Here’s the challenge: Share a memory you have that links a person and a song in your mind, preferably: way in the past having to do with someone you LIKED, like that For example: Here’s a memory I have of the first boy I ever kissed, at age 13, in the summer of 1991. We [...]
Posts Tagged ‘memories’
27 Jan
Getting Out Of The House
Yesterday I had an appointment with a specialist to see about the weird shape my left middle finger has taken on. It meant I was out of the house for a couple hours, which is always rather exciting! My iPhone saved my heinie. My doctor’s administrative assistant had said the specialist was in Kitchener, 135 [...]
9 Jan
Seven Months Old
I cannot believe how time is flying! When I look back at the photos and videos of my baby E from a few short months ago, I am amazed at how much he’s changed. It is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. He is so full of life and fun, and I am so blessed to be [...]
16 Dec
Hats Off to my Grandmas and Grandpas
I am presently reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – a novel. I am not far along, but already I have found myself thinking of my grandparents, and all the women and men of their generation, and shaking my head in amazement. This book is set in the U.K., shortly after the [...]
7 Dec
Accomplishments
Remember how when you were a kid, certain things about being grown-up just seemed incredibly cool? Well, I don’t know if that’s true for everyone, but for me it was. There were many little things I really looked forward to achieving. Sometimes I like to remind myself of those things, because I’ve achieved so many [...]
3 Dec
In Honour of December 1st
I’m going to write a little blog post for this day, even though it’s not December 1st, not in real life, much less blogland. It’s the beginning of Advent. That was a really big deal that year I worked at a Catholic school – we had a liturgy that day, and every week in December. [...]
12 Nov
Remembrance
Just to reiterate… it’s November 11th. And interestingly, it’s 11 pm as I begin this post. (Definitely not the “last post” though – haha. Sorry. Not a joke.) Oops, I didn’t mean to start off all irreverent, especially since this post is about Remembrance Day and how I take it very seriously. I really do. [...]