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We all have high hopes for 2021. I know that I, like many others, was smiling with determination, wine glass in hand in defiance that this year was going to be better than 2020. The only resolution that came to … Continue reading →

Today, one of my Twitter friends, Emma James, proposed a fun activity based on a cartoon. Her Tweet challenge came in the wee hours of New Year’s Day: “We have to start 2021 with a #challenge. I love this cartoon. It reminded … Continue reading →

Okay, in case the title wasn’t clear, I am wishing you a Happy Naked/Nude New Year in both French and Scottish Gaelic languages. I don’t know much Gaelic other than through language study. Why the interest? Obviously there has to … Continue reading →

The sun is shining. I will be going out for a countryside walk of an undetermined distance this afternoon, This morning, I took down the Christmas decorations. It is a tradition to take down the decorations before New Year’s Day … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in the darkness of early morning with only my screen and a fireplace set on low flame providing the only light as I write this post. Outside, a full moon makes the snow appear to glisten, while two … Continue reading →

It’s Boxing Day in Canada. It is snowing again, and the wind is blowing in from the northeast. The house is quiet with the exception of soft piano music that banishes the early morning silence of Boxing Day. I have … Continue reading →

I woke up early this morning, before five o’clock. I turned on the coffee pot, put up the temperature to a balmy 17 Celsius, then turned on the fireplace, before retreating to lay in bed for another ten minutes while … Continue reading →

What a strange Christmas season! I have to admit that we often have Christmas to ourselves now that our children are grown up with homes and children of their own. Our first Christmas away from family was in 2004 when … Continue reading →

Unlike many others, I am social distancing in the truest form of the word, and though I am an introvert though and through, Even in this relative isolation, I am feeling all of the angst, anger, and frustration, and even … Continue reading →

Beneath our clothing does indeed exist a body, bare skin covering bones and organs. Since all bodies have skin, bones and organs, that can be defined as normal. However, you and I know that each of us are more than … Continue reading →