My Way of Living [09/22/16] 

  • Spend these days lavishly

    Spend these last glorious golden days lavishly. Squander them, spread them as far as they will go. Eke out every last drop, memorizing, and absorbing the sunlight as it sprinkles through leaves, the crisp tartness in the air like the first bite of a fall apple. Relish the colors that are created by the cooler nights, the warmth of…

  • Summer’s last sunset

    Her day started with a pouting fog. Lingering until the sun whisked it away. She’s hesitant to start, to leave, it’s too nice, too comfortable here. But she’s lugged that battered suitcase down the road for the last time.Double checked her to do list. Gave her final instructions to the sunbeams, and told them to behave. Blew the c…

  • Mother Nature, I give in let’s be friends

    Let’s start with a sort of confession shall we?I blew my gardening budget this spring when I asked for 5 yards of soil as a birthday present.Soil is very expensive up here in the Okanagan, it’s like gold and costs about as much money.It was worth every penny.But it wasn’t enough, not nearly enough.Now here’s the second confession,…

  • Full on summer daze continues

    Yes, I know we kicked off a Snow Daze contest yesterday, [be sure to enter at both blogs] and it almost feels silly to be thinking about winter when it’s so hot out. It’s full on, hot summer daze around here, temps are hovering just under 30C. Who’s hot, we are? Who’s not afraid of winter not us. Oh no! Winter? 30 Celsius is hot b…

Random for running:

  1. Manchester United, racism, diets and breastfeeding (not in the same story)
  2. India and South Africa prove run chases are becoming a stroll
  3. A Rainy Monday in San Diego
  4. Tendulkar still the little master; Pietersen still not
  5. My triathlon haiku
  6. 2008 Oceanside Turkey Trot 5K
  7. Titbits
  8. Tories, Tottenham, Tattoos and TV
  9. Birthday blogging: goss, goblins and gobby dolls
  10. Apocalypse When?