As I flip back through my reading journal, it seems time for an update on what I’ve been reading this fall. It’s very satisfying to have a spread like this one, with two books that I’ve rated with five stars, so it seems worth sharing. But to be honest it’s been a slow reading season, so this will be a…
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From My Camera Roll: Andrews Farm
These are some recently edited photos from my camera roll. (I gave you a sneak peek here.) Andrews Farm is relatively local to us and we’ve been visiting for so many years now. Strawberry and raspberry picking, pumpkin patch, petting zoo and delicious butter tarts are just a few of the reasons to go. On this occasion we were visiting…
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Gratitude Journalling in My Creative Notebook
This past weekend I was able to spend a little time doing some gratitude journalling in what I call my creative notebook. It was Thanksgiving here in Canada. This turned into the kind of journalling session that was really more of a meditative process. As you can see, there’s no writing, or even drawing. Just some blobs of muted watercolours….
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Typewritings 13: Why Books Matter
Because for some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world afterworld, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They…
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Why Do I Keep A Migraine Bag?
I keep a migraine bag, which is a large zippered pouch (technically two pouches, one inside the other) with all my migraine related supplies in it. The bag generally stays in a drawer in my bedside table, since in bed is where I usually am during a migraine attack. There are lots of reasons for putting together a bag like…
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