As I contemplate the end of the current COVID shutdown in Ontario, I wonder what clothes I will need after the pandemic when everything opens up. Some businesses have re-opened already, although with strict capacity limits; groups of up to 10 people can gather outdoors; restaurants and bars can offer outdoor services with tables limited […]
Fun stuff
Motherhood and Goslings on our Pond
As a follow-up to the post a week ago showing motherhood and goslings on our pond, I looked for the goose family when walking the path to the river near our house. https://www.postworksavvy.com/motherhood-on-our-pond/ Three or four adult geese swam in the sunshine. As they approached the marshy area near the edge, a noisy skirmish arose. […]
Motherhood on our pond
It’s springtime and here comes motherhood on our pond. Regular readers of my blog know that I’ve been practising the art of noticing as a means of stimulating curiosity and creativity. Paying attention to the music of nature such as mating birdsongs and wind in the trees calms my head that is often filled with useless […]
World Laughter Day
Tomorrow, Sunday May 2, is World Laughter Day. Readers may wonder why I acknowledge something as frivolous as a day for laughter. Given the pandemic isolation that most of us experienced, for more than fourteen months, a good dose of laughter is overdue. More than ever, the world needs a good belly laugh as much […]
Video Interview about The Art of Living Well
Last week I was surprised when a journalism student contacted me for a video interview. He told me of his interest in the philosophy of making your life a work of art. He was making a short video for a class project. How to make your life a work of art is a topic that […]
Where’s My Lipstick Gone?
Frequently, I ask myself ‘where’s my lipstick gone?’ I have an ambivalence about lipstick these days. I remind myself that I no longer need to reach for lipstick whenever I leave the house because I wear a mask. With a mask, the lipstick gets smeared and the mask gets stained. Nobody sees my lips. The […]
Memories of Lunar New Year Celebrations
I have many memories of Lunar New Year celebrations as the Lunar New Year was a huge event in my former home of Markham Ontario. Tomorrow, February 11, marks the 2021 Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year). Based on the cycle of the moon, Lunar New Year falls on different dates each […]
The Joy of a Reading a Cookbook
Some things can’t be replaced and one of these is the joy of reading and using a real cookbook. Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve been a cookbook collector for many years. I own hundreds of cookbooks. In recent years I stopped buying 3 or 4 cookbooks a month, as all the currently […]
Ontario’s November Weather Surprise
What a weather surprise we’ve experienced in Ontario this weekend! November temperatures are usually cool with grey skies. Days are short with little or no sunshine. This weekend we had sunny and mild temperatures. What a surprise! We took advantage of this reprieve with a long weekend at the cottage. How surprising to find that […]
75 Years Old Today
I’m 75 years old today! It’s a milestone birthday. Last week, my sister-in-law sent a large box containing several albums of pictures of my family. I looked at many photos of my mother taken in her 70s and 80s. She smiled in almost every photo. What’s more, she looked radiant, vibrant, and engaged with […]