Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Miscellaneous Musing

  • If It’s August…

    …then there must be a bat. Just two hours into the month and we had company. I really could do without hearing that noise ever again – the sound of a bat fluttering against the drapes, trying to get back outside. Ugh. Fortunately, Mr. Math’s Amazing Bat Eviction Method (ABEM) works really well. He entices…

  • Phew!

    Is it hot where you are? It’s hot here and has been hot for quite a while. It’s always hot and humid in southern Ontario in July, but this started in June. Unlike most years, we haven’t had much of a break yet. Usually, we have two or maybe three bouts of very hot weather,…

  • Happy Fourth of July!

    Here’s wishing a happy Fourth to everyone south of the border. May you have a fabulous, safe, red-white-and-blue day!

  • Stuff Comes – and Stuff Goes

    This week, I’m having a stay-cation. Of course, I can’t completely stay away from the computer (or the internet!) but I’m focusing on things other than writing and publishing this week. Job one is to weed the garden and get the delivered mulch into the beds. Job two is to clean out closets. Ugh. We’ve…

  • Happy Canada Day

    Today is Canada Day, our equivalent of the American Independence Day. I think it’s cool that our celebrations are almost concurrent on this one. Here’s a wonderful piece from Tom Brokaw about Canada. The photography is beautiful and it’s quite an informative piece. Enjoy – and have a happy Canada Day!