May 29- Working At Home Isn't Necessarily Fun And Not Always Productive

Too many meetings
I'm lost in a thousand threads
Trains of thought derailed

May 28 - The Day After Is Never Quite As Bad As The Day Itself, But I Still Wonder How It Is I'm Caught Up In This Horrible Thing

Paul hasn't bounced back
I bravely meet the people
The dog holds no grudge

May 27 - The Questions That Are Bouncing Around In My Head Right Now After A Truly Unfortunate Incident

Why did we walk there?
Why didn't I grab the dog?
What do we do now?

May 26 - Walking The Pit Mix Loaner Before We Go Off To A Burlesque Show

Hello, new dog friend
I can tell you feel anxious
Trust me, I get that

May 25 - One Of Those Awful Days That You Hit From Time To Time In A Life As Permanent Housesitters And Somebody Cancels On You, Triggering A Series Of Short Sits And Strange Sleeping Arrangements

A triple-dog day
Pack up, pack in, sleep over
All our stuff scattered

May 24 - A Low-Energy Day For A Young 'Un Who Must Not Have Gotten Enough Sleep And Would Never Consider A Nap

The girl seems worn out
Lacklustre at gym, no pep
Glassy-eyed by 4

May 23 - A Double Conflab To Build The Brand And Get A Sense Of What The Heck This Work Should Entail

Ah, yes, networking
Vital for jobs like this one
Happy face, nice shoes

May 22 - In "My" Office With The Electric Up-And-Down Standing Desk

Work gypsy no more
I'm rooted, just as my thoughts
drift toward leaving

May 21 - Fifth Day In A Row Of Socializing, Making It Hard To Muster The Requisite Cheer Even Though It's A Fun Night

Oh, this social whirl!
Too much for two introverts
K wishes I'd drink

May 20 - The Distant Kitimat Relatives Arrive And We All Hang Out At Jason's House

Family dinner
Rare enough now to be fun
Paul gets all the kids

May 19 - Taking In An Ethereal Wainwright Concert From The Nosebleed Row

Rufus and sister
Sweet voices soar to the roof
where we perch, enthralled

May 18 - Two Social Engagements With Previous Housesits Brings Us A Day Of Dogs

Lupita charms us
Atlas demonstrates his skills
Parker brings us shoes

May 17 - Some Funny Little Clearing Behind The Petting Zoo Where People Clearly Go To Booze It Up Makes A Nice Hidey-Hole For Rocky The Rescue Cat And Companion

She ushers me in
My house, she says. Please sit down
We clear it of glass

May 16 - Figuring Out The Daily Commute So I Don't Present At Work As A Sweating Mess

12-degree bike ride
It turns out to be ideal
to avoid beet-face

May 15 - In Which I Discover That My New Employers Aren't Ignoring Me, I'm Just Not Seeing Their Messages

How embarrassing
My new bosses' emails lost
Their requests ignored

May 14 - A Huffin' Puffin' Day Trying To Make Up For A Slow Departure And Needing To Get Home In Time For Dinner, A Meeting And A Movie

My face is aflame
I arrive late, leave early
Go to the circus

May 13 - A Very Good Mother's Day Fest Of Waffles, Swimming, And Finnerty Gardens Walk With Rachelle

Hot bike ride, cool swim
I dawdle to the island
Triathletes blast by

May 12 - Paul And I Grab Our Books And Head To Esquimalt Lagoon, Where I Have My First Swim Of The Season In Canadian Ocean Waters

Sunshine by the sea
I don't even have my phone
That defines 'relaxed'

May 11 - Buccaneer Days Is A Big Hit, With Our Young Rider Embracing Her First Time With Enthusiasm And Zero Fearfulness

We're off to the fair
I expect unease, but no
The girl is fearless

May 10 - Rosetta And Ollie

A roll and tussle
Two playful pups, one quite old
but pleased to be asked

May 9 - The Pleasure Of A Powerful, Easy-Starting Machine For The First Cut Of The Year, Even When It's Neither Your Machine Nor Your Lawn

Wow, what a mower!
Though heavy on this big hill
Take that, you long grass

May 8 - No Matter How Careful I Think I'm Being About Time-Line Preparation, I'm Never Prepared

Why do days' ends come
all sweaty and rushed? No time
Always a scramble

May 7 - Is That The Rumble Of Change I Feel Beneath Our Feet?

Sam extends his stay
Pizza meal, lots of sharing
I feel unsettled

May 6 - R And I Head To Thetis Before The Sam Dinner To Catch Giant Tadpoles, But There Are Too Many Kids Stirring Things Up On This Hot Day

Net and bucket bought
Alas, we see no creatures
Blinded by the murk

May 5 - You Can't Let A Brilliant Sunny Day Go By Just Because You Have Chores And Work

Morning is for work
I squeeze onto the side deck
To bask in the sun

May 4 - One Of Those Decisions That Seemed OK At The Time And Now Seems Kinda Nuts

A stolen work day
I seize it, wondering why
I took on this job

May 3 - In Which I Lock The Keys In The Car For The First Time In Forever Just As Nova Joins Us For A First-Ever Hangout

Bad start for play date
Stranded outside of gymnastics
Snackless but patient

May 2 - Gord Downy Rattles All Our Cages With His Rooftop Hammering On The Sedgewick Building

Woodpecker gunfire
I like the reason to stop
The greenness startling

May 1 - Experiencing Lincoln In The Bardo

Women of words, yet
few know much about book clubs
We contemplate death

April 30 - In Which I Feel A Sense Of Appreciation For Being The Kind Of Personality That Responds Well To Pressure

I've always noticed
that when things get quite crazy
I can get stuff done