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Closing Down
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Our lives have changed and the purpose of the blog has gone. Who knows when or if Becky will attempt independent living again. Every story needs an end, and I think this … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Disability, Family, Friends, Home, Life, Travel
Tagged blogging, disability, family, friends, Home, life
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Gift From Sweden
A package arrived today from a fellow blogger in Sweden. She kindly, and generously, offered to send some of her Goat’s Milk Soap for Becky to try. She’s never met us, only through our writing. I was stunned, and gladly … Continue reading
One Of My Old Loves
My new camera arrived today. I’m so excited! It’s a digital SLR. I have no idea how to use it, but I won’t let that dull my enthusiasm. I always used to have a decent camera, even if it was … Continue reading
Birmingham
Becky and I are off to my home town tomorrow, arriving on Wednesday. I’ve packed the bags; Tim Horton’s cappuccino, Ziploc freezer bags, and Hershey chocolate bars (although I can’t understand that preference myself). I shall return with a variety … Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, blogging, Home, Life, parenting, Travel
Tagged BBC, Birmingham, Cadbury's, chocolate, family, Hershey, Home, ipod, Marks and Spencers, Ontario, Tim Horton's, travel, Ziploc
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Versatile Blogger Award
I received a nomination for this award a few days ago. At first I was very excited. I didn’t take it as a sign of my greatness, but it did feel like I was being acknowledged as a blogger in … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life
Tagged blogging, freedom, principals, Steve Biko, versatile blogger award, writers, writing
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A New Challenge
This what I need; a new challenge. Life with Becky has been nothing but challenges, so I will need something to fill the void as she moves away. I did a web search on “hobbies”. Blogging came up several times. … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Independence, Life, parenting
Tagged architecture, blogging, Challenge, chocolate, emergencies, escarpment, gravestone rubbing, life, Mississauga, models, niagara, Ontario, rock climbing
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Car-nage
We made it to Dayton, Ohio today. The weather wasn’t great, but the temperature stayed above zero, so the snow and rain didn’t cause any issues. Raspberry took a little time to acclimatize to the van; she spent the first … Continue reading
Going Mobile
We’re driving to Arizona tomorrow; four days in a confined space with Becky, the Chaos Queen, Tom, the humble sidekick, Raspberry, the toothless cat, and me, the official scribe. I’m practicing writing from my iPod, so I can blog along … Continue reading
Change and Rearrange
I spent most of last night setting up a Twitter account, which frankly, I don’t know what to do with, and visiting the blogs of people who had visited me. I was so impressed by what I saw; it was a feast … Continue reading
Life with Becky 