The Man and I had a quiet Valentines Day dinner at our favourite little restaurant, which -despite the fact that it’s changed hands and the service gets weirder and weirder - remains our favourite.  “Our place”, I guess.  It was a little Malaysian eatery, although now I think they are pushing a Chinese menu.  Perhaps [...]

Christmas was rainy and quiet this year. The Man presented me with a home-made card emblazoned with the phrase HAVE A SMELLY CHRISTMAS, and which included a gift certificate for The Perfumed Court. I wish I could say that I decided to hang onto it for a rainy day. But …it’s already [...]

This past Sunday I was hurrying out the front door to head off to work and before I knew it, I was laying in a heap on the ice cold concrete, staring up at the sky. It happened just that fast. One minute, la-la-la… walking down the steps, and the next - total [...]

This week has been a mite crazy and exhausting; I’ve been working quite a few 12 hour days before I have to head out of town to visit the family in The Sunshine State for a week. Although, I really would be thankful for less Sunshine, and more Rain…but whatever the weather, I will [...]

I suppose it is that time of year again…all my plants are shriveling and blackening…and I have no wish to brave the cold to attempt reviving them, or bring them inside where it is warm. The long evening shadows darken the roads before 5 o’clock. Stepping out of bed in the morning is [...]