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Mother. Lover. Runner. Writer. Snaps a not bad picture.
Interests: The Boy, The Man, music, this, that and the other thing, running very far, looking for the big sky,
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This part of Fat Mum Slim's Photo-a-day for January. It's resulting in a few haikus and a bit of free verse/meander thing. The only things that are truly belong to me are the words on the page. Words mined from the silence deep within, the stillness where body, mind and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2013 at The Mighty Haiku Project
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Winter Haiku 1
Slow walk, sunny day Deep thoughts, life running away And puddle jumping Continue reading
Posted Jan 5, 2013 at The Mighty Haiku Project
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Thank you! It's been heartwarming to hear from folks (on Facebook) and the like. The plan is to keep this up... best laid plans though..
No beginning and no end
I'm not sure how this ended up falling by the way side but here it is, and here I am. I took a long long walk in the snow yesterday. It provided silence, solitude and much needed time for reflection. Distance from those things that have, somewhat magically, taken over my life since summer: fix...
No beginning and no end
I'm not sure how this ended up falling by the way side but here it is, and here I am. I took a long long walk in the snow yesterday. It provided silence, solitude and much needed time for reflection.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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I'm hoping a whole lot of expensive nothing!
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Snap back to reality
Of all the photos I took during our trip, this is my favourite. It has that deserted village feel to it. Forgotten in time. Just ignore the people on the bottom right, I decided they were the survivors of the ferocious goat zombie apocalypse. Every one knows that the fog rolls in when it's ...
Made my night. :-)
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Summer 2 & 3
Snap back to reality
Of all the photos I took during our trip, this is my favourite. It has that deserted village feel to it. Forgotten in time. Just ignore the people on the bottom right, I decided they were the survivors of the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Summer 2 & 3
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Posted Aug 20, 2012 at The Mighty Haiku Project
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Missive for the road: Get outside
I'm really not much of one for unplugging. Luckily the Rogers' cross Canada coverage doesn't really extend far outside major centers. Three days, no 3G. Fabulous weather, and we flirted with Cape Breton. With much dramatic whining, we dragged The... Continue reading
Posted Aug 14, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Missives from the road: Old King Cole
After many days on road the crammed into our small Honda Civic, we arrived sea-side, finally in Baddeck. On the shores of Bras d'Or Lake. They call it a lake, but it's an inland sea of (mostly)salt water and waves.... Continue reading
Posted Aug 7, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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My mom (and her mom) was from Edmundston... I was born in Moncton. We used to summer in Cap Pele... It's the beach that I miss.
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Missives from the road -- Growing up
My dear friend Jackie O talks of finding home when running through fields of golden wheat on the family farm. I've lived in Ottawa a mighty mighty long time, but home is that spot where ocean waves meet land. Try as I might nothing really comes close. A sit by the river on a windy day if I close ...
Missives from the road -- Growing up
My dear friend Jackie O talks of finding home when running through fields of golden wheat on the family farm. I've lived in Ottawa a mighty mighty long time, but home is that spot where ocean waves meet land. Try... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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And we're off...
Leaving the safe den of my kitchen table to have a chat with the Atlantic Ocean. Posted with Blogsy Continue reading
Posted Aug 4, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Summer 1
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Posted Jul 13, 2012 at The Mighty Haiku Project
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Thank you! Kym was kind enough to give me the print, which Jeff put up on his wall at the office..
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Promises to yourself.
When I relaunched my brain a month ago, I promised myself that I'd post something at least once a week. Important to keep promises to yourself, even on the weekends when you have to work. (Westfest this weekend, drop me a line if you're on Richmond Road.) Bit of a grocery list of things, and who...
There is a season...
With the end of this week begins the official summer season, the solstice and the true beginning of summer -- last days of school. Last day at this school after seven years... I felt we should have a fanfare of... Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Vagina and bad words
Really there isn't much more to be said about Lisa Brown being silence except: Vagina. Just when I let my guard down for a second, the big old Republican man is up there trying to get all in my vagina.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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I was out and about... sorry I missed you too. The plan ATM is to spectate Blog Out Loud. (Soon as I figure out when and where it is.)
Promises to yourself.
When I relaunched my brain a month ago, I promised myself that I'd post something at least once a week. Important to keep promises to yourself, even on the weekends when you have to work. (Westfest this weekend, drop me a line if you're on Richmond Road.) Bit of a grocery list of things, and who...
There should be more dancing overall... that's all I'm saying.
I'm going to live forever!
It's the last few weeks of school up here. The Boy is finishing Grade 6 and though his school does go to Grade 8, he's asked if he can go to a bigger school next year. It's great idea, he's out grown the school and it really doesn't offer the diversity he needs. Deep down we all need to find a f...
Promises to yourself.
When I relaunched my brain a month ago, I promised myself that I'd post something at least once a week. Important to keep promises to yourself, even on the weekends when you have to work. (Westfest this weekend, drop me... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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I'm going to live forever!
It's the last few weeks of school up here. The Boy is finishing Grade 6 and though his school does go to Grade 8, he's asked if he can go to a bigger school next year. It's great idea, he's... Continue reading
Posted Jun 2, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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I love that the ukes are so easy to play... the guitar is a bit more touchy.
Gateway Ukelele
These, ladies and gentlemen, are a pair of very cute Malhalo ukeleles. One blue, one orange. (I'll let you figure out which is which.) Ukeleles may be my new favourite thing in the world. "For Christmas, I would like an orange ukelele." I said to The Man, confident that making his Christmas sh...
Politics and protests
I want to walk up to Jean Charest and say "Give your head a shake boy." I will admit that living just west of La Belle Province, I was taking a bit of 'nothing much has changed since I was... Continue reading
Posted May 26, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Gateway Ukelele
These, ladies and gentlemen, are a pair of very cute Malhalo ukeleles. One blue, one orange. (I'll let you figure out which is which.) Ukeleles may be my new favourite thing in the world. "For Christmas, I would like an... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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Blogger Blocked
I was all set to post my entry from Canada Writes non-fiction bit, but re-read it and it really is rather terrible and needs some work. Really, it's like Twilight minus Sparkly vampires (no old men watching women sleep or... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2012 at From Nat's Brain
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