by Phil Bean | Jun 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
As we prepare to welcome Summer into our lives, there are more changes afoot than just the return of strawberries, watermelon and sunscreen. While life outside our home blooms and grows to become more vibrant in its appearance and bouquet, life inside begins its...
by Phil Bean | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Jays fan. Yes, I’ve written about this before, but that was a year ago and would have been different words, so I’ll forgive myself for resurfacing an old topic. See, my childhood bedroom was adorned with...
by Phil Bean | May 11, 2025 | Told in Rhyme
It’s that time of year, the greatest of days, When we cheer on the best, in so many ways. There will be presents and picnics, and a few more surprises, And we’ll tackle adventure, as it surely arises. More excited than I, are my two lovely...
by Phil Bean | May 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
26 years ago, the 17 year old me was apparently really not that much different that the current version. Yes I’m married with kids, a house, a career, all those things, but at my core, I’m very much the same me as I’ve always been. I know this for...
by Phil Bean | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
My goodness I love the sunshine. Whether it is painting my living room with its bouquets of yellows, red and oranges, casting shadows across the landscape, or simply washing me over with beams of joy, the sun does something to me that is undeniably happy. Though...
by Phil Bean | Apr 20, 2025 | Told in Rhyme
It’s the middle of April, and Spring is now here, teasing us just as it does every year, With days that are warm, between days that are not – it either will rain, or snow a whole lot. And the birds will return, singing their song – a sign that we...
by Phil Bean | Apr 13, 2025 | Food!
The most memorable pizza I have ever eaten was in late September of 2013. Alison and I were sitting at the edge of a rock, overlooking the sea under a blanket of stars; I remember it being comfortably warm and quiet, save for the soft, gentle crashes of waves below...
by Phil Bean | Apr 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The world can, at times, be an undeniably heavy place. Depending on where you live and when, that weight might feel heavier, and I don’t proclaim that the things I bring up in this post have the power to lift all that may be pushing someone down, but I can...
by Phil Bean | Mar 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Roughly four weeks ago we welcomed a new member to our family. This wasn’t something we had necessarily planned on or talked about in any great detail, but at the first mention of us taking the leap, I couldn’t ignore the feelings I had about it. Once I...
by Phil Bean | Mar 23, 2025 | Being a Dad
Well, I tried my best to write something poignant, deep and meaningful today, but after an hour of attempting to put my words into the universe, I am going to accept the reality that my kids woke up early and embrace the fact that their insistence on cuddles and...
