Callie our calico cat turned 9 on May 8th. Compared to the 4 year old boys she’s an old lady,…
Author: Vivienne
Remembering Churchill…
There is a new book out by Erik Larson that chronicles the war years of Winston Churchill, The Splendid and…
Something Rotten at Footlights…
There was a smell in my bedroom. The weather had been wet, the windows closed, the heat on and I…
My Concealer is my Mask…
This masking up has become a habit. Fourteen months ago all I could do was complain… “I can’t breathe.” “No-one…
Loving Daughts…
One of my friends this week said, “When’s Malia due?” “Next Monday, ” I said. “Are you just,’ ho-hum, been…
A Horse of Course 2…
How did I become a horse person almost overnight? Here I am researching behaviours, best cleaning methods, bathing pros and…
Babysitting Sophie…
We were asked to babysit Sophie Sparrow for the first time ever. She is 18 months old and goes everywhere…
Life Happens…Or Not…
At Footlights there’s never a dull moment. We’re always mowing, pulling up thistle, dragging brambles out of trees, identifying birdsong,…
Easter Sunday…
This time of year, beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Sunday, is my most favourite season of the…
A Horse of Course…
I think I’ve achieved what I wanted to when I approached the owner of Grandalia Bend Farms on Rigsby Lane…