I sent my niece a Valentine in the mail. It had a bee on it, it was pretty cute. I know that as a child anything that came through that mail slot with my name on it would light up my day. I think that’s also why at a Scholastic book fair one year I […]

I used to call it Valentimes when I was little, I’m sure most other kids did too, until they were 6. John and I got married around this time last year (Feb. 25), so due to budget constraints this month we had to choose between a mid-week Hallmark celebration or a weekend-long 1st anniversary extravaganza. […]

Whenever I think of this day, I get “I Got You Babe” stuck in my head thanks to the movie, Groundhog Day. In traditional weather lore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees […]

Missus B says: did you have a good time last night? Jenny says: yes Jenny says: did you ? Missus B says: yes, yes i did. Jenny says: ya Jenny says: it was a good crowd Missus B says: i like you. Jenny says: ditto Missus B says: who are you, Patrick Swayze? Jenny says: […]

We went for a walk the other day and John said, “I miss this smell.” Ocean mist, damp technicolour trees, ribbons of smoke in the air from someone burning leaves in their yard… welcome to Fall. Today, 24 Hours featured a couple pumpkin patches around Vancouver. I’m glad I made asked Jenny to write her […]