Category Archives: A life less ordinary

  1. ‘Til a bunny slipper loses a plastic eye

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    June 30, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Telecommuters and small business owners will tell you that one side effect of working out of your home is that work …
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  2. Oz, Day 5: Circular Quay and feasting with friends

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    June 26, 2010 by 8junebugs

    The day started gray and drizzly, but it started to clear once we reached the harbor. I know some readers …
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  3. Since returning

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    June 21, 2010 by 8junebugs

    I know it’s been all vacation slides, all the time, around here, and I want to thank y’all for putting …
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  4. Oz, Day 4: Watery Wildlife

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    June 17, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Tuesday was a bit on the ugly side, weather-wise. Undaunted, we headed out to the indoor aquarium and…well, Wildlife World, …
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  5. Letter to 20-year-old me

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    June 15, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Idea courtesy of Cassie Boorn, via Maggie Mason (who, let’s be honest, is behind many of the good ideas that …
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  6. Oz, Day 3: Hunter Valley wine tasting

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    June 10, 2010 by 8junebugs

    For our third day Down Under, I scheduled a boutique wine tour in the Hunter Valley, about 2 to 3 hours …
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  7. It’s not me, it’s you

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    June 8, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Dear Massage Envy: It’s over. I never should have started a relationship with you. If I hadn’t received an unsolicited …
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  8. Oz, Day 2: Recovery

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    June 3, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Note: Oops. I forgot. We didn’t skip straight from Saturday to the rainy, wildlife-based Tuesday. My bad. On Sunday, we …
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  9. Oz, Day 1: A lovely wedding

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    May 30, 2010 by 8junebugs

    *Note: Day 1 was supposed to be Friday. Thanks to the air traffic controllers at Chicago O’Hare, Day 1 was …
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  10. In loving memory: Yvonne Irene Mae Rheaume Gingras

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    May 28, 2010 by 8junebugs

    Memere died peacefully on the evening of Pentecost Sunday, surrounded by her children, just after Father O’Donnell delivered her last …
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