July 10 - Sleeping Next To A Steamy Five-Year-Old With Pokey Feet And Knees Leaves Me With A Buzz Akin To Too Much Adrenaline

Jangled from light sleep

R conks well now, but I don't

Late-day sun clears me

July 9 - New Jumping Skills From Hanging Out With An Older Kid Precedes A Bit Of A Nightmarish Start To A Sleepover

Two-grandma play date

R jumps from a grand height, then

we go for sorbet

July 8 - A Conference Call For Families Is One More Reminder I Didn't Need That Things Are Far From Happy In This World Of Ours

New work, new sorrows

More sad people for my files

Where are we going?

July 7 - Sampling L'Ecole Brodeur Playground In Our Endless Discovery Of New Play Places

Slides make E happy

She climbs like a wee gecko

Her groove is outside

July 6 - Nature's Ways Play Out In Front Of Us In The Green Yard Off The Hayfield

Dear fawn bleats softly

It curls up in the sunshine

By dusk it has died

July 5 - When Sunny Days Are Rare, My Fave Seaside Getaway Gets Awfully Noisy

Beach downside: People.
They forget how sound carries
I know their secrets

July 4 - Laundry Lament As I Count Down The Days Until I Can Have A Washer And Dryer Again

I hate laundromats

I've tried to adjust. I can't

Such a waste of time

July 3 - The Old Chapters Meet-Up Still Works Even Though Browsing In The Time Of A Pandemic Is An Odd Experience

School pals go shopping

Malls are so strange with two-ways

Vick's hip keeps us calm

July 2 - More Adventuring With Two Small Girls, One Of Whom Needs Owen To Help Her Through Her Fear Of The Sea

R brings home a crab

I swear, I thought it was dead

E screams near the shore

July 1 - No Better Way To Celebrate Canada Day Than By Spending Much Of It Outside

52-k ride

I stop for a pig visit

Stamina improves

June 30 - To Here And There And Beyond

Much driving around

My bossy adventure pal

wants lots of sampling

June 29 - When You Throw The Whole Work Plan Out The Window And Carpe Diem At Banfield Park

Hooky with a bud
Never squander sunny days
Love my new basket