I’m not a perfect parent. Nor have I claimed to be a perfect parent. Ditto for my husband. In fact, I don’t know any parents to whom I would apply a label of perfection, nor do we expect it of … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged children, death, disease, illness, life, marriage, Parenting
Last week, I read an article in The London Free Press about a local mother who is awaiting a biopsy to determine whether or not she has thyroid cancer. Despite finding out about the growth in May 2010, the woman … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged biopsy, cancer, cancer treatment, death, life, medicine, vision
I understand that many people consider weeds to be a nuisance and an eyesore. To my husband’s chagrin, our lawn this year was full of clover. The white clover flowers and yellow dandelions polka-dotted the green backdrop usually within less … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged children, dandelions, expressions of love, flowers, love, Random Thoughts, weeds
This is what the entrance to my son’s school looked like in honour of Remembrance Day: I have tried to explain the meaning of the day to Tysen since he was born. (I was anxiously awaiting his birth on Remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged poppies, poppy, Remembrance Day, soldiers, Veteran's Day, war
Leave it to one of my children to put things into proper perspective. A while ago, I was sorting a pile of mail and came across an envelope from the annual Canadian Cancer Society lottery. But instead of being addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged death, dying, grief, mothers, passings
My husband and I recently went out for dinner to celebrate a special occasion. We decided to try the new location of Tony Roma’s in north London. Because we have three children, getting out as a couple is a big … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged Food, London Ontario, Restaurants, Ribs, Tony Roma's
I was shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of a close family friend this past week. It made me ponder the inevitability and uncertainty of this thing we call death. Death is an inevitable event that we will all … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged death, dying, grief, loss, passings
Last night as I was emptying my dishwasher, I stepped back from my opened cupboard and paused. I looked at my ivy-design Corelle plates, saucers and bowls. Some of the bowls are from another Corelle pattern, and two saucers have … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged Family, Home, Kitchens, Random Thoughts
I am thrilled that the morning of the inauguration of Barack Obama has arrived. But not for the reasons you might think. Don’t get me wrong. I am happy that America has elected its first African-American President. I sense that the … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged Barack, Barack Obama, Inaugaration, Obama, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Ramblings, US Politics
It isn’t very often that I go out to eat. There are varied reasons for this. Packing everything the kids may need and attempting to gauge in advance whether or not they will be well behaved is the first consideration. … Continue reading
Posted in Lyons Roars | Tagged Food, Ramblings, Random Thoughts, Restaurants
