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It was exciting, at Ikea the other day, to see new balls being delivered to the ballroom. An old friend of mine worked in the kid’s zone at Ikea a number of years ago and told stories about children too excited about the balls to bother getting out to go to the washroom so finding […]

I got it in my head that I needed to start a new project, and as I have made at least a dozen hats in the last few months, I decided to make a scarf. Now, I have a bunch of scarves, most of them are very wintery, thick, long, good for wrapping several times […]

It’s true. And I am such a softy that I got all choked up in the cemetery reading people’s letters to their departed loved ones.

I inherited my grandmother’s good china, from her first wedding (?) a while ago, and I wish I had some real use for it. I’d always been told it was “Mother’s Aynsley”, and assumed that was true, but upon unpacking it all today, out of curiosity, I realized that was incorrect. Some if it is […]

We went to meet New Georges the other day. AKA Little Georges, AKA P’tit Georges. He’s very cute. I always forget how teensy beensy new babies are. His skin is dry and wrinkly, which is a symptom of being 9 days overdue: All the liquid he had been swimming in had run out, leaving him […]

I can’t believe I am starting yet another online diary. This has to be my 10th, at least. It’s shocking. Of course, I haven’t stayed up to date on any of them, eventually my interest fizzles out…or I get booted from them, haha. Hopefully this one lasts a bit longer than the others. Seamus and […]

My friends Kim and Georges had a baby on Friday, a boy. His name is Georges (Junior) and weighed in at 7.5lbs. He was born at home, without the help of a midwife, I guess Kim was more ready to deliver than anticipated. Daddy was the catcher. We are going to meet him this week […]