Good Saturday morning! The days are clear and crisp after we experienced 'snowmaggedon' on Monday. Nearly 50 centimetres of snow fell, mostly during a two-hour period as we were waking up. A once in a hundred year event we were told, although with climate change,...
These Saturdays seem to roll around faster and faster. The Covid lockdown has me losing track of time and I'm constantly having to check what day it is, usually surprised when I find out. Happily, I'm still getting dressed in the morning so haven't completely...
Back in semi-lockdown and barely leaving the house. The first week of January 2022 feels a lot like March 2020 - Covid continues to control our lives. My week has been really busy with not a lot to show for all the hours. I continue to...
2022 ♥ - We made it! I know many of us are not sorry to see 2021 make its exit, but I'd say that overall there were more ups than downs in my corner of the universe. As I have in the past few years,...
Good Saturday morning! The odd time in life, something so lovely happens that you have trouble believing it. Earlier in the week, I received a Google Alert about Cold Mourning, and when I opened the link, discovered a news release saying the Cold Mourning was the...
Such a fine week that was. Sunday was a marvellous day as our daughter Lisa Weagle and her Jennifer Jones team won the national curling trials and the honour to represent Canada at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Such a close and hard fought final against...
Good Saturday morning. So, a few events coming up this week, starting with an author panel with fellow authors Mike Martin and Dave Butler at the North Grenville Public Library on Monday afternoon. The event will be broadcast live on the NGPL Facebook page, so tune...
Another week in the books. It's almost time to start thinking about Christmas ...
And we're into November, my second least favourite month behind February (speaking weather here). However, unlike last year, I'm back curling, we've eaten in a few restaurants, and even socialized indoors on occasion, so this November is looking up compared to last year. A reminder...
Good Saturday morning. It's not often my birthday falls on blog day, but today is the day! Last year, at the height of the pandemic, it was a lonelier affair, but this year, I'm seeing people - dear friends and family. A happy kind of...
Is it me or are these weeks zipping by faster and faster? It seems like I just get started on the day and it's time to make supper. Slow it down, Father Time. This was a good writing week. I spent a couple of days going...
It's a rainy, October day in Ottawa to cap off a beautiful week of weather. I've been busy with writing stuff, but took last weekend off to spend our wedding anniversary in Perth overnight. A few photos of the autumn beauty to start today's post! I...
What a gorgeous autumn week we've had in the Ottawa Valley. Warm enough to wear only a t-shirt in the afternoon, which is mighty unusual for this time of year. The leaves have only just started turning in the city although the fall colours are...
A rainy Saturday morning this first weekend in October. It's a good day to snuggle in with a good book and a cup of tea. I had a busy week, book-wise, although much of it was spent in front of my laptop, editing Blind Date. This...
Greetings on the last Saturday in September. The two days of solid rain (with warnings even) kept me indoors working on book stuff. Not a bad thing really. I've been editing more than writing this week -- going through final changes on the Blind Date manuscript....
Good Saturday morning, almost afternoon! We're in the middle of a lovely mid-September weekend and I was up late last night with an outdoor bookclub. I also have a friend visiting that likes walks in the morning. George I've had a busy week, but mainly because of...
Good May morning, everyone! The Ottawa weather has taken a turn into summer-like weather as the pandemic stay-at-home order was extended until June 2nd. This will be my last blog post until September although you can always follow me on Twitter (brendaAchapman), and Facebook & Instagram...
