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Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
Photo Memory of the Week
Tag Archives: Weather
Swish, Clang, Brr
The tnirely Canadian sensibility of the Canada Goose. Continue reading
Come Again, Another Day
Small beauties, if that’s not an oxymoron. Continue reading
The Cover of Trees Seek Not, My Precious
CBC, the Government of Canada, Desiderata, Gollum, and Yoda. Continue reading
Spinus tristis
A flash of yellow. And of hope. Continue reading
Sloganeering
Let loose the hounds of marketing. Continue reading
How Fast?
Thank goodness for differences of opinion. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Flowers, Poetry, Weather
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Transitory Transcendence
Fall colours: Take two (and you’ll feel way better in the morning). Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Trees, Weather
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While the Sun Doesn’t Shine
Make knitting while the sun doesn’t shine? Continue reading
An All-Volunteer Army
Soon there will be no professionals left. Continue reading