Every January brings the same dangerous mix of optimism and selective memory. I look back on the year that just ended, quietly edit out the… Read More »The Year Ahead: Plans From Someone Without a Clue
I was given an unexpected gift this year: a simple little project. Just a little DIY porch building. Our old, crappy concrete front porch needed… Read More »DIY Porch Building: The Weekend Project That Ate My Fall
Winter is coming.Not in the epic, Game of Thrones way, but in the more familiar Canadian style. You know, that special time of year when… Read More »Her First Winter Driving: What Could Go Wrong?
The Great Christmas Debate Every year, right after the last pumpkin gets dumped in the compost, Beth-Rose starts in with the Christmas cheer. She’s a… Read More »The Pause Before the Lights: A Remembrance Day Reflection
I know, I know! It’s been a while. I haven’t written about our epic Grand Canyon road trip since way back in June. I think… Read More »On the Road to Sedona, by Way of Flagstaff
Just a Simple Porch… Or So I Thought There’s a special kind of optimism that comes with a good night’s sleep, cup of coffee strong… Read More »Pour Decisions: A Homeowner’s DIY Disaster
A friend of mine recently told me, with a grin wider than a lottery winner’s, that he’d finally retired. He’s 77. After many years past… Read More »What Retirement Looks Like to Me: Finding My Own Path
A Week of Milestones in the Frazzledad Household Some weeks are so jam-packed with life changes you wonder if the universe sat down and scheduled… Read More »Bittersweet Parenting: New Driver, Birthday, and Goodbye
