Tales from the Bush in Quebec

I just received this joke from my friend Kilroy. It was too funny not to share! ************************************************* A Cape Breton farmer named Seamus had a car accident. In court, the lorry company's hot-shot solicitor was questioning Seamus. 'Didn't you say to the RCMP at the scene of... Sign in to see full entry.

I love mornings! As a child, I would be out of bed early, certain that a new event would take place that day. Something always did, even if it was limited to discovering a new trail through the bush, learning a new word, opening a book I had never read before, finding a new silhouette in the tree... Sign in to see full entry.

I followed the link on TAPS' blog, and watched this lady sing her heart out. It was one of those "WOW!" moments. Her physical appearance has nothing to do with that wonderful voice, of course, but I am certain that she is enthusiastic about her new look. Nice, isn't it? Kudos to the lady!! Sign in to see full entry.

We were sitting in the lunchroom when the waiting room door tweeter sounded. I looked at my watch. 12:40. “Are we expecting someone?” I asked, glancing around the table at my work colleagues. They all shook their heads, one of them adding that her next interview was scheduled for 13:30. We try to... Sign in to see full entry.

The Washcloth Ladies, this has to be read, laughed at and passed on. There is not a woman alive who won't crack up over this! I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the week. Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor's office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for... Sign in to see full entry.

“So you’ve forgiven him. Again.” It was more a statement than a question. I didn’t answer her immediately. Her words provoked thought. Is that what it was? Forgiveness? Or was it something more subtle? The term ‘forgive’ didn’t quite fit. She waited in silence as I pondered my answer. We were... Sign in to see full entry.

Put a group of fun people together in the same place, mix them up with a liberal dose of gleeful, healthy, swimsuit-and-floater clad small fry darting around and about, open a few bottles of good red wine, laden the table with chili and guacamole and platters upon platters of mouth-watering food,... Sign in to see full entry.

Some years back I followed a course with the Children Writer’s Institute. Because I was in a full-time job, and my kids were quite young, the only way to focus on the studies without interruption was to be an early riser – very early. Before turning in for the night, I would set the coffee machine... Sign in to see full entry.

On occasion the way one makes a living can play havoc with how one actually governs one’s life. There are those who do the jobs most ordinary people, sitting curled up on the couch in the safety of their living rooms, only see on television; jobs that continually take place outside the sphere of... Sign in to see full entry.

“You always bounce back. How do you do that?” These were the words one of my friends said to me last night as we sat over a cup of her delicious Cuban expresso. I had to think for a minute before answering her. What exactly did the word ‘bounce’ mean in this context? If she was telling me that our... Sign in to see full entry.