My year of medical issues had one final hurrah this past week. Why not go out with a bang? A minor cut became infected and landed me in the ER at Vancouver General. I won’t give you all the gory details but I’ll share that I’m embarrassed that what should have been a minor issue […]
Saying thank you. From the amount of cards I have in my arsenal, you can rest assured that I’m always ready to compose a heartfelt message when the need arises. This week there was a very good reason. My connection with a local doctor is that I train her mother. The relationship has gone on […]
I love experiencing life’s unusual happenings. In our interconnected world it’s good to travel down many paths. Empathy is best learned with knowledge. Sometimes the only way you really know about something is to walk the walk. Last week I had an MRI of my spine and brain. Lucky me… one hospital visit and two […]
The plan was to write a witty blog about the weather in Vancouver and how annoying I am with my Pollyanna attitude. But like most agendas that involve our skies around the Lower Mainland, my idea got blown away with yesterday’s devastating news. Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement from NASCAR car racing. Most people […]
On April 10, 2013 I wrote my first blog. It was all about Intent. I blabbed on about what the word meant to me and the people around me. I also proclaimed it was my intent to write a blog every Wednesday. Done. One hundred and eighty-three blogs later I can safely say I did […]
Wherever your summer holidays find you, take along Eileen Cook’s WITH MALICE and I can guarantee you a journey you will never forget. This is one of my favourite books of the year, but the title rated number one. “WITH MALICE” I love when an uncommon word jumps into my sphere. I’m left wondering how […]
There are only two things your body needs on a daily basis. Everything else we can do without for days and even weeks. But you must have water and sleep. No that’s wrong. You must have sleep and some sort of liquid. You won’t last long without them. You will die. And even if you […]
“Soon I’ll be 60 years old …” That’s a line in the song I’ve been listening to lately. I started this blog three years ago and commented on the merits and drawbacks of turning 55. Nothing could foretell I would be here again, on my birthday, writing another week’s blog. And before you jump in […]
It’s all so personal. What we like, what we hate. I love reading crime fiction. I love short sentences. I love reading about places I love. I love when a few words say everything. Last week I read a book with some of the best sentences I’ve ever read. Last week I read INVISIBLE DEAD […]
It’s hard to believe I was the person that discovered these mythical little creatures eight years ago. Until then, people didn’t Haggis Hunt at the BC Highland Games. Until then, we didn’t have kids running around Percy Perry Stadium searching for these wild, wee animals. Until then, I didn’t spend my day surrounded by Haggis […]
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