Work With Me Before I lived on the internet, I had several day jobs. Most of those included writing on topics such as accessible travel, education, arts and business writing. If you would like me to write for you on any of these topics or other ones, please get in touch. I landed my favourite job when I drove into the interview and everyone in the office read my blog before I got there. My old boss calls me, um,…
On Sunday night, Neil and I clinked paper cups over burgers in Edinburgh. ‘Happy weird-ass date night,’ I said. We were doing some first-minute Christmas shopping before picking up my Mom at the airport the next morning. I was running on nerves and chocolate after the six hour drive off the mountain. We had an hour to shop, but I can’t shop hangry. So, make that 40 minutes to shop. At toy stores. And a craft store. Isla’s Christmas list…
2017 has been a weird little blogging year around here. I think I posted twice in January and then disappeared until April. I don’t know what happened, either. It’s old news. We are not there any more. But as I plan to get more wordy this month and next year, I thought I’d take a deep breath and give you a rundown on my most popular posts of 2017. Or since April. 10. Coffee & Questions – This one was…
And so, I set up this nifty new domain, my blogging composition book has titles written in it, I’m all excited to add words to those titles. And…nothing. Well, some stuff. Noise in the kitchen. Where I write. I would dearly love to have a door I could shut for 2 or 3 hours, and then I’d write, open the door and do the other things. But since my writing has to happen around my life, on the kitchen table,…
‘Did you enjoy your stay?’ ‘Well, no.’ I said. We were checking out of our hotel on our most recent road-trip to Edinburgh. My mouth gets me in trouble sometimes. Like that time I asked Neil to marry me. Or the time I threw my Dad out of my house. Or that time I asked why the shit am I friends with these people? Now. I could have been talking about a few reasons why this trip was not the…
