Random Acts of Gratitude

We've been having chillier and drizzlier weather lately, but today we had the gift of a near-perfect autumn day. The sun was shining, a...

There's been an old air conditioner on my back deck for a ridiculously long time. It wasn't mine. Long story. Suffice it to say th...

I know I've said it before, but I like the community in which I work. The staff is like family (even my bratty sister whom I love and a...

Tasty, though rare in Canada. Sometimes it's the little things for which one should be thankful. (How funny that we never think to just ...

A couple of weeks ago, my entire Canadian family got together with four members of my Old Country family, for the closest thing to a family ...

My porch isn't anything impressive unto itself. It's not in great shape, it features no porch swing or impressive architecture. It...

My modem has not been operational for about a week now and -- surprise, surprise -- this was due, in part at least, to chuckleheaded work on...