Sixteen days crossing the Atlantic allows for some serious people and sky watching. Even though it was a bargain, starting at as little as $51 per person per day for the all inclusive cruise with taxes, not many can take that much time away from work, resulting in an average passenger age of over 60.The…

Thank you for the comments while I was away and the pattern requests, which I will be sending shortly, when I recover from: Worst souvenir: a combination sinus, ear and chest infection. I have a new sympathy for babies having difficult times in flight. I thought my head might explode. Most cheeky moment: telling a…

We’re right in the middle of five days at sea.  Yesterday made the seasickness and rough seas seem worth it. It was warm and calm. The sunset was spectacular. Sitting with my knitting, facing the ocean, nothing but sea and sky. Nothing. No birds, no other ships, no land and then suddenly, flying fish. So…

…falls everywhere. It´s not dampening our spirits, though. I have no pictures as I´ve been using a satellite connection and it is slow and expensive.  For five days we´ve consistently sailed in 100kph winds making the ship feel more like a train in movement. Thank God for Gravol (Dramamine). Tissues out for this one. In the…

Don't take a picture of a Swiss Guardsman until you exit St. Peter's Basilica. Even if you are five feet from the exit. Learn enough Italian to be able to purchase cheese in expected quantities that cost less than 17 Euros. When you stand on the Metro, noses land uncomfortably close to armpits. I guess…

An emotional roller coaster ride has come to an end. As of tomorrow I'm off to Rome without Chuck, who is still laid up recovering from his detached retina surgery. It was a difficult decision because honestly, and it takes a fair dose of honesty to remain happily married, I know if the trip had…

From this: To this, in one week flat: A Round Ripple Afghan with an added picot edge:

It seems I missed the call of a lifetime today. Arriving home after work I checked out the call display: Out of area (no number listed), Scotiabank (my friend, Lynn), N Shore Comm Res (that was me, calling from work – North Shore Community Resources,checking up on Mr. Sideways), and Responsive Mark. Hmmm, don't recognize…

Thank you for all the well wishes. The patient is impatient but mostly compliant. What a combination of decisions and feelings this past week, fear, disappointment, guilt. Fortunately there is very little physical pain.The recovery has started. We can even muster up some black humour. In the hospital I was asking about his condition and…

I saw that on a bumper sticker today. File this under "Life's not necessarily fair." It's not that I'm a total heathen who can't put this into some sort of perspective, but give me permission to emote. Please? All I can do is put this in point form: 18 months ago, in preparation of our…