Category: Writing

21 days of Meditation – with Deepak Chopra and Ms Oprah herself

While we are on the topic of slowing down… I wanted to share this opportunity with you. It is a 21 day meditation “challenge” being offered by Oprah and Deepak Chopra. I’ve been signing up for a lot of things lately. Trying to keep… Continue Reading “21 days of Meditation – with Deepak Chopra and Ms Oprah herself”

Shake and Bake 20: The Tea and Poetry Edition

There come the days when you just have to stop. stop pushing the river and sit and listen instead. be still. stop all the doings and the desire for doings and be still. This is that week. And this? This is a day for… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 20: The Tea and Poetry Edition”

Shake and Bake 19: The Pickin’ Lickin’ Edition

Time for the Saturday Chicken/Check-in Ritual. The Quick Chicken (The Doings that help me with the Being): Walks: 5/7 Guitar: 6/7 – woot and a woot and a woot woot woot! Yoga: 2/7 Meditation: 4/7 Work on NIP: 5/5 ++ (I do  Writing Hours… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 19: The Pickin’ Lickin’ Edition”

Shake and Bake 18: The Fred and Willie Edition

OK…. hands up everyone who has had Just About Enough of this cold. Seriously.  It’s -34C up here.  AGAIN. Well… I’ve good news for you all.  Despite my sad face at a sunny shiny Imbolc yesterday — Wiarton Willie is predicting an early Spring. … Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 18: The Fred and Willie Edition”

Shake and Bake 17: The Que Sera Sera Edition

Take it in Stride - the road.

There’s a new Assistant Librarian in town… and it ain’t me. Yep… I did indeed apply for a job at the library last week.  I had a wonderful interview but, sadly, I was not chosen. Drat! The hours would have folded in nicely with… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 17: The Que Sera Sera Edition”

The SCRIB… How Scribbling Every Morning Helps Every Thing

Halloo Hallay oh glorious day. I’m finally getting around to beginning to answer some things in the brand new… ASK PAM thing-a-ma-bob. I’ve been hearing from some of you via the contact page. Thanks for writing by the way. It’s always great to hear… Continue Reading “The SCRIB… How Scribbling Every Morning Helps Every Thing”

Shake and Bake 16: The Up in Smoke Edition

It was just a small fire….. Friday morning… I built up the fire too fast and too freaking hot and … sure enough, I heard the roar of…. Chimney Fire. But do not fear, my pretties, all is well. There was no damage to… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 16: The Up in Smoke Edition”

Shake and Bake 15: The one where it all shifts

If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time. – Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Women Who Run with the Wolves) Hullo, my pretties. Here we are in the second week of January all ready. I’ve decided to… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 15: The one where it all shifts”

Well ain’t that a kick in the pants?

Hey there, wild ones. Some great news this week on the Mostly Happy front. I heard from Thistledown and they want to bring out an ebook version in 2013. A few of you have asked me about this and I truly MEANT to call… Continue Reading “Well ain’t that a kick in the pants?”

Shake and Bake 14: A Very Quick Chicken

Take it in Stride - the road.

Wherein Pam pops on for a quick chicken/check in and to say… Halloo Hallay happy folk! Being still a TAD off “schedule” this week…. And being… in town today helping with some un-decorating… I hereby declare this a Super Quick Chicken. But I did… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 14: A Very Quick Chicken”

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays