June 30 - Nose To The Grindstone, Because You Might As Well Get To It When The Weather Sucks

Rain is for working
That and finding Zac money
Weary of two jobs

June 29 - The Extraordinary Act Of Spending More Than Four Hours In A Museum We Already Know From Top To Bottom (And Then A Friendly-Neighbour Drink)

How are we still here?
"Rabbit" is gripped by the mine
And how cougars die

June 28 - Admittedly, A Lot Of Paw Patrol Viewing Happened Today

Rosetta has spots
Her mom comes for bento food
Clamorous waiting

June 27 - A Sweet Retirement Party Observed From The Perspective Of A Person Who Doesn't Yet Belong

Old-timer stories
I've got none to share, so wait
for my piece of cake

June 26 - In Which Work Got Done In Uneventful Fashion

Meant to be busy
But the day's appointments thin
Dropbox fills the time

June 25 - What I'm Taking Away From Our Comms Retreat, Along With A Neat Analogy Related To Air BnB

New priorities
demand that old ones make way
Be the platform. Breathe.

June 24 - In Which I Join A Big Ride For Mental Health Awareness While Forgetting That I Pretty Much Hate Riding With Anyone

I ride and don't hide
Wearing this damn sky-blue shirt
With my new pal Jon

June 23 - 36th Wedding Anniversary Of Old Friends Sparks A Rare Dinner Party With A Sicilian Lemon Torte

The non-socialites
do their best to act social
The cake's amazing

June 22 - Nova Likes Hanging Out With Us Because We Really Pack It In, But She'd Probably Like Playing Ghosts In The Back Yard Like R and Paul Do Later

Hey, kids, stick with me
Butterflies, ocean, playgrounds
Drumsticks in the car

June 21 - Out To West Saanich For Some Kid Time On The Hot Deck

Play date with King Man
He likes water, though not much
Poncho's a no-show

June 20 - It Feels Like Theo Is Watching The Door For His Master's Return

The house is ours now
But the creatures are rattled
All these pack changes

June 19 - K&A Return Home For A Retooling Of Their Holiday Plans That Now Have To Include Organizing A Funeral In Grande Prairie

Strange to have house guests
Weirder to be in their bed
We talk about death

June 18 - A Two-Night Test Of The Wee One's Adaptability

Chelle's on a work trip
R takes comfort from Theo
then curls up with dad

June 17 - If I Could Just Have A Do-Over, I'd Be So Much Better At All Of It, Dear Daniel

I was 17
His bad luck, born to a child
44 years back

June 16 - A Meet-Up With A Relative Gets Me Wondering If The Forgetfulness Is A Signal Of Something Bigger Coming

Repeated stories
Aging, perhaps, though so rife
It raises red flags

June 15 - In Which R Imagines Herself As A Dog Playmate For Theo And Plunges Into The Icy Ocean Alongside Him

A wee polar bear
Naked in the sea, a stick
clutched between her teeth

June 14 - The Play Dates Just Keep Getting Longer And Reinforce My Long-Held Belief That Two Is Often Less Work Than One

My two little pals

like dollar rides and fruit drinks,

playgrounds and beach sand

June 13 - Any Excuse To Go Outside On A Sunny Day And Wander

I go walkabout
Seeking the angles, the light
Not my job, but nice

June 12 - Big Meeting To Prepare In A Big Way For A Very Important Person

This rock-star chemist
has us all in a tizzy
Macro nano man

June 11 - The Now Familiar Feeling Of Losing Something Even Though You Know It's Not Really Gone, Just Nowhere To Be Found

I've lost my speaker
This life brings a vanishing
Things set down, then gone

June 10 - But I Did Find A Nice Dress, Tried On Over Top Of My Clothes To Avoid The Change-room Lineup

Good shopping weather
Sale at Value Village. Ugh
Too many people

June 9 - I Say You Should Down Tools When The Sun's Shining And Your Latest Housesit Has A Great Back Yard With A Calming Little Pond-Creek Thing

Oh, the luxury!
Sunshine and "Seven Feathers"
One day without work

June 8 - Goodbye, Shelties. Hello, Kim, Who Is Asleep On "Our" Bed When We Arrive Back From Childminding

Uh-oh. The sked's changed
We speed-clean, then hang with R
while her parents dine

June 7 - The Girl Doesn't Shy Away From Real Life. Also, I MC An Event And Almost Forget The Traditional Territory Acknowledgement

Snakes chasing lizards
I figured she'd like this scene
Nature's ruthlessness

June 6 - Really, These Two Are Pretty Sweet And Well-Behaved For Seven-Month-Olds

"The Harbinger dogs,"
people call them. Striking pair
Though pups rarely rest

June 5 - Funny How Even A Person Who Doesn't Respect Authority Can Feel A Bit Nervous At Interviewing Someone In Authority

New dogs to meet with
But first, presidential chats
Him in his short sleeves

June 4 - A Grandson's Graduation Highlights A Major Issue In Our Family That Is Hard To Talk About

Things go wrong right off
Though Zac has a lovely day
Me, I just feel sad

June 3 - The Big Question

Today's cool weather
helps me stay focused on work
Why've I got two jobs??

June 2 - Settling Into The Easy-Going Housesit On Harbinger

A yard for sunning
Nothing to do but rest up
Dog traumas fading

June 1 - Long Day And Worn-Out Girl Who Lives It To The Max, Followed By A Long Night Of Fiddling With The Podcast

R calls this 'Warm Hill'
She's a horse; no, a rabbit
Snuggled in the grass

May 31 - Sometimes A Day Is So Full That I Can Only Look Back And Think Damn, How'd I Fit It All In

A day with Nova
Playgrounds, trampoline-bouncing
Two homes, three dogs, books

May 30 - One Last Long Drive And A Harried Cleaning Of Bathrooms To Make Sure We're Out Of Here Even Sooner

This mountain is cursed
Or am I just projecting?
I can't wait to leave