Cognitive Shuffling

Cognitive Shuffling

During a time when my father was ill, I stayed at his place and got up several times a night to help him get to the bathroom safely.  This was actually not a huge hardship for me, as I am blessed with the ability to sleep well.  When Gillian was a baby, I...
Storm Preparation

Storm Preparation

In September, 2022, my daughter Rachel started law school at Dalhousie University in Halifax.  During the orientation, she was at a presentation where the speaker said “If we get a hurricane…”   Rachel laughed out loud and then looked...
Grounding

Grounding

Last month I had the opportunity to visit Halifax for our daughter’s graduation and then later in the month I was on the west coast visiting family.  On both coasts, I took the opportunity to stand in the ocean and pose for a pic.  These are...
No Mow May?

No Mow May?

My daughters convinced us to participate in something called “No Mow May” this year. (They are very environmentally aware!) The principle is that many flowers that provide food for pollinators have not yet blossomed, so by leaving your lawn uncut it...
Read the Signs

Read the Signs

Every day we see signs.  Sometimes we see so many signs that we don’t “see them” anymore!  We have just experienced a federal election with conflicting signs decorating many a boulevard.  I awoke one...
Community for the “Win”

Community for the “Win”

Jane and I were taking a yoga class together when we were on vacation.  The teacher was great.  In one class she had us work on Warrior 3, a challenging pose, in a variety of ways.  At the end of this, she wanted to show us that things are easier...
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