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I was surprised to receive a text message from one of my nephews early yesterday morning. The last time I had any contact with him was at his mom’s funeral over 2 years ago. His mom was my sister from my father’s side; one who I would chat with now and then but rarely saw,Continue reading “SORRY – BUT NO.”

“Memere, Papa said I was going to get a mega-surprise today! Did you know? It’s a MEGA-surprise, Memere!” she insisted. “Really? What it could be?” I wondered aloud as I helped my just turned six year old granddaughter remove her winter suit and boots. She had come inside after sliding down my long, snow coveredContinue reading “AND THEN THERE WAS CHRISTMAS”

Although I saw the whole thing from start to finish yesterday, even getting back up to watch the session resolutely continue, finally confirming Mr. Biden and Pamala Harris as President and Vice President, which happened at 3:44 AM by the way, I’m not going to blog about it today. I’m still trying to understand WHYContinue reading “MIXED EMOTION DAY”

So my province is going into strict lockdown again as of this weekend, curfews included; no visiting, staying at home except for essential errands, schools and offices closed. Shopping is restricted to groceries and pharmacies. The anti-maskers will be complaining, but this time around hefty fines will be imposed for those ignoring the rules, andContinue reading “QUARANTINE WITH A PARROT?”

Happy New Year to you all! This past one has been quite a ride, has it not? Even with the end of 2020, the ride is not over yet, but at least there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. My gang weathered it quite well so far, although we did lose some peopleContinue reading “AND THIS IS A NEW YEAR”

I made Asian food for my sons’ Father’s Day supper; pineapple chicken, General Tao, Chop Suey and fried rice, with little pecan tarts for dessert. As is the norm in our pandemic scene, the kids, having served themselves, were sitting at the other end of the table. My Japanese DIL, who was making her wayContinue reading “CLEANUP ON AISLE TWO!”

We are having a bit of a heat wave. Although warmer than I like, it’s endurable. The highest temperature so far is 32 C here in the bush. This kind of weather encourages people to escape the houses where they have isolated for so long. Finally greeting friends, the kiddies joyfully romping with their playmates;Continue reading “EARLY SATURDAY MORNING”

I’m not really all that good at fabricating things, so my Covid body suit turned out to be a bust. It ended up in the recycle bin BEFORE the birthday BBQ. That at least was a huge success, even if I didn’t get to hug the kiddies as planned. I still enjoyed watching the littleContinue reading “A POST ABOUT NOT MUCH AT ALL”

Today is the youngest Rugrat’s birthday; he turns all of 10 years old or, as his siblings put it, he’s now a double digit. Tonight they stopped in on the way to their dad’s place to pick up Tao’s birthday box of goodies, and his brother, who celebrated his first teen-day last Sunday, asked meContinue reading “DOUBLE DIGET DAY”

“Memere, there’s a dragon outside!” She stood staring out the doors onto the gallery. “Oh? Is it a good dragon or a bad dragon?” “It’s a bad dragon!” Her expression was very serious. There was no doubt – this was a BAD dragon! “Oh no!” I exclaimed. “What do we do?” “It’s okay, Memere,” sheContinue reading “DRAGONS AND BUTTERFLIES”