The Pedalogue

When I first retired from teaching in 2006, I took some time to travel. While in Wales, I met my friend Jane, who took me to see the Roman i...

More humble thanks to David over at authorblog for recognizing this as Post of the Day. During the last few years of her life, my mother wo...

Humble thanks (again) to David at authorblog for honouring this post as a POTD . I grew up in a rural community just south of the city of V...

We welcomed Spring today in the rain! But, I just had to do something to herald the day, so I changed the colour of my page to pink in honou...

Humble thanks to David over at authorblog for recognizing this as Post of the Day. Kerrisdale Arena had long been the spot where my sister...

My sweetie and I have now moved beyond the first stage of love to the stage where we can say "You stink!" No, seriously! This morn...

Again, I'm late doing my ABC Wednesday post but perhaps you'll forgive me when you read about James Herriot , famous veterinarian a...

Sorry to be so late in posting for ABC Wednesday but there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the days lately. I have several new ...

I can't believe a whole week has gone by and I haven't had time to write anything! But I simply cannot let ABC Wednesday go by with...

Some of you might remember the momentous occasion almost one year ago (March 3, 2008 to be exact) when I announced the birth of my first gra...

Continuing with my latest theme of being disabled , I decided to honour my doctors today. From the time I saw my general practitioner (or ...

Usually I post my "MWT" on my other blog (Photologue), but I thought I'd put it here on my regular blog this week. Some of you...

Hi everyone! Sorry I missed B is for "better" but I have to say that things were NOT better. In fact, I ended up back in the hosp...

...and nothing like being free of pain, or at least pain that registers off the chart! Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes and special th...

Oy vey! My aching back! I figured I might as well incorporate an update on my back surgery along with our new Round 4 (already!) of ABC Wed...

Hi everyone! This will be very brief as it's still extremely difficult for me to sit up for long. I still also have a lot of pain and ...

Mom's not going to be home until at least wednesday. Her blood pressure is a bit wonky still, so they are keeping her until it settles ...

If you've been following this blog for at least a year, you'll know that I've been having a lot of trouble with my lower back. F...

Scroll down for ABC Wednesday X I haven't had a chance to share with you about my wonderful Christmas. Christmas Eve started out with a...