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As my Grampa Jack used to say, 鈥淭he world is going to hell in a handbasket.鈥澛�

Sometimes, the only way to get something done around my house is to ask my husband, the Carpenter, if he would like me to go ahead and start the project without him.

I鈥檝e been a seeker of validation for much of my life.聽

I believe the kitchen is the heart of a home and the dining table is the centre of gravity for all who live in it.

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Since our move to the country, I鈥檝e…

Well, now I鈥檝e done it. I鈥檝e dived in head-first into the pool and I have no idea how to swim these shark-infested waters, but I assure you, victory (at least in my personal pool) is all mine. Game on.

Maybe it鈥檚 the country life, but I feel I have come a long way in terms of my personal phobias of some of nature鈥檚 creatures that I have encountered this summer.聽

Summer, I鈥檓 not ready to say goodbye to you, yet. Give me just a little more time, please.聽

One thing I wasn鈥檛 prepared for when we moved from town to the countryside was just how vast and fascinating the sky would become for me. And when I鈥檓 still enough to take it all in, it offers an opportunity for a big-sky perspective on life. There鈥檚 always time for that.

This summer has been amazing, but it鈥檚 the longest season I鈥檝e gone without live music and I鈥檝e got the itch to hear loud rock鈥檔 roll performed on a big stage to a massive crowd singing along.聽

I don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 fair, but for reasons that are obvious to everyone but me, I鈥檓 not allowed to use power tools.聽

The answer to the age-old question, 鈥渉ow much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?鈥� is three cords.聽

I鈥檝e not seen the new Barbie movie, but I鈥檓 enjoying the hype around it. So much pink. So much nostalgia. So much Ryan Gosling.聽

I鈥檓 on the other side of my July birthday now, which gave pause for reflection on the year that passed. So much change, but with it, so much growth.

I wouldn鈥檛 have put 鈥渞un from cows鈥� on my list of life challenges I鈥檇 like to experience, but suffice it to say, I have now experienced the sheer panic that comes from trying to out-run cows.