The middle of June - We found a cottage to rent up on the Bruce between Lion's Head and Tobermory. It's not big so hopefully it won't rain much that week. I'm not sure what we'll do for entertainment besides going to the beach. I...

May - So I need some balance here. I've been trying to catch up on the backlog of book reviews and I'm probably boring the hell out of anyone who knows me personally and still bothers to read this blog. Or not....

Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery (and other stuff) - About Sign of the Cross: A young woman has been murdered and all of the evidence points to Father Brennan Burke. An entertaining fast-paced mystery with a good cast of characters. I will definitely be reading everything in this...

King Leary by Paul Quarrington (and other stuff) - Given how much I disliked the book at the beginning, I was surprised by how much I cared at the end and how affected I was. Full review: King Leary by Paul Quarrington This book was my choice for...

Snow day #1 (2007-8) - Not a lot of accumulation during the day, mostly because it was so windy the snow didn't have a chance to settle. We got dumped on tonight though. Also, it took Ice 5.5 hours to get to work. I went...

Still, no order - Ice stayed out of town tonight because they're doing a shutdown tomorrow. Then, on Monday, he's leaving the Banana Belt behind and heading in the opposite direction. I have no idea how long he'll be there. J spent the last...

In no particular order - At the end of last month, J competed at the Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts in Stratford. His section was split into two groups. J, who has been taking piano lessons for only five months, placed first in his...

Catching up - I can't seem to find the time to post here. I'll try to remedy that. The kids have a PD day tomorrow. Sure, I get to sleep in but they have to go back to school for Friday. On what...

Cabin fever - My children are punchy from spending the day inside and they're laughing hysterically at everything I say. OTOH, it's kinda good for the ego....

Vacation report - Camping was good. There were lots and lots of mosquitoes, it wasn't quite warm enough for the first few days, and we were visited by a skunk every night (nicknamed Hector), but it was good nonetheless. I read all of...

Go team! - My middle child's baseball team won their first game tonight. Ice cream for everyone (in our family, anyway) even though it wasn't all that warm outside and I was freezing by the time I was done. They still miss the...

Baseball and thunderstorms - I went to my oldest daughter's baseball game tonight. Last inning, the home team is up to bat, our girls are out in field, there's one out, and a huge thunderstorm is rolling in. Our coach asks the umpire to...