Sept 28 - And Now There Are Two Cats And The Homeowner At Our Housesit, But We Can Work It Out

Dinner with Karen
We'll host her in her own house
The cats yowl for food

Sept 27 - Pack My Pyjama Bag For A Night With The Kid While Chelle Watches Throat Singers

Post-preschool pickup
We gulp down the chicken pie
I'm sleeping over

Sept 26 - The Girl Has A Very Strong Reaction To Anybody Who Appears To Be In A Position Of Power

Trampoline goes weird
R's creeped out by the staff kid
Scared he'll yell at her

Sept 25 - The Reek Of A Half A Litre Of Cream In The Carpeted Back Of Your Car Will Not Go Unnoticed

Give me the air sponge
One bottle of cat-stink spray
Damn, nothing's working

Sept 24 - A Rainy Day In Sidney As Paul's Neck Makes Him Stack Magazines For His Laptop Too

The fall brings work days
The carpet with the spilled cream
stays damp and reeking

Sept 23 - A Cloudburst Lasting Roughly The Hour And Forty That It Takes To Cycle To Sidney Opens Up Just As I Prepare To Leave

Of course! A downpour
Soaked to the skin by Sidney
Shoes stuffed with flyers

Sept 22 - Wrapping Up A Weekend With Pals I've Hung Out With For A Rather Astounding 55 (Or So) Years

S has red wine flu
We talk, eat, and say goodbye
Unfazed by the years

Sept 21 - It's Like The Woman We All Knew Went Away And We Never Had The Chance To Say Goodbye

Old friend, we miss you
You were our sassy shopper
Not sure you'll be back

Sept 20 - Sometimes You Can Plan Everything Perfectly. But Not Always

Shouldn't get brows scratched
while writing to a deadline
House still smells like fish

Sept 19 - First Time Visit To The Flying Squirrel, Where I Buy The Requisite Jumping Socks For Two Wee Ones

Trampolines galore
Soundtrack: The Village People
It gets them jumping

Sept 18 - The Nice Lady At Days Inn Finds Me WD-40 And I Want To Hug Her

My bike lock's frozen
The minister awaits me
Beg for lubricant

Sept 17 - One Of Those Days

The disjointed feel
of not living anywhere
as the rains begin

Sept 16 - Goodbye Girls, Goodbye Shamus, Hello Bags Of Weird Stuff

Banana bread day
All our routines at warp speed
Clean up, pack up, go

Sept 15 - Life's Just Too Intense Sometimes

Another meltdown
We walk around the dog park
and get home so late

Sept 14 - Day 3 Of The Holiday And Things Are Falling Into Place

Rain or shine, we dip
Walk the dog. Hang with sweet E
A routine takes shape

Sept 13 - A Cold Day For A Dip, But There's No Stopping Her

Dog walk 'round Durrance
R strips down and goes swimming
Hoodie as towel

Sept 12 - What, Are We Rank Amateurs, Having A Sit-Down Meal?

The three girls arrive
Things go well, then quite badly
Can't set the table

Sept 11 - I Was Getting Worried About This UVic Gig

Finally, the profs
I'm enthralled and pitch more words
though they'll pay the same

Sept 10 - "The Female Persuasion" Sparks Many Heated Conversations Among Those Who Loved It, Those Who Disliked It, And Those Who Hate Glib Wrapups As A Literary Device

Book club's quite lively
Maybe it's better to read
books we don't like much

Sept 9 - In Which Toni Forgets To Bring The Snorkel Mask That's The Whole Purpose Of Their Visit

Grey day; good for work
I fix the freakin' website
Burtons bring Chinese

Sept 8 - Being The Parent Of Adults Can Be A Real Worry

Just can't keep quiet
I write an angry email
And enjoy small kids

Sept 7 - A Really Disappointing And Worrying Day In Which Nothing Goes As Planned

R's wait is in vain
The boys arrive late, clearly
wishing they weren't here

Sept 6 - A Busy Day Of Getting Ready For D and G, Who Don't Arrive

Our house guests dump us
We don't find out until 10
Family's so rude

Sept 5 - A Fan Finds Out I'm Terry's Cousin And We Get A Great Meal With A World-Level Bridge Director

Dinner with strangers
Apparently I'm a star
Roast beef's fabulous

Sept 4 - R Springs A Surprise Request For An Outing Before The Pool, And We Drive Bottom To Top To Bottom In The Parkade To Find Shamus A Cool Spot To Wait

What to do? Let's swim!
But first, Miniature World, though
the giant scares her

Sept 3 - Rachelle Rightly Concludes That A Daily Visit To This Rare Summer Space Is In Order

Wee guests arrive late
Just as well; I need to work
Damn, I missed the sun

Sept 2 - Lying Still In Sunshine, With Pool

Tools down. Let's relax
D brought us old New Yorkers
I will read all day

Sept 1 - We'll Remember This Day's Family Gathering As The "Watermelon Floatie Incident"

Ah, D, you don't change
Always the jokester, teasing
Poor girl is baffled

Aug 31 - A Perfect Day In Paradise

Two homes down to one
We celebrate with pool time
Paul saves six lizards