Forty years ago I was standing on my neighbour’s lawn on Bell’s Turn when a dragonfly helicoptered its way onto my shirt sleeve. Although exquisitely beautif...

My long-time friend, who I’ll call Theodore, had a heart incident a couple of weeks ago. As you can imagine Theodore got quite a fright. He thought he was a ...

My Nativity Scene is a work of art. Three ceramic camels stand over a foot tall. The wise men are magnificent. Mary and Joseph actually have facial expressio...

When I mentioned my topic for this week’s column, my husband told me not to touch it with a three-metre Christmas tree. But because this topic is something w...

Surprise Baby is obsessed with Pokemon, toys I thought we were through with a decade ago. These cute little Japanese Pocket (Poké) Monsters (Mon) come as fig...

It`s 7:40 on a Wednesday morning in mid November and the first female premier of Newfoundland and Labrador sports a grimace as she faces her opposition. On t...

I am a two-time lottery winner. The first time it happened in April 2010, I was here at home when the phone rang. “I didn’t get it,” said my first child, sou...

Last Sunday surprise baby woke up and said: “It`s a beautiful day today, Mommy.” He says this every morning, even if the skies are as black as the back of a ...

In the winter months in the Flanagan household, a strange smell emanates from the basement laundry room. The odour is unmistakeable for anyone who has smelle...

Bludgeoned babies were not what I expected to see when I went shopping for a morph suit for #3 to wear on Hallowe’en. When I walked into the Kenmount Road st...

I want to tell you a secret. There is actually free money out there waiting for your children. This time last year I had no idea. But it happened to us. Back...

Oh happy day. For four years I have been waiting to see a crossing guard on Elizabeth Avenue at Rennies River Elementary. Today is the day a freshly-appointe...

The fact I have five children does not make me an expert on parenting. And having four in five years does not make my husband and I brilliant family strategi...