Thought Salad

Category: Thoughts on life and death

  • The Great Vacation- Part 5

    The last full day of vacation, with tomorrow just the drive home. We slept deeply last night, full of birthday cake and sunshine.  I was the first awake, Until I woke my little man with a kiss on his cute button nose  We enjoyed fleeting family time over breakfast and coffee, saying goodbye to the past…

  • The Great Vacation- part 4

    The sun rose and alerted me that, no matter where I was or what the schedule for the day was, it was 5 o’clock in my brain and time to wake up. I lay there instead of getting up, watching my little boy sleep, curls sleep tousled and cheeks flushed. He would move, and snuggle…

  • The Great Vacation- Part 3

    The Ol’homestead Our first full day back at the place where I grew up.  My little dude had spent the night scratching in his sleep while I gently and repeatedly moved him back from the edge of the bed. He’s a vigorous sleeper, and often came dangerously close to falling off. He woke first, as…

  • The Great Vacation- Part 2

    Day two of the Great Vacation began with the sound of rain on the roof. It had poured all night, and in between fear that my youngest would fall out of bed (using my legs as a gate as prevention) and listening to the rhapsody of people snoring, I was able to enjoy most of…

  • The Great Vacation- Part 1

    So the annual week vacation is off to a flying start!We left the house at 10:30, not bad, considering our goal was 9.  We had decided to split the trip into two days, with the goal of camping in Pike Lake Provincial park. Todays goal was only a short six hour drive, a break from…

  • A half day of work

    Today was my short day of work. I’d planned to finish work at noon, get a very long overdue haircut, and then pack for our trip to Manitoba. This would have worked out well, except for the fact sometimes, people need a little bit more. And so, as I always do, I filled my afternoon back…

  • Farmer

    Rising early each day,He watches the night dissolve into the grey mist of morning, The lonely sound of a rooster his only companion There are animals to tend to, Chores to complete He worries about the sun and the rain, which are beyond his control, Watching weather the way others follow a sport, Intensely,  full…

  • The white pyjamas 

    Tonight I put him in a silky white onesie,  with Winnie the poo and tiger too My favourite pyjamas, He was so soft, my little kitty. He gave me big hugs, Looking so edible in his little boy delight, pleased with how handsome he was.  Strutting like a prize fighter, shoulders back, head up high…

  • Savor

    The moments are there if we look for them,  hidden in the everyday The laughter of a child,  innocent and free,  coming deep from within,  a true belly laugh of joy The soft warmth of a contented cat, purring as it lies,  rolled into a ball across your lap. The sun in a beautiful blue…

  • Moxie 

    A small grey sparrow, It stood there, Daring me In the middle of the road, Head tilted in the classic “bring it on” position At first I was confused, Not understanding until  I got closer and realized Here was the boss Full of moxie, Unafraid More courage than size. I nodded to it’s nerve And…