Just a thought… It’s a tough life, and it’s the little things that get us through the day. [Jeffery Deaver] Welcome to a new week – the second half of June and, soon, the longest day of the year in terms of minutes of light. Another summer is already landing softly (or not-so-softly, if you’re
Erin’s Journals
Monday, June 8, 2026
Just a thought…Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. [Ralph Waldo Emerson] Leaky eyes, rainy skies and sad good-byes…another trip to Ottawa over until who-knows-when. Remembering the “don’t be sad it’s over…etc.” but this is just how life is. There’ll be no pictures of Colin and Jane (although I took plenty – and videos –
Monday, June 1, 2026
Just a thought… Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour. [Walt Whitman] Typing this as I sit at the side of a neighbourhood diamond in Nepean near Ottawa…the music’s playing, the coffee in my traveller mug is cooling in the gentle noonday air, and kids are out having
Monday, May 25, 2026
Just a thought… Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. [Ovid] Well, that was quite a weekend. Apart watching the Jays and Habs, deer and fawns, Rob and I did one of those things that can really test a relationship. We’ve had them before: the earliest I can recall was
Monday, May 18, 2026
Just a thought… You can take away a man’s show; you can’t take away a man’s voice. [David Letterman] Welcome to a new week, and a holiday if you’re lucky enough to have it off today. An event to come in a few days has had me reflecting a lot on my own life, and