Oct 29 - I Curse The Drive In And Out Of Bear Mountain For A Sleepover But Nonetheless Have A Fine Time With An Old Friend

Leo hogs the bed
We hike him through the forest
Scraped by his big sticks

Oct 28 - Rachelle And I Forge A New Tradition At The Oak Bay Marina In Light Of The Demise Of The Bengal Lounge And The Giant And Glamorous Curry Buffet

Look at us, sipping
Gewurtztraminer midday
Such dear company

Oct 27 - You Know What They Say About Music, Even 'The Hello Song'

She wakes up howling
As if stuck between two worlds
I sing her through it

Oct 26 - The Man Who Once Got Me Hired In Victoria Steps Up To The Podium As An Author

Old friend, they love you
Though their questions reveal them
All wishing they wrote

Oct 25 - Quite The Mixed-Bag Day, Aided By My Desperate Need To Get On Top Of My Neglected Work And My Mother's Early-Morning Flight To Saskatoon

Airport run - bye, Mom!
Deadlines met but more looming
Always in the vice

Oct 24 - Girl Weekend Wraps Up As Paul Moves To Donna's From The Sidney House

Crab cakes beckon us
We cross the border four times
Then 'home' to new digs

Oct 23 - We Head South For A Night At Vickie's Beach House At Sandy Point

Shop, cook, hot tub, drink
Much wine is consumed, though one
voice fills up all space

Oct 22 - A Long Stretch At Tsawwassen Mill With The Courtenay Girls Leaves Me Wondering If I Might Be Shopped Out, Except For That Turkish Store Where I Can't Afford Anything

Nothing much appeals
Still, we catch up while shopping
I eat bad pad thai

Oct 21 - The Girls' Weekend Begins Back In Good Old Tsawwassen, Newly Emerged As A Shopping Mecca

This is one big mall
We walk what feels like 10k
Don cooks us big steaks

Oct 20 - Into Each Life Must Come The Occasional Day Like This - Not Bad, Just Never Quite Good

An off-kilter day
No snap at the music class
No sleep, too much work

Oct 19 - A Full Day Of Small-Person Activities Topped By A Highly Successful Bedtime Experience While The Parents Enjoy John Fogarty

Paul takes R swimming
Sadly, this hole in my leg
still keeps me sidelined

Oct 18 - Wouldn't You Know It, The Aspect I've Always Associated With This Month Comes Right Back Now That I'm Here And Not South

Hey, it's October
As always, I'm overwhelmed
All these balls afloat

Oct 17 - An Interesting Day Interviewing People's About Their Recollections For The Anthology Piece On Peers And Activism

Comrades in arms, we
wander through Peers memories
This is why we fight

Oct 16 - The Fall Weather I Haven't Experienced For Most Of The Last Five Years Sparks An Old Instinct

Look at me, baking!
Banana bread, apple crisp
Back to rainy days

Oct 15 - Mom Throws Her Annual Birthday Party, In Which A Lot Of Snacks And Bathtub Gin Is Consumed As Always

Back home in a rush
Long day of server duties
Big winds never come

Oct 14 - Hasty Trip To Vancouver To See The Felice Brothers Gets Us Up For An Early Ferry Before The Bad Weather Hits And The Sailings Get Cancelled

Up before the wind
No storm for me; I'm shopping
Then we're Cobalt-cool

Oct 13 - Nap And Read Time At Stormy Clover Point

Pigeons in the wind
She follows them, demanding
They wear her feather

Oct 12 - It Must Feel Fairly Strange To Have Grandparents Who Live In An Array Of Ever-Changing Houses

R is unimpressed
We thought she'd like the big pig
Instead, she's unnerved

Oct 11 - A Musical Performance For Seniors, Just Like Back In The Day

Chelle serves pumpkin pie
I noodle until she's done
Harmony's rusty

Oct 10 - Long Day Of Work Followed By Hasty Rush Into The Late Afternoon Sunshine So As Not To Waste This Thanksgiving

Bird walk leads to yachts
This light, so Canadian
Nature's PhotoShop

Oct 9 - It Unsettles Me Sometimes To See How Well We've Adapted To A Drifter's Lifestyle

Paul adeptly packs
I sweep and wash, then we're gone
Off to Sidney's cats

Oct 8 - A Long Weekend Means Nothing When You're Self-Employed

A hard rain's falling
The gloom keeps me working. Good
I want Friday off

Oct 7 - Back To My Journalism Roots With Two Interviews For Remembrance Day

Vets tell good war tales
Night brings a major surprise:
Paul watching Meryl

Oct 6 - A Weather Day That Always Comes Right Around Now, When You Congratulate Yourself For Your Recent $13 Used Coat Purchase

The day where it starts
arrives with a swirl, stripping
summer's last vestige

Oct 5 - The Child-Minding Days Are Always An Unusual Mix Of Activities As I Try To Keep My Paid Days Clear For Hunkering Down

Off to check new digs
I hoist Mom's turkey upstairs
Afternoon: Saxe Point

Oct 4 - A New Work Assignment Plunges Me Into Second World War History, Which Likely Means I Will Talk About The War. Like, A Lot.

Paul's right to worry
I fixate when I research
Though Dad would be pleased

Oct 3 - In Truth, Not Every Day Is Memorable Enough For A Good Haiku

Start and end like this:
Dog and I on Highrock hill;
Dark, damp playground walk

Oct 2 - Dealing With My Ugly Ladder-Fall Shin Cut And Regretting I Didn't Do What I Should Have Done When It Was Still Possible To Do It

My life is wet bread
A mess still, but improving
Wish I'd had a stitch

Oct 1 - Our Quality Child-Minding Services Get Us Noticed By Other Family Members

Walk, shop, babysit
The Double Ks, joined by R
Late night but easy

Sept 30 - Topping Off A Good Work Day With A Friday Night Dinner Out At Lot 1 Pasta Bar

Pork belly for me
Paul opts for short ribs; both good
But we're glad for "small"

Sept 29 - What Are The Odds That We Would Run Into This Same Snack-Obsessed Kid At Gyro Park?

Hey, Niko the mooch!
He gulps fish crackers, then tries
for the apple squeeze