Tag: Babble
That’s How They Get In
By last summer, I had lived in nine places in eleven months. Forces beyond my control had hurled me from one to the next, some of them rentals but many of them opened to…
Babble – Yo’ Mama Eats Bacon
I had been a staunch vegetarian for over a decade when I fell off the bacon wagon. I was one month pregnant with my first son and trying to honour the innate wisdom of…
Babble – Stung
We were wrapping up an idyllic wilderness trek two years ago when my youngest son stirred up the proverbial hornet’s nest. We had lagged behind his father and brother and somehow lost sight of…
Before That, I Was the Easter Bunny
Whoever said children should be seen and not heard was really missing out on some great insights. Listen to kids closely enough, and it doesn’t take long to realize that in between the gags…
If the Pants Fit, Wear ’Em
Millbrook used to have its own Sears pickup location. That tradition of leisurely flipping through a Sears Wish Book, placing an order and picking up our fulfilled wish a while later while catching up…
All Gluten, All the Time
When I found myself newly single, I started spending a lot of time baking. I love not only the taste and the smell of it, but its underlying message: that no matter how bad…
The Strongest Word I Know
I was having lunch with a client shortly after moving to the village when Millbrook sprung up unexpectedly in our conversation. My client is one of the brightest minds in Canadian advertising, a master…
She Says You Have Angels
I never used to think about angels, despite living in Millbrook’s former St. Andrew’s United Church. But that changed a few Christmases ago, one night as I was closing up shop in the little…