For those of us with an eye to the south, Thanksgiving American-style (with more Martha Stewart than our northerly version of the same turkey/cranberry festival) just flapped through the weekend, inspiring a number of bloggers to muse on the idea of GRATITUDE.
Tim Ferris, for example, took note of research indicating that the practice of […]

LOST: 1 80-year old Douglas Fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Home to visiting eagles, ravens, crows, red-shafted flickers, warblers, and at least one raccoon. Last seen towering above our neighbourhood in spring 2006.
We miss you.

This summer, my darling friend Diane of Global Peasant fame decided to create her own 30-day challenge: 30 days of saying no, non & no thanks to our ubiquitous modern-day companion, the ever-present plastic bag. Instead, she relied on a bright orange market bag, a few of her own handbags, and even her arms (in […]

I freely admit that we have a dysfunctional relationship, music and I. When I was about 5, I discovered my older brother’s David Bowie albums in the attic and promptly memorized a whole bunch of really inappropriate lyrics, which I would happily sing loudly when guests came over. At 6 I started sitting at the […]