Thought Salad

Tag: freedom

  • Grey day, watercolour memories

    Grey day, watercolour memories

    Another weekend- and month- have almost gone. Today decided to be more March in weather than yesterday’s July, which was a temporary step back in my mood, as well. But we carried on, through the rain and freezing drizzle as we drove to the mountains for another watersliding adventure. Without even a tantrum all day,…

  • One breath from freedom

    One breath from freedom

    Thursday’s my new favorite day. Always followed by a Friday, the breath of freedom gives new life to me. I worked, and had a good day, but couldn’t drag my thoughts away from writing. Like a cur with a bone, I thought about my work in progress, wondering when I’d have another chance to focus…

  • Home again

    Home again

    For the last day of my week off, the weather gods saw fit to bestow a beautiful spring day on us all. The sun was high, birds were out, and my small hooligans ran wild at the park while I had a chance to catch up with an old friend. We sadly packed our things…

  • Family Monday

    Family Monday

    Our last full day of family vacation drifted away in the warm sunshine, vague memories of work not hampering me for a change. I felt my soul drink in every once of warmth, peeling off the layers of flannel and fleece, drinking my coffee with my face turned to the sun like a flower thirsting…

  • Warm spring day

    Warm spring day

    A lovely spring day, only one month late. (I’ll take it, no matter how long it took to arrive.) I enjoyed the nicest weather this year with my family, a delicious breakfast at Cora’s, followed by the butterflies at the Jardin Botannique. The kids ran and played with the butterflies and I caught adults with…

  • Playing hooky

    Playing hooky

    Another day of conference in a city made for fun. Focusing on learning as I get older sometimes feels like I have to pound stuff into my head with a mallet. It’s amazing that I accomplished another 12 years of education after the first 13 of school. I spent an entire quarter of a century…

  • Montreal

    Montreal

    We made it. After a long and gruelling trip from Calgary to Montreal via west jet, we made it. I marveled at how well my kids do on a plane, as long as they have an iPhone to keep them busy. I wonder again how my parents kept their sanity, now that I have three…

  • Montreal

    Montreal

    We made it. After a long and gruelling trip from Calgary to Montreal via west jet, we made it. I marveled at how well my kids do on a plane, as long as they have an iPhone to keep them busy. I wonder again how my parents kept their sanity, now that I have three…

  • Genie in a bottle

    Genie in a bottle

    The winds of change are in the air today. We had nice weather today, with the sun actually warming my shoulders through the window as I drove. It felt like I drove all day, in between work, appointments, and meetings. I planned my day like a general, Marching into battle, Every minute accounted for until…

  • A light in the dark

    A light in the dark

    Some days you roll over on the wrong side, Step out of bed a crank Wonder why you bothered at all When fate gives your life a yank Some day’s are worse than others Some weeks never seem to end Today was one that was endless When I really could have used a friend But…