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As I walk along the beach, I look out over the horizon. I gaze for a long time, dipping deep into my mind, into the nothingness, free-falling and letting loose of the stresses from the last month. I am tired but the wind in my hair and the gooshy sand under my feet and the salty wet wind refresh me. I am starting to feel alive...

Posted by Melanie on Oct 28, 2014 | 0 comments

Artist’s Vacation at The Drake Hotel

I had the opportunity this week to stay at Toronto’s Drake Hotel and we had a fantastic time. I had never heard of the Drake Hotel although it has the sort of name that sounds familiar to me. I found it on Trip Advisor and every other hotel in Toronto was full. I never did figure out why everything was booked, but the...

Posted by Melanie on Oct 4, 2014 | 0 comments

Dress Code Policy, My A**!

I am angry. Yup. Just plain mad! And I’ve changed my mind about something that I used to be wrong about. I am a fairly conservative dresser. I don’t ever wear sleeveless things and I rarely wear shorts. I am fairly modest in my choices even though I like bright colors and I like things that are a little bit...

Posted by Melanie on Sep 5, 2014 | 1 comments

Aging Sucks!

Watching my parents age is excruciating. They are kind and lovely people and I want them to defy aging. I want to choose a moment in time and freeze them, exactly like they were, at their best – healthy, full of energy, and happy… probably in the early 1990s and keep them exactly like that forever. I want them...

Posted by Melanie on Aug 8, 2014 | 0 comments

Sitting Vigil, Metaphorically

My friend is dying. No matter how many mental gymnastics my brain does, no matter how sad I feel, no matter what I do every day, this underlies my thoughts all the time.

Posted by Melanie on Jun 6, 2014 | 0 comments

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Jan 29, 14

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Stained Glass Window

Jan 22, 14

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The Holidays Kind of Got to Me This Year

Jan 20, 14

Posted by Melanie in Dear Diary

I didn’t ever really get the Christmas spirit this year. I come from a long line of women who love Christmas. Every year, I get excited about the holidays. I am touched by the music, I love doing the decorations, I love the presents, I love entertaining. I usually love it all. This year, I never caught that holiday spirit. I...

Cutting Up

Jan 15, 14

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100 Days of Yoga: I Don’t Know What Bleepin’ Day it is!

Jan 10, 14

Posted by Melanie in Fitness

In the last few weeks I have lost count and I don’t seem to be able to keep track of how many days I have been doing my yoga challenge. With the business of December, I don’t have any bandwidth for the information. I try to count–I admit it, sometimes during Shavasana, but I can’t really hold onto the...