Monthly Archives: September 2024

Out flew the web and floated wide;The mirror crack’d from side to side;‘The curse is come upon me,’ cried       The Lady of Shalott.(The Lady of Shalott – Alfred Tennyson) The Lady of Shalott, oil-on-canvas painting, John William Waterhouse I’ve alluded … Continue reading →

Skye, our little warrior bun, has hopped back from the brink of death itself yet again. After three days of round the clock life support she is now back to her ebullient, mischievous self. Her toughness, resilience, and spirit continues … Continue reading →

On my lunch break from work, doing another one of those excruciating tasks. I’m in Dad’s email again. It kills my heart to be in there. I shouldn’t be anywhere near his personal stuff. He should be in here, monitoring … Continue reading →

An excerpt from an email received from another beautiful friend today of Dad’s 🙏— I know that it is very difficult for you to cope up with the pain and sorrow caused by your father’s death, the extraordinary man who was … Continue reading →

How has a year gone by since this beautiful, heaven-sent day late August 2023. Dad had encouraged me for a few weeks to bring my cruiser bike over to reunite for a ride together around the neighbourhood- a beautiful trip … Continue reading →

Starting my second partial work week back from being off for almost two months and I can definitively now say that work is not a distraction. It is merely a place where I try to suspend the reality of the … Continue reading →

Born in September 16, 1921, but not exactly. We celebrated Grandma’s birthday on this day, but in reality a busy harvesting season had kept her Dad (Great Grandpa) registering in August. My Grandma (Vera Bonderoff) is on the right, my … Continue reading →

My beloved rescue bunny Skye has been unwell for three excruciating days. As is often the case with “exotic” animals, her diagnosis was never 100% definitive, but in all likelihood she had a gastrointestinal obstruction as well as a possible … Continue reading →

Passed by a lifeless squirrel on the road right near Mom and Dad’s a short time ago. My throat caught and tightened. A few minutes later, putting out feed, Dad’s little friend did not come. I didn’t think there was … Continue reading →

This is a hard post. As my brother Scott alluded to in his Eulogy at Dad’s Celebration of Life, Post-It Notes were an endearing part of home life and how Dad kept track of the myriad thoughts within his brilliant … Continue reading →