They call him Dumpster Dave ( Read more... )

The weather is unseasonably warm tonight. I've traded my sweater and moccasins for a tank top and sandals. If it weren't for the patchwork-covering of leaves on the ground, a person could be forgiven for thinking it was mid-summer ( Read more... )

What ever happened to that fun little "Random Search" button?

Alberta has apparently decided to have a province-wide "Gun Amnesty Week". If you have old, unregistered or illegal guns, you can turn them in to police with no questions asked ( Read more... )

Too much CSI?

I went outside yesterday and found my daughter lying on the sidewalk while her brother drew a chalk outline around her body.

Hmmmm....

I went for a walk yesterday. A secret walk. Secret because I was supposed to be getting groceries and going straight home. Instead, I battled rush hour traffic and went miles out of my way to get to the place I wanted to be ( Read more... )

I remember dreaming of a long deep kiss that came from somewhere deep inside and being surprised by the passion, not for the person, but for life. At that moment, I was THERE, living and experiencing every drop of life that could possibly be sucked out of that experience. I should live that way, breathe that way, not the shallow life-breath that ( Read more... )

The moon, waxing full, hangs low in the sky tonight, so close I can imagine reaching out and touching it. The smell of water and leaves about to turn clings to the inside of my nose and the northern lights dance in the sky - ribbons of brilliant green that shift and flow against a backdrop of stars. I feel connected to the earth, to the goddess ( Read more... )

So, my car fell apart. It was bound to happen eventually. The suspension was shot, there were all kinds of electric problems, the exhaust was held on with a coat hanger, but the final blow was stepping on the brakes only to discover I didn't have any anymore ( Read more... )

Rain ( Read more... )