On my twitter feed, I make sure to temper my covid and climate change posts by re-tweeting incredible physical feats (mainly cycling and gymnastics), beautiful art, hilarious posts, lots of animals, and the occasional profound poem or piece of literature. It’s vital, like, absolutely vital, to stay in touch with
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A Puff of Absurdity: Painting for Community
I did these fun little puzzle pieces as part of a local community initiative, “Belonging Together,” with the aim of an ever-expanding mural from people across the region. I based all mine on photos from my neighbourhood. It’s likely the last creative thing I’ll do for fun before diving into
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I got on a painting kick this week. I haven’t picked up a brush in years, but, seeing as I have nowhere else to go, I gave it a whirl. It started with my obsession over a photograph of Charf Lloyd taken by Kirk Tsonos. This is my rendering of
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On the Year that Kicked My Ass, and That Time My Ass Kicked Back
Well, it’s starting to kick back, ever so slowly. I went on another Wild Women adventure, this time to Georgian Bay to try my hand at kayaking for a change. I was with a whole new group of women, our ages spanning three decades and from a wide variety of
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Wild Women in Temagami – On Doing the Heavy Lifting
I had a dream early in the summer: I was getting out of a tent on the rocky shore of a lake on a misty morning just cool enough to warrant a sweatshirt. Jack Nicholson was there – the Five Easy Pieces version of Jack – just sitting alone, quietly enjo…
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Wild Women in Temagami – On Doing the Heavy Lifting
I had a dream early in the summer: I was getting out of a tent on the rocky shore of a lake on a misty morning just cool enough to warrant a sweatshirt. Jack Nicholson was there – the Five Easy Pieces version of Jack – just sitting alone, quietly enjo…
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Achievement and Death and Stuff
First, a bit about boredom: “Boredom may lead you to anything. After all, boredom even sets one to sticking gold pins into people…one may choose what is contrary to one’s own interest…one’s own fancy, however wild it may be…desire what is injurious to himself, what is stupid, very stupid –
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Backyard Studio and Garden Build
Three summers ago, I decided to take over the backyard, get rid of the playhouse that the kids had deserted, and build a big garden and waterfall with a little studio to work in. The next day, my son said all he wanted for his birthday was to take over
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Raising Gable Ends Alone
It’s more physically demanding than raising kids alone, yet no less fraught with peril. I’m just documenting my morning of partial success on my studio construction. I was ecstatic to figure out all the angles for the gable end. And it all fit perfectly – more or less. But then
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