Hi all, First, a note about the Sidney Library drop-ins: our next three dates are booked. They used to be all on the third Saturday of the month, but because of scheduling conflicts etc. they will now be sort of random Saturdays. The dates are: September 16, October 28 and November 18 at 1pm.
“…my eyes could run themselves out…”. Your words never fail to surprise me, delight me, and leave me feeling wistful all at the same time. Thank you Kelsey. Beautiful.
"I could almost hear the tinkling of the box’s tune whenever the sun uncovered itself in some small corner to be hoarded in memory." -- such a beautiful, delicate and accurate way to describe west coast weather. A delightful newsletter, as always. Thank you, Kelsey. :)
How to talk to your kids comes naturally when you are working side by side on something else.
I may be biased, but creating something in the kitchen together is bonding, silly, tasty, and creative. A perfect environment for conversation. Anything forced feels like a lecture…l knows I’ve given my kid plenty of those. In fact when he was 5 or 6 and I would say to him, “ we need to have a talk” my son would cover both his ears and cry…”no, not the talk!” Too funny, I think he had a pretty
cushy childhood, though I did try to balance all his blessings with chores. What do they say? Sharing is caring. Lol.
“…my eyes could run themselves out…”. Your words never fail to surprise me, delight me, and leave me feeling wistful all at the same time. Thank you Kelsey. Beautiful.
"I could almost hear the tinkling of the box’s tune whenever the sun uncovered itself in some small corner to be hoarded in memory." -- such a beautiful, delicate and accurate way to describe west coast weather. A delightful newsletter, as always. Thank you, Kelsey. :)
Lovely post!
As a Saskatchewanian, the horizon thing resonates. Our first house in Calgary looked out onto Nose Hill. I had to move.
The piece about the door is amazing. The sticking, the impatience. Beautiful.
Beautifully written, Kelsey. It vibrates with feeling. Also, I loved 'runnelled with tunnels'.
How to talk to your kids comes naturally when you are working side by side on something else.
I may be biased, but creating something in the kitchen together is bonding, silly, tasty, and creative. A perfect environment for conversation. Anything forced feels like a lecture…l knows I’ve given my kid plenty of those. In fact when he was 5 or 6 and I would say to him, “ we need to have a talk” my son would cover both his ears and cry…”no, not the talk!” Too funny, I think he had a pretty
cushy childhood, though I did try to balance all his blessings with chores. What do they say? Sharing is caring. Lol.