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July 21, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018 – Rainy Days at Camp G and G
Young people need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them. Jay Kesler A dip in the temperature, and rain (much-needed, so we can’t complain), keeps us indoors and postpones a
July 20, 2018
Friday, July 20, 2018 – Five Minute Friday – Way
“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” ~ C.S. Lewis I’m joining in with a group of writers for Five Minute Friday where we’re given a prompt (this week it’s WAY) and write for five minutes about
July 19, 2018
Thursday, July 19, 2018 – I Hope She Remembers
If grandmas hadn’t existed, kids would have inevitably invented them. Arthur Kornhaber, M.D. “Remember that time . . . “ ”Grandma, you always say . . . “ My memory is not as sharp as it once was; I feel it—keenly sometimes. Hers, on the other hand, is razor-sharp. Camp G and G is an
July 18, 2018
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 – Harvesting Garlic and Making Memories
The fruit of the garden is not restricted to what we eat. Every garden lends something more to the imagination – beauty. Vigen Guroian, Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening Makiya and I go to the garden early, while it’s still relatively cool. It’s a beehive of activity with many gardeners thinking along the same lines.
July 17, 2018
Monday, July 17, 2018 – Camp G & G
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James It’s hot. Kamloops hot. Hot as in it’s still 37C/99F at 8:00 in the evening when we’re driving home, having enjoyed supper and play in the park, and a stop to water the dry and
July 16, 2018
Monday, July 16, 2018
It’s just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn’t it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal. John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog I’m taking Maya for a walk before bed. We’re walking up and down unfamiliar streets, then over,
July 15, 2018
Sunday, July 15, 2018 – Truth and Transition
Our stories make us who we are. And each story has its own purpose and its own reward. Each story rings true and each story is worthy of the ages. There is no such thing as an insignificant life. Laurence Overmire, New York Minute: An Actor’s Memoir Here, in the sweetness of predawn I sit
July 14, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Solitude matters, and for some people, it’s the air they breathe. Susan Cain I step out onto the deck with a first cup of morning coffee and breathe slow and deep. The cool, fresh morning air all the sweeter having been forced to shut doors and windows, and turn the air conditioner on to escape
July 13, 2018
Friday, July 13, 2018 – Five Minute Friday – Done
A spark neglected makes a mighty fire. Robert Herrick I’m joining in with a group of writers for Five Minute Friday where we’re given a prompt (this week it’s DONE) and write for five minutes about it. A fire burns on the hills directly across the river from where we live. It grows quickly; the
July 12, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018 – Sometimes, It’s Ugly
There is strong shadow where there is much light. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Götz von Berlichingen We enjoy a sweet morning playing Mastermind and Trouble, and visiting with our grands and their parents. In the early afternoon, after they’ve gone, Gerry and I head to my favourite city park with our cameras. It’s hot, but
