Yes I am, thanks – at least for the present, and hopefully for the future. As an insulin-injecting diabetic (let’s just skim over all the other issues ravaging a once finely-honed athletic machine), I’ve been told by my GP to stay home. I’m fortunate; we have a reasonably expansive garden of a little over halfContinue reading “Well now…”
Author Archives: elsimmo
A Book Happened
Not quite overnight (more like over more than a thousand nights; this has been a ‘back burner studios’ production) my second memoir, still inspired by a desire to leave behind something of my story, has just hit the shelves of Amazon. Initially a Kindle ebook, it can also be ordered in print through Amazon. IContinue reading “A Book Happened”
The Truth Can Sting a Little
This space would normally be used for a photo, but I’ll be damned if I’ll give some unscrupulous politician the honour. So, after all the huffing, puffing, the ranting and raving, the screaming and yelling and at least one murder, Brexit has come/is coming/might yet come to pass. Britain, in its wisdom has declared itselfContinue reading “The Truth Can Sting a Little”
Life Learning
We’ve only just returned to our sanctuary from the craziness. Jet lag still sends us to bed early and wakes us up while the sky is still inky; we’ve yet to re-synchronize our body clocks with the daily cycle here in southern British Columbia. Our trip to England – with one small sojourn into NorthContinue reading “Life Learning”
Not the beginning, not the end. It’s the middle.
Contrary to what the opening statement would have you believe, I’m not new. I’m not particularly old, either. I’m middle-aged. I hate that term… Even this blog isn’t new. It’s a continuation of a blog I had on another platform (which like most things I am unfamiliar with/unable to use properly, was shite) and whichContinue reading “Not the beginning, not the end. It’s the middle.”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”