My mother died on Wednesday. It’s weird to be saying this. It’s strange to be thinking about it. It’s too surreal for my mind to accept. I never met my mother. Well of course, that’s wrong. We met at the hospital on my birthday. Sadly, I will never know what happened that day. Did she […]
She had the grace and elegance that made you think of women from another time. She was a force and hard to ignore. When the cardio doctor asked me questions about her I said she could be brittle. He laughed and said, “Yes she can be.” I explained that came because she could barely see […]
Timing is everything. Photography is often finding the perfect moment to take the shot. A sunrise, a gesture, a wave on the ocean, a deserted bridge. Sometimes you have to be patient to wait for the moment and sometimes you turn around and there it is. Life’s like that, timing is everything. We can be […]
I’ve said this before but the message isn’t getting through. I was again struck by the outpouring when a celebrity dies. A mass amount of tributes and stories takes over social media. It happened last week when Tom Petty died. If the death is unexpected the jolt is real. One day you’re dreaming about seeing […]
“Charles Hillman was a true gentleman.” That was the comment most heard at Charles’ memorial service this past weekend. Saturday would have been his 100th birthday and Charles would have loved the hoopla! Charles passed away on June 28, 2017 (obituary) In August of 2013 I wrote a blog about this great man. Today, as […]
There was an old world charm about him. Decent, respectful and kind. He spoke and thought in measured tones. You don’t see this type of man around much anymore. Old school, pragmatic and honourable to the core. And his best quality? Bob Calder loved his family. And hockey, Bob loved hockey. He wore a plaid […]
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 […]
I just got back from the doctor’s office. His last words to me were, “Now you can stop worrying.” Dr. Ho knew I had been going crazy with the stress of “what if…” Dr. Ho can sometimes read my mind. I hadn’t shared my health scare with the people around me. Right now it seems […]
I went to a funeral today. I promised I wouldn’t blog about the death. We all have secrets. We all tell lies. I looked around the room and wondered how many know the truth. You may think you know, but are you just kidding yourself? Do we have any sense of what someone else is […]
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