January 8th still looms large in our lives. Today I am remembering Laurie Kingston and missing her very much. Oh, the things she would have to say. Lovely and thoughtful things about friends and family. Pride in how wonderful her boys (now men) are. Insightful things about what’s going on in the world. Books, knitting …
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Anticipating Laurie’s Birthday
As family birthdays, Mother’s Day and now Laurie’s birthday pass, I have been thinking a fair bit about the passage of time and how grief and time play together. My grief remains but in a different form. There is still an outsized hole in my life and I really wish she were around to enjoy …
Happy Birthday, Daniel
(Belated) This site has become a birthdays and other anniversaries blog it appears. Oh, well. Here is Daniel 14 years ago celebrating his fifth birthday at Cosmic Adventure. The Cosmic Adventure headache has faded but Daniel remains the same wonderful kid he has always been. Except this year he stopped at the Beer Store and …
Happy Birthday
Daniel turns 18 today. Able to sign legal documents. Able to vote. In more usual times, able to walk across the bridge to buy beer at the depanneur in Hull. He has most definitely grown into a generous, kind, brilliant young man.
August 4th
It is Laurie’s birthday. Usually I try and mark this kind of occasion by getting together with friends and family. Laurie was close to some wonderful people and it has always been an exceptional treat that I get to spend time with them. In our ‘normal’ busy lives I hardly get to see those people …
Not Done Yet
In 2009 (!) Laurie published her memoir with Women’s Press. Here is a PDF file of the book. I am giving some though as to how I might distribute this to people that would be interested. For now it is here at least. Not Done Yet (40MB PDF)
Happy Birthday
22 years ago in Ottawa, at the start of a heat wave, Laurie gave birth to a fantastically creative, funny and kind person.
The time has come
After threatening to clean out the containers cupboard for years – it took a global pandemic- but it is done. Lots will get tossed, lots will be given away.
Happy Birthday!
Daniel turns 17 today. Even (especially) during these hard times he is a generous, thoughtful, creative and funny guy. I am really thankful I get to be socially distanced with such an excellent person.