Category Archives: reading

rolling, rolling, rolling; (another) car ride

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Shirley

It’s about a year and a half. What happened? Well, I found a place to live, got settled in, and then one daughter arrived in town for about 9 months, with two granddaughters, and then the other daughter added another … Continue reading →

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home, briefly

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Shirley

Once I’d had my fill of Fenelon Falls, I felt the draw of current family. I’m not sure I would ever have gotten around to driving this far if I didn’t have a daughter and her family (which includes two … Continue reading →

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Opsimath

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Shirley

A person who begins to learn or study only late in life. I came across this word some time ago, and then just now in a novella called The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. It’s about reading, and learning things … Continue reading →

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finding my way

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Shirley

It’s a week since my latest birthday. The count is now up to 61, which puts me firmly in my sixties, not just skirting the issue, as I was last year. Or, as one friend put it, “My, we are … Continue reading →

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