Maybe it’s because I’m a writer and perennial eavesdropper, always on the prowl for story lines or interesting characters, but the world and the people who inhabit it are always interesting.
Categories: Modern life, Travel
… random observations from my journeys through a well-lived life
Posts from the “Modern life” Category
As soon as we stepped from the aircraft at Pearson and began that long, long walk to the Customs & Immigration Hall (thank goodness for Nexus cards!), I could feel my flesh start to shrink and crinkle from the horribly arid conditions of a Canadian winter. Unlike many of our fellow passengers, Hub and I chose to wear our March-warm clothing on the leg home, because we know from experience that it’s a real system shock to come from a week of lazy 30 degree days spent lounging on a chair by the pool to the chill green airport halls. We always get a chuckle as the shorts-and-t-shirt crowds sprint to the bathrooms to change. And the pale fluorescent lighting of the arrivals area…
Categories: Modern life, Travel
Maybe it’s the frigid weather, but it seems like whenever I sit down to work on my writing, my brain flits from topic to topic like a sparrow. I start off my day reading the newspapers and checking the new York Times and Globe and Mail online, then hours have passed as I collect recipes and search for sewing ideas. In between feeling guilty about not being artistically productive, I’ve been channeling my creativity into cooking up a storm. Kitchens are so warm and smell so good, and the added bonus is that we get to eat what I produce. The no-knead bread truly is a revelation – easy, fast and tasty. The recipe is from a site called Food52. And yes, I make…
Categories: Modern life, What I'm Doing
This is the only place you’ll hear me saying that word, and the only time. David Farland said in a recent blog post, “I hate the word “resolute.” Whenever I think of it, I think of soldiers circa 1800, marching resolutely into battle, knowing that they’re going to die. Yet every year I make resolutions anyway. Maybe if we had better attitudes about resolutions in the first place, it wouldn’t be so hard to keep them.” Well, I can certainly agree with that, since resolutions have become more of a joke than a a goal statement. Then he said this: “It seems to me that if I approach my goals properly, then reaching them won’t be too hard. For example, let’s look at writing…
It’s been months since I last posted here. Just goes to show you that getting out of a good habit makes it twice as hard to continue. My brain felt like this, so I decided to take a break from trying to be creative with words. Sure, I feel bad about not writing much of anything but I have to accept that I’ve substituted writing for baking Christmas goodies and sewing lots of new clothes. And getting back to exercising regularly with my writer-workout buddy. My muffin top was in danger of becoming a sponge cake, so I’m motivated and starting my get-healthy resolutions early. So what’s new? In September, Sam Hiyate, President of The Rights Factory, took the manuscript of my novel, Reinvention…
Categories: Modern life, writing
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