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Free and Clear: 12/25/11 - 1/1/12
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Saturday, December 31, 2011. I am putting this love for you out there. And it will not be bound by time. December 31, 2011. And the marking is finished. Email to students reminding them that I am not willing to discuss their grades with them until we return to classes. In theory, this would imply that I am done working until classes being. Theory and reality are two very different beasts. I might take a nap, but after that, it's back to the computer to prepare for next term. No rest for the wicked. Anyon...
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Free and Clear: 12/11/11 - 12/18/11
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Saturday, December 17, 2011. It's better to say too much, than never to say what you need to say again. . . December 17, 2011. 900 this morning before I felt guilty enough to get up and take the dogs out for their first of the day ablutions. Usually we engage in these activities at 5.00 am. So 900 was quite an extensive lie in. And believe me, I could easily go back to bed right now and continue that much needed, always wanted lie in. I dream big, oh yes I do. For a long time. The silence was palpable.
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Free and Clear: 1/8/12 - 1/15/12
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Friday, January 13, 2012. I want someone to tie my apron strings. . . January 13, 2012. At least for the grade school kids. Thanks to the machinations of Mother Nature, the Kraken will remain asleep until it sees fit to wake on it's own accord. Kraken Senior, aka Stephen, has a 9.00 am class. I've already started the prolonged process of gently bringing him to a state of early morning wakefulness. This is a road that has been traveled in the past. Not one I enjoy. But both of them? Changes that have no i...
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Free and Clear: You can't run away
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012. You can't run away. February 14, 2012. Valentine's Day, Shmalentine's Day. Anyone who knows anything about Valentine's Day knows it has NOTHING to do with hearts, chocolates, or love. Plans for Grandma Weekend 2012 are shaping up. 15-20 cms of snow predicted for the day she arrives. It's always like this. As soon as someone from away comes to visit us, there is always some sort of weather weirdness. The sun only making an appearance when they were on their way back to Montreal.
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Free and Clear: The sharpest weapon she has is her tongue. . . .
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The sharpest weapon she has is her tongue. . . . February 15, 2012. Your extended sojourn last week in your Man Cave has resulted, by means I simply cannot trace, my own body being invaded by viruses and germs. To the point that I have actually had to cancel my once a week, three hour seminar class. With the understanding that this does NOT mean I'll be cancelling classes tomorrow. But right now, my hair hurts. My throat has become a repository of mucus. IT'S ME, SAM. Majorl...
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Free and Clear: 2/12/12 - 2/19/12
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Thursday, February 16, 2012. Wake up in the morning, feeling shy and lonely. . . . February 16, 2012. Another day where my circle of constant companions has shrunk to one. Of course, my little shadow, Jasper, has been with me literally every. single. second of my convalescing. Including any and all trips to the bathroom. The above is his take on the critical thinking exhibited in the second year book reviews. Imagine what scathing comments would emerge if he could speak. Or worse, write? She was the most...
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Free and Clear: Wake up in the morning, feeling shy and lonely. . . .
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Thursday, February 16, 2012. Wake up in the morning, feeling shy and lonely. . . . February 16, 2012. Another day where my circle of constant companions has shrunk to one. Of course, my little shadow, Jasper, has been with me literally every. single. second of my convalescing. Including any and all trips to the bathroom. The above is his take on the critical thinking exhibited in the second year book reviews. Imagine what scathing comments would emerge if he could speak. Or worse, write? She was the most...
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Free and Clear: Peein' in the woods and my home's far away. . . .
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Sunday, February 12, 2012. Peein' in the woods and my home's far away. . . . February 12, 2012. Stephen is most agreeable about taking the dogs out. Agreeable and getting himself ready to go are two very different things however. We made our arrangements for dog walking in the snow yesterday and it seemed as if he understood what we were planning to do. And then he started the usual Stephen-stuff. Pottering around the house. Stopping every once in a while for a spot of tea. Which is how I found myself on...
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Free and Clear: With which nothing planned. . . .
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Sunday, March 11, 2012. With which nothing planned. . . . March 11, 2012. I was gone for a while. Wondering if I would ever return to blogging. I was/am so hurt. Ambushed quite frankly when my defenses were down. Time was needed to address issues, begin to sort things out. More time is still needed, but I think I can return to writing now. Not writing was very difficult. I would lie awake at night and compose blog entries in my head. We'll see how things progress. If that day ever comes. IT'S ME, SAM.
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Free and Clear: 3/11/12 - 3/18/12
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Monday, March 12, 2012. Everything is beautiful at the ballet. . . . March 12, 2012. First day back after the March Break. Break may be open to subjective interpretation. Which results in something more like the Week-in-March-where-you-do-all-the-things-that-you've-put-off-doing. And none of them involve work. Even if they were supposed to. In my case it meant replacing my all of a sudden disappeared into thin air Medicare card. And taking Mum for a visit to the optometrist. But, she did need new glasses.
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