Hope
Thirty-three years ago, about this time of year, my parents sat me down and told me that I’d be getting something in February or so and to guess what it’d be. Something that warranted sitting down in that atmosphere had to be really big. Huge. The fulfilment of all my 10-year-old dreams. “A bike?” I…
Bump Watch – 28 Weeks
Yes, I know it’s another photo and words should return early next week, but have you SEEN THAT!?!! For the next one, we’ll try to include the mother’s head…
Further Embarassing Myself
By the mid-point of last week, I’d reached the stage of doing nothing where I was gripped by the endless sameness of my routine. Facing down years and years of eating breakfast the same way or doing this before doing that in exactly the same, soulsucking, mindnumbing way, I got a little deranged. I snapped….
Predator
One of the things I love about cats is how they’re cute, cuddly and domesticated one minute and the next, you become acutely aware that they’re related to the big ones. Tiger on your couch, indeed. This one’s for one Robin, who told me about the concept of “posting the cat” and another Robin, who…
Accident Prone
My toilet’s got it in for me. About four years ago, I got in a fight with it and received a hairline fracture in my left knee as my reward. My left leg is the strong one – the workhorse leg around here. It takes most of my weight in transfers and is a rest…
Empire Falls
I watched the Emmys a couple of weeks ago and when I saw the nominations (and wins) for Empire Falls, I immediately put it on my Must-See List – how can you go wrong with 1) HBO; 2) Paul Newman; 3) Joanne Woodward; and 4) Ed Harris? Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of…
Bump Watch – 24 Weeks
It’s actually 26 weeks now, but let’s not get too picky here. Also starring Sebastian and Christina. Any guesses on how much a turkey that size would weigh? (oh, c’mon! You didn’t expect me to not make a turkey joke? It is Thanksgiving, after all)
A Last Hurrah
Yesterday was the last day of summer. Check the date. I’m not kidding. It was 30C (86F), the sun was shining and I made the most of it, lounging in the park, baking my bones, while reading of bones in another context. It was odd – it felt like the middle of summer, yet the…