help at bath time). It was decidedly time to prepare for Christmas – the purchase of some small gifts, the placement of… Read More
A Big Gaping Hole. A big gaping hole in my psyche? In my pocket? A big gaping hole in my morals? My heart? No, it’s a big gaping hole in my living room wall, and what a tough life I lead. We are, all 5 of us, officially sequestered in about 40 square metres of space. We have somewhere to… Read More
Yesterday was my son’s first birthday and we had a party. In preparation for the fête, I questioned the wisdom of having one, but in the end I was glad we did. Saturday, the stress of my baby crying all night from an ear infection and the messy house that I never was able to surmount in spite of canceling… Read More
