A feel-good interlude to your day with thoughtful stories that are occasionally surprising and often inspiring.
Pardon my website. It has gone to the spa for some rejuvenating treatments. When my friend Niki asked me what aspects of Eloquently Kate design I wanted help with, my initial answer was simple and concise, “Everything.” I’m grateful she agreed to take on the project with an evolving scope. Niki is a web developer and... Continue Reading →
Starbucks is buzzing. Drifting among the sounds of garbled voices is the constant grinding, banging and pounding coming from the baristas behind the counter. Busy people are coming and going. There are those who rush in, grab their steaming coffee, and then like the wind, blow out the door. Sitting off in a corner are... Continue Reading →
When Debbie Scott’s husband asked her if she wanted to buy a farm, her answer was a vehement, “No Way!” It didn’t matter that the farm belonged to her in-laws, or that the property was an orchard and not a dairy farm like the one she’d grown up with. She stubbornly refused to even visit... Continue Reading →
Can you imagine sitting unstrapped on an old candle box nailed to the cowcatcher of a 60 ton train travelling at roller coaster speeds down 2800 feet of a Rocky Mountain slope toward the Kicking Horse River below? I can’t. But the spirited Lady Agnes Macdonald would not be dissuaded and accomplished this feat in 1886.... Continue Reading →
My bookshelves are all empty, The kitchen cupboards lie bare. Even the bed is dismantled- There are dust flakes swirling in the air. I’m tuckered and stressed because Of all the clutter and mess. I squeeze my Hubby’s hand; my heart’s Feelings way too complex to express. Chaos ensues when the men Arrive... Continue Reading →
It was a Sunday. I know, because that’s the day I always phoned my mother. It was the day she cried out in dismay, “I can’t eat anything anymore!” Her digestive track was an open wind tunnel for food to blow through. Even her morning slice of plain toast had her running to the loo.... Continue Reading →
