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I walked into the house with two shopping bags filled with books. “That was an awesome book swap!” I called out to my son Alex as he came out of his room. “That’s a lot of books.” he said as I put the bags down and took off my coat. “I know. Don’t you justContinue reading “BOOK SWAP”

My son Alex and I were sitting outside trying to get some sun when the quiet we had been enjoying was interrupted by the screech of several blue jays. We looked over at the feeders where a dozen or so house finches and chickadees were eating. One of the blue jays landed on top ofContinue reading “BLUE JAY POWER”

Even though it was a chilly winter afternoon my son Alex and I decided we still wanted to go for a walk. Getting in the car we headed to one of our favorite parks. Parking by the rugby field, we thought the tree lined path that surrounded the field would be the perfect wind break.Continue reading “NEW YEAR, NEW HOBBY”

Merry Christmas everyone! I wrote this one when my son Alex was six years old and thought I’d share it again. Last week my six year old son, Alex asked the question I’ve been dreading to hear at Christmas. “Is there really a Santa Claus? I couldn’t help but think back to the incident thatContinue reading “IS THERE REALLY A SANTA CLAUS?”

It was first thing in the morning when I sat down at my dining room table, moved my tea cup out of the way, and opened up my laptop. My son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to today?” he asked. I took a sip of my tea as I pointed toContinue reading “SNOW DAY”

Alex and I were on a walk through the neighborhood when we came across a kindness rock tucked in the split of a tree. “Oh my gosh! Would you look at that!” I pointed to the bright turquoise painted rock with a heart painted on top of it saying “Love”. “I’ve found kindness rocks beforeContinue reading “KINDNESS ROCKS”

I reached over and adjusted one of the ornaments on the Christmas tree then stood back to admire my work. “There! It’s perfect!” I said as I turned around to look at my husband Steven. “What do you think?” “You always do a great job decorating for Christmas.” he said as he looked up fromContinue reading “TREASURE HUNT”

I took my still-alive but fading pots of mums to the curb dumping them into a pile of leaves. “I finally did it!” I called to my son Alex who was on the front porch. “Did what?” I walked back to the porch with my empty pots. “I finally made it through a whole mumContinue reading “MUMTASTIC”

My son Alex and I were headed out for a neighborhood walk when we walked past our lilac bush at the end of the driveway. “Oh, no!” I stopped to look at one of the branches. “This can’t be good.” I was pointing to a tiny purple bloom. “This definitely shouldn’t be happening in November.”Continue reading “EARLY BLOOM”

I went out in the backyard, looked up at the crystal blue cloudless sky and watched as leaves slowly swirl down from the trees. “Isn’t it beautiful out?” I called to my son Alex who was up on the porch. “It sure is.” he sat down in his chair. “Are you going to fill theContinue reading “HOUSEKEEPING”