Are You Talkin’ To Me?
I’ve caught myself muttering aloud, to no one anywhere within earshot. Initially alarmed by my new ‘old’ thing, I’ve grown to love these spirited conversations with the woman I’ve become.…
Getting To Know the Sangria Sisters
✶ Val ✶ 1. Due to her firstborn status, Val can be a bossy beaver. 2. She’s a positive thinker. The glass may be half empty, but the bar is…
Go Big…Or Get A New Home
After a stagnant few years following an imposed global sabbatical, I’m ready for a major change. No, I’m not getting bangs. I’ve decided to sell my home sweet home of…
Sealed With A Kiss
Lori: My very first kiss was in kindergarten. While heading outside for playtime, he startled me with a bird-peck right on the beak. Unbeknownst to me, the decoy was designed…
Acronyms Anonymous
1. ACNP ⭐ Adult Children (of) Normal Parents - As a rule, attendance at the yearly AGM is predictably very low. 2. DHR ⭐ Double Hip Replacement - Talking to…
A Pain In The Ass
When I was young, I assumed that when I got old, my body and mind would inevitably go to pot. Inexperienced me thought everyone died of “old age,” so up…
I’m Holding My Vegetables Hospice
It’s the first week of January, and I’m finally sober enough to go for groceries. My limp from a Christmas catfight over the turkey in Aisle 5 has mostly healed.…
Feelgood New Year’s Goals
What words describe the past few years? Uncertainty, intolerance, division, and fear. A global kick-in-the ass seems long overdue, Humanity is suffering, so what can we do? Kill them with…
The 2022 Sisters Favourite Things
‘Tis the season for good friends, cozy fires, delicious treats, heartburn, bursts of anger…and our favourite things! Crohns & Colitis Collective Breanne Sich turns shit into sugar with cheeky apparel…
