Aug 30 - Even Though Weekends Mean Nothing Anymore, I Claim This Sunday For A Long, Hilly Bike Ride

"Where were you?" they ask
I take from their worried tone
That my ride was good

Aug 29 - Surrogate Retail Therapy With Rachelle And Rosetta

Grey days make me shop
But carrying the baby
keeps my wallet safe

Aug 28 - At The Imax 3D Super-Comfy Theatre, Troubled Only By The Woman In Pink Who Keeps Crossing In Front Of Us

We talk of Greek Fest
But instead choose spectacle
Popcorn for dinner

Aug 27 - On The Upside, This Is Also The Day That Rosetta Rolled Over For The First Time

Something's off today
Blame the blue cheese? The garlic?
Charcoal, do your stuff

Aug 25 - In Which Cooking A Joint Meal For Our British Guests In My Mother's Apartment Becomes A Lesson In Why We Don't Do This More Often

Paul gets half a corn
True, we win the fight for fruit
But never the war

Aug 24 - Finally, The Cast Comes Off

Dear one, you're so soft
Curved into your mom's belly
No more hard edges

Aug 23 - I Resort To The Old RV Trick Of Blasting Myself With Hot Air To Keep The Engine Cool Through A Gruelling Malahat Crawl

A perfect lake day
Soured by the worst traffic
PT, don't explode

Aug 22 - Nothing Like A Few Days Of Posted Advisories To Keep The Crowds Down At Comox Lake

My two sun buddies

join me and the gulls lakeside

E-coli threat: Gone

Aug 21 - In Which I Believe Regan Yet Again When She Says It Isn't Very Far, And We Circumnavigate The Spit

Chore day with Regan

Maggie sheds hair behind us

But gets double walks

Aug 20 - If Thoughts Could Convert Automatically To The Printed Word, I'd Be A Prolific Writer, Especially On Zoned-Out Drives Like When I'm Heading To The Comox Valley

My brain whirls through blogs

on the drive north. If only

thinking was enough

Aug 19 - Watching The World Go By At The Fine Swimming Hole In Front Of Mom's Apartment

Sculls, kayaks, canoes
I watch from the rocky shore
Warmed by the late sun

Aug 18 - Babysitting At Jason's House While Grace Gets An Ultrasound

Daq clutches Paul's hand
His look says: "Please don't go yet!"
Get this boy a Gramps

Aug 17 - Dinner With Darlene And Victor, In Which We Pass Much Of The Time Looking Fondly At Rosetta

"Gaaa!" she says, reaching
for the bear with crinkling paws
Four grandparents dote

Aug 16 - One Of Those Retirement Parties That Highlight That The Days Of 70-Person Newsrooms Are Like Fairy Tales Now

A sign of the times:
Those who have quit the TC
Exceed those still there

Aug 15 - Making Music In The Perfect Little Pottery Studio At The Housesit

My squeezebox and I
Could be happy in this space
Raku and sunlight

Aug 15 - A Very Nice Night Out With Los Pinos On Stage At Northern Quarter

Hank does Leika's song
We eat octopus and ribs
Sipping fancy gin

Aug 13 - I Was Hoping For A Miracle Cure, But It Ain't Gonna Be Orthopedic Shoes

My big toe hurts, doc
Aging and a thousand stubs
Have taken their toll

Aug 12 - There's This One Little Thing That I'm Really Going To Miss About Canada

House-sit drug of choice:
Netflix. I don't like TV
But 'The Bridge?' Ja, ja

Aug 11 - I Didn't Even Know There Was A Literary Festival In Szczecin

A charmed day: Haikus
bring a message from Poland
while sex workers cheer

Aug 10 - I'm Glad I Took Notes At The Crowdfunding Meeting, Because Otherwise All I'd Remember Would Be My Co-Worker Complaining About Feeling Overheated In A Net Body Stocking At A BDSM Event

Ms T's fishnet tale
Is more fun than fundraising
Alas, we digress

Aug 9 - The Sunday Guests Are Ordered Onto The Balcony To Pose For A Photo On Dad's Old Camera

Why are we out here?
Mom wants us on film. Real film.
Though it makes no sense

Aug 8 - A Dinner Party Ends Badly When A Guest Requires Four Staples In Her Head

The pork's amazing
The finale? Not so good
Blood on the walkway

Aug 7 - Rosetta And Boden Meet At Thetis For What Will Surely Be The First Of Many Swim Dates

Double lake babies
Their sweet smells attract Lola
for a long, strong sniff

Aug 6 - A Day Largely Unremarkable Except That I Really Made The Most Of The Evening Hours

My woozy buddy
Goes down for the count early
I play the squeeze box

Aug 5 - You Know You Really Want The Job When You Examine Every Word Of Your Application Many Times Before Clicking "Send"

This is my dream job
Not easily mine, but still
Crazy not to try

Aug 4 - In Which I Am Reminded That Numerous Lengthy Interviews Keep A Writer Well-Informed, But Really Complicate Things When Preparing A Mere 600 Words

Finally I write
Squeezing so many stories
Into so few words

Aug 3 - Way Back When, I Had Quite A Crush On This Boy

Old friend, raise a glass
I'll forget that you forgot
And we'll be 15

Aug 2 - I Hold To The Theory That Cycling For More Than Two Hours Gets You A Free Pass For Soft-Serve At Beacon Drive-In

Stuffed with last night's steak
I get on my bike and ride
for a rootbeer shake

Aug 1 - A Sunny Day At Willows Beach, Where Many Are On The Sand And Few Are In The Water

You wouldn't say "warm"
Still, my breath stays in my chest
Though no one else swims