Category Archives: Lifestyle

Snowshoe Outing Embraces Winter

  Yesterday morning we were greeted by a powdery blanket of snow. It was one of those days that define Canadians or other northerners. It would have been easy to hunker down inside with an extra cappuccino. Instead we gave … Continue reading

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Meet my neighbour, Claire Festel

I believe in the magic of a moment and in synchronicity. In meeting my neighbour, Claire Festel, immediately there was a whisper inside that I should pay attention. Synchronicity Wikipedia states: “Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events, … Continue reading

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Small fry smokes in Grade Seven

I mentioned in an earlier blog that I had a story about the last time I smoked a cigarette, which was in Grade Seven. In retrospect it really is a story about my parents and particularly my Mom. On a … Continue reading

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Small fry learns

It took me until about age 14 before my size caught up to my classmates. Whether this was the reason my nicknames as a child included “The Little Kid” and “Small Fry”, I don’t really know. What I do know … Continue reading

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The Question: What Now?

“What now?” We’ve had the celebrations, received some retirement cheques, sold our old house and began to settle in our new home and so I am experiencing a new luxury in asking myself, “What now? What will I be when … Continue reading

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