In honour of Monday’s new theme, Something Beautiful, I celebrate autumn colours. The leaves will soon be done, but I still will celebrate the visual joy I’ve experienced this fall. As much as I love the flowers and blossoms of spring that are harbingers of warmer days to come, I love equally, the autumn colours; …
The clouds from the weekend rains have cleared and I am sitting at my desk with the window open. The scent of lilacs from across the street wafts in and I am again reminded how blessed I am to live in Victoria. The early spring with its blooming plumb trees starts as early as February …
It started when I was little, the push-back against bedtime. I didn’t want to miss out on anything. I didn’t understand why I was the only one going to bed. Mom was the one who remained firm in getting me to bed at a certain time. Daddy was a bit more flexible. I distinctly remember …