The Bookless Club

It seemed like the perfect gift for a four year old. It was a piggy bank. A piggy bank in the shape of a dinosaur. And not just any dinosaur but the marquee player of… Read More »BYE-BYE PIGGY BANK

So, what are you doing this Sunday? Yeah, it’s that Sunday – Super Bowl Sunday. I know it’s considered, maybe not ours, but America’s biggest unofficial holiday, but you can still count on people asking… Read More »SUPER DUPER BOWL

The western world is falling behind. Current statistics bemoan the literacy and numeracy rates of the younger generation.   But here’s something else to worry about. I’m going to call it potteracy rates. Yes, I’m making… Read More »DIAPER CHANGE

You, baby, are a trendsetter. You’re ahead of the curve. Leading the way. Way out in front. Yep. You’re at the vanguard of international stylesetters. And I bet you didn’t even know it. I’m going… Read More »GRANDPA CHIC

Snow is a beautiful misery.  If you’re a kid, it’s literally a gift from the heavens. Do you remember listening to the radio for the list of school closures and exulting when your school’s name… Read More »SNOW DAYS

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but at my house it takes the rap for something else. I collect lamps. Not just any old lamp, lamps that have special features.  I like a lamp… Read More »LET THERE BE … LAMPS

When you think of drugs, the mind turns to morphine and antibiotics – things you can ingest or inject. It doesn’t automatically think of percussion or melody. There are, however, other ways to medicate; other… Read More »MUSIC THERAPY

Work had let out early. It was Christmas Eve so the only thing getting done was paper shuffling and well wishing. I took my time walking home along Robson Street. All these years later, I… Read More »SAME AULD LANG SYNE

We’re only days away from the annual pilgrimage. I speak, of course, of the yearly trip to the living room. You know, that room at the front of the house where all the good stuff… Read More »THE PERFECT HOUSE

When a faculty starts to dim, it takes a long time to figure out what’s happening. Balance doesn’t vanish in an afternoon. The sound of the oven timer doesn’t become undetectable in a day. These… Read More »DYING OF THE LIGHT