Feb 27 - Scavenging The Seaside At Sidney

Good luck, rock gunnels!
We hunt for more, but settle
for bits of beach glass

Feb 26 - I've Come To See That A Woman And Her Stylist Learn A Lot About Each Other

Girly salon day
Mike's a guru with colour
We talk for hours

Feb 25 - Mixed-Bag Day That Ends With The Dangled Money Offer Gone As Rapidly As It Came

Big memory day
Poor Sally Marie is crushed
As I am later

Feb 24 - A Day Contemplating Itty Bitty Cell-Sized Laboratories

Translating science
But this prof explained things well
I do like this work

Feb 23 - The Signals Of The Approaching Season Hearten Me, Though It Could Also Just Mean March Could Break My Spirit

Trees are in blossom
Month earlier than last year
Please let this be spring

Feb 22 - Hanging Out At Esquimalt Lagoon Before I Drag D's Butt Into Save-On To Buy Herself Food

Walk at the lagoon
My pal needs some shoring up
We smoke pot and talk

Feb 21 - News Comes That Exemplifies That Old Adage About Being Careful What You Wish For

What would money mean?
Never let hopes get too high
Small fist pump allowed

Feb 20 - The New Diet Is Cramping My Style

Fun with the Fed gang
Sure do miss drinking sometimes
Eating's such a pain

Feb 19 - Note To Self: Start Into A Pigeon Hangout Much Earlier At This Time Of Year. Also, Baby Beth Is Now At Peace

Yikes, the pigeons left!
We do get some holding in
Not enough for R

Feb 18 - At The Budget Lockup

Head down for details
Squirreling through the estimates
Still seeking secrets

Feb 17 - I Am So Susceptible To A Deep Discount

Bike ride clears my head
Turnaround at Mattick's Farm
I buy a sweater

Feb 16 - It Doesn't Feel Like Another Social Event If It's Just Two Of You On A Wander

Walk and tea with Deb
We cover a lot of ground
For real and in words

Feb 15 - Tapas At Lido's For Toni And Her Keg Gang

Party with the Febs
So much good food I can't eat
Paul eats it for me

Feb 14 - Chinese Dinner For Six And The Beautiful Maladies

Less fun to eat out
Much bok choy and broccoli
Hard not to miss booze

Feb 13 - Today's Adventure Leads Us To Beacon Hill And Clover Point On A Brilliant, Windy Day

Five bags of barley
A feast for ducks and pigeons
to lure them closer

Feb 12 - Got To Find A Way To Suggest They Open A Door Or Window Or I'll Soon Be Experiencing Traumas Of My Own

This memory's long
It scares me, but it passes
Air heavy with smoke

Feb 11 - Mom Would Be So Pleased To See All The Facebook "Likes"

Miss you, Mom and Dad
Wish you'd seen 70 years
I know you're dancing

Feb 10 - I Had Imagined A Short Stroll, But Maybe This Long Distance Is What I Needed To Squelch That Virus

My friend says "Let's walk!"
Yikes, we do 11 ks
It's the killer cure

Feb 9 - A Small Nap While Waiting For The Oscars To Begin As I Test Managing Sickness Without Advil (Insert Sad Face Here)

This cold is wearing
But I cycle anyway
then sleep on the couch

Feb 8 - Funny How The El Nido Road Sign Is Enough To Remind Me Of Chasing That Damn Dachshund Into A Cul-De-Sac

Sunshine and no work
I do my Gordon Head ride
Remembering Jake

Feb 7 - In The Zen Zone At Acupuncture While The Painter Throws Our Borrowed House Into A State

I doze off, face down
How many tiny needles
bristle from my back?

Feb 6 - It's Like Government Can't Conceive Of Groups That Don't Have The Money For A Quick Flight To Vancouver

Up at 4:30
Such a short meeting, I walk
to Poor People's Land

Feb 5 - Psychic Wounds Are Real

Memory vanquished
This one had a broken bone
I bandage with care

Feb 4 - Packed Room For Discussing The Latest Read, Which People Variably Found Too Sad With Too Many Characters

Book club's a bit odd
I wish I could eat more snacks
Or sit in a chair

Feb 3 - Seriously, How Have I Never Thought About Histamines In My Diet Before Now?

Five pounds fall away
All my symptoms are vanquished
So good it shakes me

Feb 2 - This One Feels Like A Genuine Day Off

I feel the earth move
This day is restorative
Diet makes me high

Feb 1 - Crisis Intervention After An Alter Catches Us Off Guard With A Surprise Merger, And All The Secrets Come Out

Park bench at the Gorge
Poor D cries, laughs, tries to breathe
Miracles can hurt

Jan 31 - The Three Faces Of The Final Day Of January, Which Starts With A Dark And Much Too Early Drive For The Snowboarder

Get Zac to the bus
Get stood up for a friend walk
Get dull and hungry