List Three

The provinces in which I have driven, which driving has resulted in a ticketable offense (uncontested/totally my fault/I only retain a lesson for four years at a time) are...



• Ontario
• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Manitoba

List Month

Twenty Ways to Say "I Love You"

1. "The dogs have been walked, the coffee is ready and I've set your snooze for 5 more minutes."
2. "GET UP!"
3. "You definitely need another keyboard."
4. "Your ukulele lessons are really paying off. I'll never get tired of listening to the first four notes of Frere Jacques."
5. "Art museums are the best."
6. "Sketchy pubs with crappy sound systems are also the best."
7. "You definitely need a new parachute."
8. "This time, let's buy a house that doesn't need renovations."
9. "Want to go to Chapters?"
10. "Of course I don't mind spending 6 days camping in the rain, in a rainforest, in the rainy season, just to go surfing. In the rain."
11. "You definitely need more books."
12. "Your flight gets in at 1:00 AM? I'll pick you up."
13. "I got extra sprinkles."
14. "The dog certainly has alarming gas tonight, and no mistake."
15. "Pizza?"
16. "You definitely need another sewing machine."
17. "The Bunny Hill is just fine."
18. "As a special treat, I thought we'd spend the day driving around aimlessly, looking for abandoned airfields..."
19. "...and then go antiquing."
20. "Those pants make you look perfect. Let's go get ice cream."

Return of List Month

In recognition of the Return of List Month
here is a list of things which I have yet to master, because I feel like there are just some things that all people eventually seem to grasp and, for whatever reason, the basics continue to elude me, despite determined efforts and a lot of shouting

1. Souffles
2. Skiing
3. French
4. Empathy
5. Not killing the aloe plant, either through neglect or...whatever the opposite of neglect is
6. Recycling
7. Politely feigned interest in the lives of others
8. Omelettes