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2 questions from Owen; aged 7 years, 4 months, 15 days.

I tried a thing with OWen tonight that we hadn’t tried for a long time : night-time questions in the dark in bed after lights out.  In this scenario, Owen can ask any question under the sun and I’ll do my best to answer as honestly as I can.  ...

Owen’s Christmas Choir – 2008

A few days ago,  we were treated to a Christmas concert by Owen’s school.  For those unfamiliar with his school, it’s a French language Immersion school.  Owen is now in grade 2.  All classes are taught in French, although being in grade 2 now also...

Grandfathers

Tonight, while putting Finney to bed, I thought I’d ask her a couple of questions about people she knows and what she remembers of them when they aren’t right there in front of her. I thought first to ask her what she remembers about her Bestefar, my own...

Grey day…

Steel grey sky this morning. I see a few tenacious leaves sagging slightly in what must be a slight breeze outside, but other than that the world is quiet and waiting for the day and spring – now four months hence. I sit at our dining room table, tapping away on...