Revelry Reverie

My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound…

The sky got bored and gave itself a faux bois makeover. 10/10, would stare at again.

We went to see The Head and the Heart in Niagara Falls at Artpark this evening. It was a beautiful night, a gorgeous, intimate venue, and an amazing show. A truly phenomenal band to see live. I swear they played their entire catalog.

Grant got a strike at the bowling birthday party he went to today! He ran and told all of his friends and a lot of their moms too. He called it a goal, and I think that’s perfect.

The past week (or 10 days) has been complex. I’d be inclined to call it a rollercoaster, because there have been distinctly good things and distinctly bad things, but I think I’d rather think of it as two different perspectives, coexisting. The first perspective: painful. (TW: Robb Elementary) The beginning, I think, was Bob and…

To start with a brief aside, “mind” can mean quite a lot. It can mean to caretake (child minder), to be careful (mind the gap), to pay attention or remind (mind your manners / mind you), to be bothered (do you mind?), it can be your brain (in the back of my mind), the way…

On Sunday, Grant and I took a long walk around town. We got caught in a thunderstorm and had to wait it (mostly) out in Tim Hortons, which Grant found wonderful.

This flower is luxuriating in my garden, and I feel so much joy because of it.