Author Archives: ellen
she can always make me smile
My younger daughter was being a brat the other evening and turned the light out on me when I was working on something. As she left the room with a guffaw, she whacked into the table. Me: Karma. T: I … Continue reading
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ahhh youth …
I must admit I do enjoy the cheekiness of the young. Two entertaining tee-shirts I’ve spotted on campus in the last week: Meat is Murder. Tasty tasty murder. Trees … the real cause of forest fires.
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yet another metaphor
I took a group counselling course with an instructor who used to remind the class constantly how everything was “a metaphor for your whole life.” That included the course itself. A few mornings ago, as I was struggling with my new “medical … Continue reading
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crap is good for you
You know how people always tell you that you need to experience the bad to appreciate the good? I feel I am living that experience right now. I have been wanting to go back to some kind of paid work … Continue reading
ellen’s sweet blues
These are my new favourite cookies. I developed this recipe in an attempt to recapture the yummy-ness of a Purdy’s dark chocolate blueberry almond bar given to me last fall. These are addictive, so be careful … Blueberry Dark Chocolate … Continue reading
the best anniversary gift ever
Okay, so my hubby and I recently celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary (we lived in sin for 5 years before that and dated while maintaining 2 sinful abodes for another 3 years before that – so to me it’s more like … Continue reading
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if germs make you squirm
So my hubby recently sent me an e-mail that contained the following link. It describes the “12 germiest places” in your life. Out of the entire article, I couldn’t help but wonder who was the poor sod whose job it … Continue reading
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to each his (her) own
My porn: FoodNetwork. His porn: the Golf Channel.
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definition is painful
I’m hoping that I will look back at this time in my life as a period that helped define who I really am. Cuz in all honesty, right now it sucks pretty darn bad. I just had a good sob … Continue reading
vegan shmeegan
So, you know I’m on the vegan diet. The low-fat, low-GI, low-carb, no caffeine, no artificial sweeteners, no nuts, no avocadoes, no olives, vegan diet. And this has been about a month now and I’ve lost 4 pounds which isn’t … Continue reading
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