Yesterday's Globe and Mail included these two comics. "Pooch Cafe" is often funny, but "Betty" is seldom worth a chuckle for me, but the pair of them next to each other at Valentine's Day were appreciated ( Read more... )

My weekend was much more social than usual, possibly to make up for the bitterly cold outdoor temps (I didn't keep track, but I think it didn't go above -10 all weekend, plus wind chill ( Read more... )

It is a good life.

Even though today's plans were shot to hell by the "storm of a decade" [1], and we didn't go out for the special brunch, nor was I able to procure the egg pants from K & J,  we still had a good time of it.  I'm thankful for a boyfriend who enjoys cooking his own birthday dinner, and who improvises nicely.

Happy Birthday sweetie. ( Read more... )

Sure our tenth year together was worth celebrating, but I think our eleventh is just as deserving- and more. I'll say it again:

Happy anniversary, sweetie. I love you.

Tonight I had dinner with friends K and J, who just returned from a five month walking pilgrimage through Northern Spain. I missed them while they were gone, one reason being the high quality of conversation we sometimes get to have. Tonight was one of those nights; after dinner we played a quick game of Ticket to Ride followed by a good hour- ( Read more... )

This morning in Quaker Meeting, two people spoke about grief and grieving. In the silence, my mind was transported back five or so years, to a particular Meeting for Worship, held by Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Concerns. Someone who was beloved by that community, and who has since died of cancer, sang out of the ( Read more... )

This morning the wind and rain are making a nice "shush"ing sound outside the window, which would be calming except I've been trying to sleep for the last hour, unsuccessfully, so now they sound somewhat sad and accusing. Long day ahead, I expect.

Yesterday, however, was delightful. melted_snowball and I went into Toronto to celebrate our 9th anniversary ( Read more... )