Tales from the Bush in Quebec

The clock beside the bed told me it was shortly after midnight. I lay still, wondering what had disturbed my sleep. The dogs weren’t barking, so it couldn’t be an intruder. My fan was still humming softly, swinging back and forth, so it wasn’t the electricity clicking off that pulled me from the... Sign in to see full entry.

The real estate agent was already at the house when I arrived, and the inspector showed up shortly after. I made the introductions. The agent seemed satisfied that he wasn’t wasting his time when M. disclosed that he worked for the provincial association responsible for home inspections. We went... Sign in to see full entry.

I wasn’t wrong about it being a busy week, or maybe it just seemed that way because I was alone at the office. Not that there was a multitude of calls, but anyone doing accounting will tell you that interruptions often cause you to start over once you return to those columns of numbers. It takes a... Sign in to see full entry.

Hey, hey – this is so cool! I’m a whisper, just a whisper, from high speed internet now that my computer dude made his visit and installed the antenna! I can list what is good about it: - Did I say it is just a whisper’s difference from high speed internet? - I gleefully got to tell the other greedy... Sign in to see full entry.

The Weather Network did it again – two nice bright days for the weekend they predicted. I guess one out of two ain’t bad. Saturday was splendid sunshine, not too warm – beautiful. Sunday was rain, sometimes drumming down, sometimes falling gently – also beautiful. I enjoy sitting out on the gallery... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s 3:15 AM, and here I am blogging. Not a personal choice – I’d rather be sleeping, which is what I did from 10 PM to just after midnight then – boing! Eyes wide open, brain in gear, and Morpheus out of sight. I’ve decided to stop fighting my insomnia. The effort only leads to frustration. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

My grandmother had a saying for everything, and one of her favourites (at least, one I heard often) was “ Can’t is a sluggard too lazy to work”. Telling her “I can’t…” was, in her mind, an excuse, or an unwillingness to try. It never worked. Unless we could prove beyond a doubt that whatever we were... Sign in to see full entry.

Another night with only a couple of hours' shut-eye. It was for a good cause, if not for a good reason. I spent most of the time going from window to window, armed with pepper spray and a telephone with 911 on speed-dial. The doggies were hyper; wanting out, then back in; running to look with... Sign in to see full entry.

Damn! It’s noon already, and I just got out of bed. It feels as if I’ve wasted most of a beautiful day. I do realize that my getting up earlier wouldn’t have been useful; then I would be a zombie for the whole day instead of just the first half! I was asleep by 10:30 last night, but wicked... Sign in to see full entry.

My daughter brought me back a bottle of rum from Dominican. Good stuff! When the Bird and Fran came over for a visit last evening, we poured some into our glasses, each doctored it with ice and cola or water to personal taste, and the sampling began! It goes down like silk. LOL – reading that... Sign in to see full entry.