Tales from the Bush in Quebec

“I’m still in shock! I mean, I’ve heard of it before, but I was thinking it was that conspiracy stuff.” My son, the two youngest Rugrats, and my son’s girlfriend, K., had come for supper, and we were sitting around the table as K. told us about events that had happened the previous night. Her face... Sign in to see full entry.

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I used to dread the arrival of April – income tax time!! When the dread turned to outright HATE, I quit doing individual tax returns. It lessened the stress somewhat, and April was no longer my busiest time of year. However, I work for a huge moving company, and the ‘legal’ date for residential... Sign in to see full entry.

“Mom, are you busy? ” When my Japanese DIL calls me with this question, it’s because she wants information. She is always so considerate, very aware that sometimes it takes her longer to understand explanations in a language other than her own. I was winding down from a hectic 2 weeks at work... Sign in to see full entry.

As I mentioned in a recent post, my younger son and family moved into their new house a few weeks ago, leaving me once again on my own with the doggies and that very noisy but charming parrot, Pistache. I believe I also noted that this place in the bush doesn’t seem to stay empty for long, and... Sign in to see full entry.

I come into Blogit nearly every evening to see how all of you are doing and, I admit it, to chill. J I usually go into Kabu’s post first, especially if I haven’t chatted to her for a day or two, just to see how our Wiley is holding up. Then I do my rounds, commenting when I have time, but even if I... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday we laid another of my siblings to rest. J. discovered she had cancer around the same time my brother Bird was diagnosed with the disease. While Bird’s illness progressed, J.’s went into remission. She had difficult periods off and on, but until 2 weeks ago, she was hanging in there. When... Sign in to see full entry.

It has been a few years since my son first separated with the Rugrat’s mother and moved in with me, filling this place with giggles and running and hollering and so much LOVE and laughter from three young Rugrats. Then the couple decided they would try again and the mother joined her family here for... Sign in to see full entry.

It has been a long time, not for my reading your posts which I do regularly, but for my own writing. Well, actually I have been writing, just not in Blogit. My grandson, my daughter’s youngest, has been out of the country for over a year, and I wrote him a page a day, then bundled it all up into one... Sign in to see full entry.

I have the usual gang, which seems to get bigger each year, coming in for Christmas feasting later today. I'll be happily surrounded by children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. There'll be hugs and kisses and running and playing -joyful noises for all expect my doggies, who will be... Sign in to see full entry.