by Darcerella | Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
What do I know about canoeing? Absolutely nothing. Nada. But when in Rome (or cottage country)…And boy howdy, that water looks particularly deep and dark when you’re in a canoe and you’ve got absolutely no boating clue! In fact, as I just learned, it...
by Darcerella | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Every year on Halloween in our neck of the woods there’s that one kid who tries to come into our house. We have a lot of pint-sized trick-or-treaters in our neighbourhood what with the elementary school around the corner. So usually it’s a three year old first-timer...
by Darcerella | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Insomnia. Back in high school used to be I had trouble falling asleep, now I have issues staying asleep. So – quite frequently – I toss and turn in that magical hour between 3 and 4 a.m. Every once in a while I surrender and just get up. And I head...
by Darcerella | May 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ah yes. You remember permission slips, don’t you? At school we need permission slips to leave early for a doctor’s appointment, to go on the school bus, you know the ones. Sign here, date that, and now you can go do whatever you need to do. I was at a conference...
by Darcerella | Apr 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Someone has just stopped by your desk to ask if you will XY or Z for them. Or a friend calls in a bind and asks if you can help. And – without stopping to think about it, because you like to be helpful and possibly because you are Canadian! – you say, “yes, of...