I take my camera everywhere with me. It’s a habit I started when I got my first job as a journalist for a daily newspaper in Ohio. Back then, we used film cameras and we had to adjust the fstop manually. Oh, and focus. My first months on the job, my photos were awful! Washed [...]
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Sunset on the prairies.
Friday, November 27th, 2009Friday Night Cake. Chocolate Beer Cupcakes.
Friday, November 27th, 2009
I’ve been thinking a whole lot about fearlessness lately, becau
I’ve been thinking a whole lot about fearlessness lately, because as you may know, I am not the most fearless person. Using beer in a cupcake recipe is stretching me to my limit and, trust me, many people my age are using the line I set down as a baby-sized hurdle to step over.
What does it mean? Now, it means I’m not getting into much trouble. None, really. They are though, lots of trouble when they get caught and, I suspect, a fair amount of wondering what the H they are doing on Saturday night. Maybe they only consider this on Sunday morning. Later, though, is what I’m worrying about; I don’t think I want to be afraid of the same things I’m afraid of now- groups with loud boys who are drinking, girls who wear incredibly tight clothing and smoke cigarettes, parties, driving, the taste of any sort of alcohol that isn’t drowned by soda.
Honestly, I want to know what normal is for other people. I’m just not ready for it today.
Vermilion PD Day
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009I spent last Friday in Vermilion, hosted by the Buffalo Trails Public School Board. My session on The Reading and Writing Connection focused on helping teachers connect the text in their classroom resources with writing exercises that would improve their student’s literacy. I became very fond of my teacher participants; they were engaging and their [...]
Read more...Tuesday Bake Party. Chestnut. Over the Top. Cake.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Before I say anything else, I want to tell you that sometimes I try too hard. That’s what I’ve been told before, and if there was one instance where this might be true, it’s this cake.
Does trying too hard mean that you try and fail? Or that what you attempt to do doesn’t turn out the way you expect? Or does it mean, “I know you want me to like you but because you’re sort of neurotic about it, you annoy me.”
The latter of those choices is what I think it means, but I’ve also been told that I can see the dark side of things when I ought to see the positive.
If you’re confused, we are in this whole life together.
Read more...Back from Toronto
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009In a few days of caffeine flurry, I made my way, mostly on foot, around Toronto.
Favourite meal: Spice Route on King Street.
Favourite run: Through the park near my niece’s place at Farnham and Avenue Road.
Favourite building: The inside of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Favourite famous person sighting: Camilla and Charles.
I attended Packaging Your Imagination, a [...]
