“I think this one should go on the mantle and this one in the stairwell,” Owen says to me while we are holding some Christmas signs. If it’s to do with Christmas, Owen wants to be included and do everything with me. Also if it’s to do with shopping, particularly grocery shopping. All to make … Continue reading Sidekick
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Jordan
Waking up from a dream, I feel that grogginess of trying to get my bearings. What’s real and what isn’t. What feelings are predominantly floating around me like the mist, fragments that you can’t touch and you know is there for just a short time. And then the dream wisps away and I’m just left … Continue reading Jordan
Walks and Hello’s
“I always say ‘good morning,’ or ‘hello,’ when out on my morning walks. Some people seem surprised. The first time, they might not even look up at all. The next time, they smile. Then after that, it’s a more enthusiastic ‘hello!’ that they respond with.” This is what my aunt tells me as we met … Continue reading Walks and Hello’s
Transported
I opened the tube of toothpaste to squeeze some out onto my toothbrush. For some reason, this particular time, I was transported right back to my grandparents house. Beach Drive, in Victoria. This kind of toothpaste, I have used on occasion as an adult, but it is the toothpaste they had at their house when … Continue reading Transported
Seattle, Kind Of
My son’s U18 hockey team had a tournament on the weekend in Seattle. Well, more accurately, the Seattle area. Redmond, Kirkland, Snoqualmie. So the 4 of us went down to spend the weekend. So then, of course we get the questions from non-hockey-family people: did you rent the scooters? Did you go to Pike Place … Continue reading Seattle, Kind Of