My mom was born in Oakland, California in 1926. She was an American. I often wonder “what if?” What if my mom’s family hadn’t emigrated to Canada. I’d be an American right now. And if I were an American, I’d have a bumper sticker on our family van tonight with the words, “Vote for Freedom. …
We humans crave peace and quiet, yet we rally above it with a clamour of discontent, as we war among ourselves. It’s enough to make me shudder, and my teeth ache over the senselessness of all the chaos happening in our world. I’ve been thinking of this and also a story from my childhood and …
Ryuuki, or Yuuki, (YouKee) left this earth last Wednesday. (August 25, 2008- May 1, 2024) Not being a stranger to losing loved ones, (my grandparents, my dad, my mom, other beloved pets) having to say goodbye to our cat Yuuki hit me like a ton of bricks, falling from the heavens. It’s not like we …
(Note: I am not a Doctor, nor am I a mental health provider…the following is just a layman’s experience dealing with depression) This new year, 2024, started painfully for me. Literally. As I mentioned in a prior post, I had a bad ski accident at the end of our Christmas holiday so for the month …
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Happy New Year! Dear family and friends, Welcome back to my blog. It’s been an age. On this blustery winter day, I thought what better time than now, to dust the ‘ole cobwebs from my blog and write a few thoughts before we move fully into this new year. (2024) Before I can do so …
Dear friends and family, Thank you for joining me today. It’s late fall in my part of the world and I’m finally taking some time to share my latest passion. “Buying items that others don’t want; also known as THRIFTING!” Have you heard of it? Are you doing it? Has it transformed the way you …
My dear blogging friends and family, it feels like forever since I last wrote but it’s been a busy spring around here. While the world is being shaken like a snow globe with war in Ukraine and economic unrest, due to record high inflation, we are taking a moment to celebrate our son. Last week …
Although February is the shortest month of the year, it can also be a month that drags on and on. I guess that is why so many of us plan trips to warmer climes this time of year. We restore our reservoir of Vitamin D, take off a few layers of clothing and lighten our …
Some days I feel, “but a drop” in this bigger reality we call life. Drifting aimlessly through my days of being a mother and wife. And then some days the vastness of my being blows me away. The piece below was inspired by a prompt my writing friend, Akira suggested for our writing group. “Beginnings …
Remembering an old photo from the early 60’s, I could almost hear the booming countdown; “Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One,” and then a jubilant chorus of voices singing, “Happy New Year!” In the photo, men and women were dressed to the nines, wearing their holiday finery. Silly party hats perched …
Although summer is my favourite season with those endless sunny days, there is something profoundly moving about winter and the magic that comes with winter’s solstice. It’s funny that I should say moving, since winter solstice actually means, “sun stand still.” It is a time of quiet reflection. It’s a space where we can slow …
We’ve been living under the shadow of this Covid 19 pandemic for 18 months now and I’ve hardly posted on my blog. That may not sound like a long time but it’s the longest year and a half of my life. Normally an optimistic, glass half full, everything is rosy type person, this pandemic has …
The words “be safe, have fun,” keep reverberating through my brain. They were the last things I said to my two kids, who left on adventures this week. My son Mitchell, who will be off on a grand adventure to Australia at the first of March, left on a west coast road trip this past …
Merry Christmas!….it’s good to be back. This year end blog post, is basically centered on the theme of Henry David Thoreau’s quote below. ~”Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to mankind”~ It’s timely is it not? After all, the weeks leading …