July 17 - Guess It's The Watched-Pot Phenomenon

How to stretch work time:
Start your road trip at day's end
The hours will drag

July 16 - In Which I Do A Favour For A Cousin Who Wants To Go For Lunch At A Winery And A Son-In-Law Who Wants To Do Chores, All Of Which Serves To Keep Me On Task

Three kids to care for
Luckily, they're sweet and good
We feed the horse grass

July 15 - Rules For Holiday Prep When Homeless: Some Stuff Must Go. Some Stuff Must Stay. Some Stuff Must Be Stashed

My heart says to sun
But my head says to vacuum
Hi, storage locker

July 14 - No Better Motivator Than A Rigid Line In The Sand After Which You Will Be 1. Homeless; and 2. On Holidays For Three Weeks With Only Camping Equipment To Keep You From The Wolves

Monday's deadline looms
Though tension gives me focus
Like getting this done

July 13 - I've Noticed Since Becoming A Grandmother That Poo Is A Surprisingly Fascinating Topic For Contemplation And Conversation In The Years Before You Become Self-Conscious

Dog bowels seem healed
R and I seek out Big Pigs
Horse poo unnerves her

July 12 - How We Divide Childcare Duties In Our Household These Days

I lead adventures
Paul gives voice to stuffed creatures
thrown over railings

July 11 - The Conversation Between Executors Goes On And On...And On And On...And....

Gack, probate again??
Tired of talking things through
But we're almost there

July 10 - What, The Stars Have Aligned To Give Us All The Ailing Pets?

Gordie's home, and sick
I hose his mucky butt off
Hoping he will eat

July 9 - Suddenly We Seem To Be Spending A Lot Of Time Eating Meals At Toni And Lee's

Dinner with cousins
We walk, meaning we can drink
Though with work, who would?

July 8 - I Tag Along To Elk Lake As Rachelle Reconnects With Young-Mom Friends Who I Remember As Kids Themselves

Daytime with grown girls
Nighttime at IMAX 3-D
Watching Spidey jump

July 7 - In Which I Am Reminded Via The Electric Piano At The Housesit That Piano Was My Original Instrument And Still The One That Feels Most Natural

So easy to sing
I've missed this as a gypsy
Downside of rootless

July 6 - Who Knew That A $30 Inflatable Boat Could Be So Useful As A Device Of Fun And Distraction? And Also, Rachelle Comes For Steak On The Barby

The water park's packed
Blanket on cement? Enough
Backyard pool party

July 5 - The Kid's Cute, But She Really Hasn't Grasped The Concept Of Civility To Those Who She Interprets As Interfering With Her Plans

R is rude to Joan
We're here for the boat, which we'll
fill with sea water

July 4 - Nothing Much To Report As The Sunshine Continues, Freddie Comes Around More Often, And The Garden-Watering Continues Unabated

Sometimes the day drags
But we're back in one house now
Double duties done

July 3 - In Which I Sink Way Too Many Hours And Fixated Thinking Into Trying To Get Recordings Of Children's Books To Work In My Car Deck

Still hope to solve this
Obsessed with audio books
Bad CD choices

July 2 - A Glorious Day Of Doing Nothing But Taking In The Views At The Fancy House Would Have Been More Fun Without Having To Get On My Bike At 7:30 PM And Ride To Esquimalt

Big steak, nice wine, sun
If only I had the car
Rockheights hill kills me

July 1 - The Best Ever Canada Day Starts With A Grumbling Conversation About Waiting For Fireworks And Leads To A Terrific Evening Of Seafood, Whale-Watching And Ringside Seats

Blood in the water
Crackling colours in the sky
No crowds, no cold lawn

June 30 - This Real-Job Business Has Restored My Love Of Statutory Holidays

Paul is mansion-bound
I water many gardens
And embrace days off