Dear Vi, Do you remember Mr. Rogers and his neighbourhood? In every episode, he wore a sweater that was knit just for him by his very own mother. I just love that. He once said something very wise that many of us, (especially writers, knitters, and quilters!) know to be true: “Solitude is different from… Continue reading Six things Mr. Rogers said that help me cope with Covid-19
Category: Health
Head and Shoulders, Knees and…Elbows? Searching for ergonomic solutions in small writing spaces
Dear Vi, I hate to be a complainer, but I just have to tell you: Too much hand quilting, knitting, typing, and gripping heavy weights at the gym have given me tennis elbow in both arms and caused the arthritis in my hands to flare up. It’s my own fault. I let it go too… Continue reading Head and Shoulders, Knees and…Elbows? Searching for ergonomic solutions in small writing spaces
Green…and the Garland pose
Hello! I’m late with my letter today – did you think I forgot you? Spring is here in my area of the world. No doubt about it. The car is covered in pollen and I am stuffed up with hay fever. Today I knelt on the grass to take a couple of pictures (in bare… Continue reading Green…and the Garland pose
A letter to you, my friend, and an asana for the letter A
Good morning! I wasn’t going to do it. Right up until supper time yesterday, I wasn’t going to do it. But then…I changed my mind. Snap! Just like that. I’m participating in the 2016 Blogging from A to Z in April challenge. In the very first blog post I ever wrote, way back in 2010,… Continue reading A letter to you, my friend, and an asana for the letter A
Steel cut oats in the crock pot for breakfast
Just a few minutes ago, I opened the fridge and took out a container of left over, steel-cut oatmeal. I’d made a batch the other day; it is my favourite dead-of-winter breakfast. Stomach grumbling, I spooned out a congealed glop, added a spoonful of honey, and poured a bit of milk over. After three minutes… Continue reading Steel cut oats in the crock pot for breakfast
Enter the MOOC: free online education
“You can go downtown,” I used to say to my son, “but you can’t just hang. You have to have something to do.” I abhorred the thought of my kid just hanging around Main Street, looking bored. I’ve felt sort of like one of those teenagers these last few weeks. Just hangin’. An aimless Hum-de-dum-dum,… Continue reading Enter the MOOC: free online education