“Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square” Thank you for the memories. And hello kitchen, comforter and … air-conditioning. Hello, fellow Tilters, from the various airports on my way home - London Heathrow LHR (outline and downloading photos), Halifax, Nova Scotia YHZ (draft) and Toronto YYZ (final edit, polish and publish E46). In this edition...

Parenting is a journey. It has its ups and downs.

The short read

If you have been following my work, you will know that I work by connecting dots. Here are the dots for today's post:
  • Parenting is like hiking in un(der)-developed terrain. There is no road map. If you are lucky someone who came before may hand you a contour or topographical map. Bring your own compass.
  • Any parent will tell you that what worked with child one often does not work with child two. Each child is a unique parenting journey.
  • There are highs and lows throughout the journey.

The short read Great news: Our new dishwasher was finally delivered after an eight-week wait! Better news: The plumber was able to make time the same day and installed it!! Yay!!! ? Nay. We still have a leak. Reminder — Don’t solve the symptom. Solve the root problem. Had that happened, we may not have been up to our elbows in...