The Pumpkin Patch: A Lesson in Squash
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Outdoors, Prince Edward Island on 23. Oct, 2008 | 3 Comments
Pumpkin fields dot the landscape on Prince Edward Island.
It being near the end of October, we finally succumbed to the orange temptation. We pulled over to a you-pick/we pick pumpkin patch.
We already had a giant pumpkin on our stoop at home–a gift bestowed to us from two very special loved ones.
So we passed right by [...]
Frog in the Woods
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Outdoors, Prince Edward Island on 17. Oct, 2008 | 3 Comments
Today, I didn’t have time to write about the outdoors.
I didn’t have time to write about the outdoors because I was outdoors following a tiny frog all over our woods.
Indeed, this frog is why I simply cannot write about the outdoors today.
Moving Across the Country and Reinventing Yourself: It Worked for Me
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations on 13. Oct, 2008 | 6 Comments
When we decided to move across the country, I was prepared for a lot of negatives. I didn’t know what to expect. I was afraid of the cold. We were leaving our families behind.
Oh, I knew there’d be positives, too. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have done it! But one positive that I hadn’t given much thought [...]
En Route to a Meeting: A Mishap in the Woods
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Outdoors on 09. Oct, 2008 | 8 Comments
My purse, portfolio, and crisp blazer were waiting neatly by the door.
My teeth were freshly brushed. My hair was clean, bouncy, and in perfect position. I had precisely twenty minutes before I had to leave the house for a meeting.
I was wearing my favourite high-heeled shoes. I had it all timed perfectly.
I passed a mirror [...]
A Day in the Life at Whimfield These Days
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 07. Oct, 2008 | 2 Comments
I’ve been really busy. I mean really, really busy.
I’m writing up the ying-yang and sending out pitches like I’ve never pitched before.
Look, here I am petting our neighbour’s dog whilst checking my phone messages. Is nothing sacred??
Our home is still a renovation mad-house, with exactly three square feet of clean space in which to live.
Here’s [...]