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40 years

Posted on 17 September 2020 by cenobyte / 5 Comments

‪Some anniversaries we don’t need to remember. ‬ ‪My father just called to remind me that it was 40 years ago today that his father, my Gramps, was killed in a ...

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I wish I were joking

Posted on 27 December 2018 by cenobyte / 1 Comment

But I’m not. If I wrote this as fiction my editors would cross it out as too far fetched. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/comedy-holiday-horro...

Children/education/Family/High School/Life with Me/Remembery/Stories/Teenagers/The Captain/The Nipper/True Stories

Back to Back to School

Posted on 12 September 2018 by cenobyte / 6 Comments

A Story of Parenting, Told in School Supplies Kindergarten, First Child: I purchased these school supplies over a year ago, have been awake since Friday labelli...

Family/True Stories

October 6, 1999

Posted on 6 October 2017 by cenobyte / 6 Comments

It was a Wednesday. My back had been killing me ever since the games convention on the previous weekend. Wizard’s Challenge (North); we’d just pulled off the co...

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Acting Your Age

Posted on 24 May 2017 by cenobyte / 4 Comments

Here’s the thing. We live in a society that values youth over experience, wisdom, ability and knowledge. I’m not sure why we do that, but children a...

Dogs/Family/Four-legged Family/Life with Me/True Stories

No phone, no pool, no pets

Posted on 20 July 2016 by cenobyte / 6 Comments

If you’ve been following along the Twitter feed, you’ll know we’ve been ousted from Chez Relaxo and have been wandering like thistles for a fe...

Adults Read Things They Wrote As Kids/Angst/Family/Stories/Teenagers/True Stories

Dear Diary

Posted on 1 December 2015 by cenobyte / 1 Comment

Because my friend Rhea is doing an art project looking for teenage angst diary entries, I share the following with you. Those of you who know the epic tale R...

Children/Family/The Captain/The Nipper

Growing Pains

Posted on 7 April 2015 by cenobyte / 2 Comments

We talk a lot about milestones, when we have kids. Milestones and rites of passage. By 18 months, your baby should be able to… Baby’s first tooth, b...

Da/Family/Friends/Just for You/Remembery/Stories/True Stories

Three Stories

Posted on 13 March 2015 by cenobyte / 2 Comments

A Story About Crows for @lizzers_ Once Upon a Time, I lived far north of here in a “ranch-style bungalow” on a hill in a city bound by a river. The ...

Cats/Family/Four-legged Family/True Stories

It was like this when I got here

Posted on 8 March 2015 by cenobyte / 1 Comment

This is Smog. Before I tell you too much about Smog, I should tell you that I have never been able to successfully pick out a proper cat. I’m okay with th...

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Oiling the floor is one of my favourite spring is coming things to do. GLOW FLOOR!!
He just stepped out to check the vehicles. This dog is despondent. #PrincessSassypants
Then some bread happened.
I am related to a professional flower farmer who’s also a super talented photographer who really gets how to use this platform for marketing.
I have the best friends who surprise me with the sweetest gifts.
Someone in the house is not sharing.
Someone in the house has bacon.
Someone in the house has brunch. #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram
#ButtsNNolts no. #NuttinBolts no. #NotAButt no. #BoltaNutt
Mama is happy.
Properly made on the left vs oven baked on the right. Mama’s hungry.
At #ChezRelaxo, when mama wants eggs benedict, mama does not fuck around.
Welp.
I suck at plating but I’m good at bread. #TeenToo #MonkeyBread
#TheNipper always requests monkey bread for his special treat days. This time it turned out really well. One of the little monkey rolls jumped off the top of the conglomeration and escaped into the oven so he got an earlyday treat.
Ready for topstitching!
A few of the COVID facial maxi pads/codpieces I made today. I have another half dozen still waiting for seams.
Gorgeous day today. Took a break from my work to take the winner of the 2020 #GoodestGirl #Doglections for a stroll. Here she is reminding me she has a heart condition and really doesn’t need to go for walks.
You guys.
I forget the character’s name, but this is one of the Critical Role minis I painted for a friend’s set.
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