We spent some time staying with Mr. C’s parents when we were in Whitehorse a couple of weeks ago and they have a bread making machine. I was instantly bitten by the “gotta have it” bug. You know the one…that bug that tells you you need this, that or the other thing? I know you… Continue reading I don’t need a bread maker – I AM a bread maker!
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Sam is in the Doghouse
My name is Samson J Collins and I did a Very Bad Thing. Do you remember the beautiful twisted tea time quilt that my friend Gully’s mom Dee made for my mom a couple of years ago? Well, I was snoozing in the sun the other day when I heard an awful sound! It came… Continue reading Sam is in the Doghouse
Nanowrimo…a finish!
I did it! I even did it a day early! This month I wrote 50,182 words of what will someday be a completed novel. One of my goals for my first year of retirement was to finish a very rough draft of a story I started last year. It took Nanowrimo to do it. Thank… Continue reading Nanowrimo…a finish!
The first 300 words of WriMo 2014
Kat Russo turned west, leveled the wings and gave a final tweak to the trim before settling back in the left seat of the single-engine Piper Cherokee. It was a bit of a gutless wonder, she thought, but then she was only being paid to deliver it, not love it. And actually, she had to… Continue reading The first 300 words of WriMo 2014
Getting ready for NaNoWriMo
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? The goal of National Novel Writing Month is to write a novel (or 50,000 words of a novel) during the month of November. That’s about 1800 words each day. When I retired at the end of last November, one of the things I looked forward to doing was to spend… Continue reading Getting ready for NaNoWriMo
A moment of silence
I was able to spend a few quiet moments at the National War Memorial today, my second to last day in Ottawa and the day of Corporal Cirillo’s funeral in Hamilton. It was a very moving experience. I am posting from my iPad. I hope the photos will publish. Rest in Peace, Corporal Cirillo.