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4 Joys of tidy as you go
“Tidy as you go,” was a favourite saying of my dad’s.
Jan 12 • Zoë Landale
You, healing and holy days
Happy holidays to you: Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas and Yule!
Dec 15, 2025 • Zoë Landale
5 Ways to embrace solitude
Recently, a friend whose husband is in hospital for tests commented on how lonely it felt with just her and the dog at home.
Dec 1, 2025 • Zoë Landale
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5 Ways to embrace solitude
Dec 1, 2025 • Zoë Landale
Farting alone in bed—really
Jan 15, 2024 • Zoë Landale
Find the shining and share
Jul 8, 2024 • Zoë Landale
Time to get winter wood
Aug 26, 2024 • Zoë Landale
Celebrate our candle lives
Nov 4, 2024 • Zoë Landale
4 Breaking reasons to feel sparkly
Sep 16, 2024 • Zoë Landale
Celebrating two fine new memoirs!
East Coast, West Coast, what’s your favourite?
Nov 17, 2025 • Zoë Landale
How's your day going?
Recently, a friend popped by my house to drop off a key, and we chatted for a moment standing in the doorway.
Nov 3, 2025 • Zoë Landale
Help, there's a spider!
“Are the spiders on Pender Island always so big?” my neighbour asked.
Oct 20, 2025 • Zoë Landale
Are we ready to roll?
For a West Coast salmon troller in the 1970s, the question, “Are we ready to roll?” was a serious one.
Oct 6, 2025 • Zoë Landale
How to steal a dog
I didn’t mean to steal the dog.
Sep 29, 2025 • Zoë Landale
Why are endings so hard?
At the moment, I am wrestling with endings, both metaphorical and literal.
Sep 15, 2025 • Zoë Landale
"You threw away my what?"
Harbouring fugitives
Aug 25, 2025 • Zoë Landale
Magic Monday
Magic Monday
Feel-good stories about island living, gardening, food and writing with a splash of magic from a writer learning to live a sparkly life.
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