Stranded

We have one car. We also live about ten kilometers from the centre of the St. John’s.  There is no public transportation to and from Torbay, other than taxi. It would be lovely if there were some sort of a shuttle bus, but, in truth, we manage just fine. Some days, I drive John in…

If you love your pets….

In this province you hear stories about house fires on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes it’s someone doing something bone-headed like cooking with grease in an open saucepan or burning green wood for a winter, not getting their chimney cleaned and then WHOOSH!, the following autumn everything goes up in smoke. Sometimes it’s electrical. There…

Dear Self

Maybe, just maybe….. …. it’s time to take down the Christmas lights. In honour of St. Paddy’s Day, and all.

A morning sort of person

I have always maintained that there are sunrise people and sunset people. Being one doesn’t necessarily preclude enjoying the other, of course, but there are people who pick where they live and what they do based on whether they like to see the sun rise or set. There are people who roll out of bed…