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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The invincible iPod

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In late June of 2011 I make a deal with my youngest daughter. If she helps me with the garden and a number of other extra chores around the ...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Snowy Sunday thoughts...

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It's a gorgeous, snowy weekend, the kind where the flakes seem like they'll fall forever, and our house feels cozy and comforting wh...
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Simple Suggestion #113... Eat mindfully

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One of the things I love about living in Voluntary Simplicity is that, as I live a simpler life, being mindful of all the goodness in my lif...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We all need to be appreciated

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At work at L'Arche yesterday, the office was empty except for Glen and me. Everyone else was attending various meetings, but I was typin...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Eating together on Family Day

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Today fast-food services and TV dinners have made common meals less and less central. But what will there be to remember when we no longe...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Unity on a Sunday

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Today, there's some excitement at our house as my daughter's High School improv team is performing at the Northern Alberta finals of...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Simple Suggestion #112... Try winter composting

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I really should have moodled about this back in October, but didn't think of it until a few weeks ago, in conversation with my neighbour...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A new and ancient adventure

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It's St. Valentine's Day, and I should be writing something about that, but I don't really have much to say on the subject (othe...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

A song of encouragement for a Sunday

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Time for another tune from my favourite folk singer's repertoire, a song of encouragement. It's a wonderful song if you listen to th...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Simple Suggestion #111... Become a Master Composter/Recycler

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Unfortunately, this suggestion applies only to people who live in my area. I've never heard of any other place that offers a course like...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Trying to bake like Grandma, Part II

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Yesterday, I finally did it. I baked real, delicious jam jams. Just like Grandma. If you don't know why I am so proud of this accompli...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Simple Suggestion #110 ... Avoid lo-fat, dietetic, or calorie-wise foods

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Don't talk to me about diets. I've been on a diet since the day it was discovered that I have Type 1 or Juvenile Diabetes. That'...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Aurora Borealis for a Sunday

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In Canada, we're blessed with beautiful, big skies in a lot of places. I'll never forget how, in August of 1980, I laid on the grass...
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Coming into my own as a writer

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Today is a writing day for me. It's also laundry day, and housecleaning day, and order-from-the-seed-catalogue day. So will I get any wr...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Simple Suggestion #109... Speak your mind

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Today, I'm doing a little happy dance. Why? Over the past six months, I've written numerous letters to our School Board, Superinte...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Tai Chi and me

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Four Januaries ago, I had to make a stop at Value Village on Whyte Avenue, and noticed the Taoist Tai Chi Society across the street. I'd...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Gratitude again

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Gratitude is a theme of which I never tire. I heard an interesting story this week about an atheist who was chatting with his brother, a pri...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Sharing our gifts

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These last two weeks, I've been reading In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983, ISBN 015-...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Simple Suggestion #108... Naturalize your wardrobe

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Working at the Clothing Room at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's distribution centre, we see a lot of clothing donations... some of ...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

A pleasant winter weekend

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Know what this is? It's pink play dough.  Yup, that's right, pink, homemade, cook on the stove play dough. I'll put ...