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But first — the best Christmas mash-up evah!   So, happy holiday-crazy season. Hope things are not too stressful for you these days. Personally, I had a good day getting some Christmassy stuff done, so I thought I’d rest my feet a bit and give you, dear readers, a few suggestions for gifts this year.Continue reading “Holiday Gifts for Everyone on your List…”

We have doors! This is a Big Deal. It is clearly December, after all.   Just look at these lovely, stalwart young men installing ’em!   Not sure if you can tell from this picture, but …  I still have a problem with missing windows, siding, walls, and [sadly] heat. But this rebuilding part isContinue reading “House update…”

So, the good news is, my daughter wasn’t too cranky that I blogged about her. And I’ve had lots of interesting feedback on the post yesterday, so hope you had a chance to enjoy it. In fact, my girl came back at me today with a new blog post idea, so to honour _her_ braveryContinue reading “Bravery…”

You know, when I was a [very] young woman, I had a weirdly strong belief that things improve as time passes and people learn more of themselves and the universe around us. I grew up just after the era of women’s lib had shaken the world, and it seemed to me that equality for allContinue reading “Young women and evolution…”

      This one is aimed at Canadian writers from grades 4-12 — that’s the kid writers themselves, not those adults who write for this group. [Sorry, adult writers for kids…you’ll get your turn next time!] Here’s a great contest, where you can win $250 in books, books, books! Check it out: TD BookContinue reading “Hey Kid Writers – contest!”

It was a dark and stormy night in October. I woke into the cold, grey dawn to head out on the road, the start of two months of pretty intense book-ish stuff. But…what was this? My ceiling was suddenly sporting a whole new look, part of which involved a fairly decent section if it lyingContinue reading “The Day the Ceiling Fell Down…”

A last post on Chicago [for now!]. I managed to cram quite a bit of action into the 56 or so hours I was in the city last week. Second City at 11 pm on a Friday night was delicious. The frequently-lost trip through The Art Institute of Chicago was breathtaking [and feet-aching]! And meetingContinue reading “A farewell to the Windy City…*”

A quick pictoral post today, remembering the great couple of nights spent in Chicago — deep dish pizza, Second City …. beautiful! This building was my first view of the city from the inside. A knife blade cutting through the dark. Anyone know the name of it?         Beer tap at PizzariaContinue reading “Chicago visuals, part two — The City at Night”

*Note: This post is a wee bit photo-heavy. If you’d rather not wait for the upload, you can check out my flickr page HERE for a more detailed view. A guided tour of my speedy visit to the beautiful city [that truly lived up to its windy reputation]… I only got a very few city-scapeContinue reading “Chicago visuals, part one — the city*”

I’m here in Chicago, having a great time in the very short visit that time allows. I’ve never been to this city before — have only touched down at the airport and jetted elsewhere prior to this. What was I thinking? This place is AMAZING! I’m here with Lee Edward Fodi, Lori Sherritt-Fleming and theContinue reading “My Kinda Town”