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One woman's humorous journey while trying to fit into a cubbyhole world.
The Feminine Leg – Uncovered
I grew up in a household of oozing estrogen (five sisters), where laundry days were filled with a multitude of various sized bras, panties, girdles, garter belts, and a few stockings. For easier sorting, each of us girls were assigned a particular colour code, a tiny, discreet embroidered marking in a waistband. It certainly helped relieve […]
Posted in: Mid-Life Quirks, Traditions
The Thorny Side of Landscaping
April 25, 2012
I have just finished up another session of Spring clean-up in the garden, and I have the injuries and aches to prove it. Long ago I retired my Superwoman cape when it came to being a weekend yard warrior, yet I’m still determined to win the battle of woman versus perennial. You see, after a couple of years of yard […]
Posted in: My Back Yard Retreat
Good Advice I Wished I Had Years Ago
April 20, 2012
Not long ago, I rediscovered an old printed email that I had received from a friend and stashed away in my file of inspirational and wise quotes. I couldn’t actually find the author of the piece, but I was impressed that even after gathering dust for a few years, the advice given was still appropriate […]
Posted in: Mid-Life Quirks, Traditions
Thoughts of Spring and Green (Chest-waders)
April 15, 2012
The birdies are twittering about again, things are sprouting through the earth, and blossoms are finally venturing forth. Aaah, Springtime! I have heard that in Springtime a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love, but I’m pretty sure that Spring is simply a convenient excuse for some guys to chase a skirt. But what does an […]
Posted in: My Back Yard Retreat
Wild Thing – You Make Everything Groovy
March 26, 2012
The cardio portion of the workout is ramping up, just as the sing-along begins: “Wild thing … You make my heart sing … You make everything groovy … Wild thing. (doo-doo-doo-doo) Wild thing … I think you move me … But I wanna know for sure … C’mon, c’mon …” Like finding that perfect, comfortable […]
Posted in: Mid-Life Quirks
Waiting for Little Hands – Again
March 15, 2012
When I first became a grandma a little over a year ago, my daydreams frequently were filled with sweet scenarios of playing with our grand-baby, hauling out and enriching her with a few treasured keepsake toys and books from her mother’s infancy. Back then I figured it was my motherly right to squirrel away a few favourite toys […]
Posted in: Oh So Cute, Traditions
Rising to New (Shoe) Heights
March 7, 2012
In the course of trying to de-clutter my closet (a necessary evil), I have sadly discovered yet another aspect of middle-age. In my younger days (pre-grandmotherhood), I regularly donned many a kick-ass, stylish high-heel for work and partying. My footwear selection now seems to have morphed into somewhere between a clog/mule and a comfortable Tender Tootsie. So what happened? […]
Posted in: Mid-Life Quirks
Cupid Comes with a Suitcase
February 7, 2012
I’m not sure if the practice of sending/exchanging paper valentines still happens in elementary schools. Given how “un-cool” and controversial that might be in today’s education system, probably not. (If you’re “Liked” on your Facebook page that may be the closest you’d get.) My earliest memories of those Valentine’s Days were full of anticipating a pile of cutesy […]
Posted in: Traditions
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cubbyholewriter 
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