Tales from the Bush in Quebec

My Mountain in Spring This one is for my friend, Karen, who sometimes can use a dose of scenery from the Laurentians. It's a view from my gallery, with a lazy sun just skimming the tree tops on its way up my mountain. A better photographer could do it justice; could capture the height, the distance,... Sign in to see full entry.

My suspicions about Grump-puppy’s middle-of-the-night foray were accurate…it was a porcupine causing the havoc. I had just settled down to watch the hockey game on Tuesday night when the neighbour’s young wolf-husky showed up at my door. Her face was full of quills. I texted her master, but he was... Sign in to see full entry.

Grump-puppy woke me at 3:45 this morning. He came running into my bedroom, then did the back-and-forth thing between it and the kitchen, whining loudly, until I sleepily crawled out of bed and opened the door to let him outside. I attempted a return to the arms of Murphy, but it was no go. I lay... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s taking me forever to wake up. I think I could snuggle into my comfy bed and sleep, and sleep, and sleep. I was yawning while babysitting my two little grandchildren last night. After the third or fourth time, Nalu, the 5 year old, glanced up at me from his game of WII and asked “Are you bored,... Sign in to see full entry.

I’m back!! Fortunately this is writing instead of chatting, because my voice is a little scratchy at the moment. No, it’s not a cold. It probably is the result of all my whooping while watching the Canadiens do their stuff in the NHL demi-finals. Besides sleeping and eating, the months from February... Sign in to see full entry.

I admit it. I am one of those people who become a roaring, excited, jumping fool when the NHL is blaring from the TV. It is, in fact, about the only time the set is turned on in my house. Because of my work hours, I usually catch the first period of the weekday games on the car radio. Anyone stuck... Sign in to see full entry.

Another gorgeous day – the Dunany Demons have taken a leave of absence, it seems, much to our delight. I’m not at all sorry that the phone woke me this morning at 5:45 AM, although I was slightly grumpy at the time. It isn’t my turn to be on call this weekend, but there was a transportation problem... Sign in to see full entry.

I’m sure it has happened to each of us at one time or another; be it in a theater during a show, standing in the line at the bank, in a church or funeral home…. or anywhere you are attempting to be quiet and dignified. Someone (usually whoever is with you) says or does something that strikes your... Sign in to see full entry.

I can remember hearing somewhere that we shouldn’t pay any attention, or better yet, not even read our horoscopes each day – that it’s a complete hoax. It seems the imaginary predictions of the astrologer, if taken too seriously by the reader, can influence what one will think or do. A mind over... Sign in to see full entry.

Sent to me by a friend ( my age) who noticed that my Facebook status mentioned something about my fickle memory..... The Sunday Paper This is dedicated to all of us who are seniors, to all of you who know seniors, and to all of you who will become seniors. It pays to be able to laugh about it when... Sign in to see full entry.