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I just started reading Elizabeth Berg’s The Year of Pleasures today, and it’s so lovely, I just want to tuck myself away into a soft corner and immerse myself in it.
I like her writing because it’s very joyous - that’s the word that comes to mind. She usually writes about living life to the fullest, [...]

When my beautiful sister Joy passed on this summer, she gave our family a wonderful gift.
This past Wednesday night, my father flew in from Vancouver. He is spending time right now with my other sister, Dawn, and we will be having a family Christmas celebration at my place. Then on Boxing Day, he’s going [...]

That’s some title - kind of implies I know, doesn’t it? But I don’t!
I write a regular monthly column for a parenting publication and I’ve been toying with the idea of giving it up. It’s become just another monthly chore recently and I’m not so sure I enjoy writing it anymore. I just emailed [...]

I’ve been experiencing something that’s sort of strange (to me, anyway). I can go for days without remembering - maybe I’m just avoiding thinking about things. But then, out of the blue, for no apparent reason, I’ll be overwhelmed with grief.
These are hard moments, but I find myself clutching at them. They are sharp [...]

I spent half an hour yesterday finally updating my calendar for October. On the one hand I’m glad I did it, because now I know what’s due this month but on the other hand, it’s quite scary.
I don’t know how I ended up with so many deadlines this month. Well, actually, I do know. I [...]