The Shepherdess Life
On her farm in Normandy, France, Julia McLean feeds lambs, evaluates rams, and takes the modern-day shepherdess life in good stride. [Read more]
What A Tripp! Sarah Palin’s Daughter Stands By Her Man Again
Could it be that Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, who got pregnant by a guy who took off for Hollywood and posed nude and fought dirty with his ex in public.... could it be this very same daughter is now back together with her ex? [Read more]
Breaking Routines — My Night with a Burlesque Dancer
I recently decided to shake up my routines a bit. I’ve gone to different social events. I’ve taken a course or two. I attended WordCamp Victoria 2010 at which I got excited about blogging. And, then there was the night I spent with a burlesque dancer. [Read more]
How I Became a Conflicted Omnivore
Meat became much more than just meat for me that day. It has become a real and living issue about love and humanity and a concern about how the way we extend ourselves into the world becomes, in turn, what we are. We become what we do, and what we do is terrible. [Read more]
S/he: Stuck
As Schmutzie discovered, coming of age in the middle of a gender crisis is less fun than you'd think... [Read more]
Simplifying, Stage 2: The Meltdown
Lorne Daniel discovers the tasks involved in simplifying a person’s home, office and electronic data can be quite complicated. [Read more]
Otto and Betty plus 12: Life and Love in a Big, Big Family
I couldn’t even begin to imagine having 11 brothers and sisters. I asked Frank questions, trying not to be rude. “Did you live in a big house?” He would simply answer no. “Did you have your own room?” Another no. He was then and is now a man of few words. [Read more]
In Defence of Peter Pan Syndrome (The Importance of Being Playful)
There will always be naysayers who huff and puff about commercialism, and who get on their soap box with clichéd, conspiratorial theories about Hallmark, but they are party poopers who will miss out on all the fun. [Read more]
On Growing Where You are Planted
She left her hometown after graduating from high school and moved to the city. She certainly wasn’t going to return home to live, EVER. But things do change. [Read more]
Blank Page Blues: A Writer’s Guide to Her Galaxy
Deadlines are a curse for some freelance writers. Sandra Phinney dreads facing a blank page — those moments before she actually starts to write. Sometimes those moments can last for days. [Read more]
