In September, my father invited his sisters to come celebrate the 60th anniversary of their arrival in Canada. They came across on a ship from the UK into the port of Vancouver and their first home was in Crescent Beach. Sept 10th was the anniversary, and Dad planned a weekend filled with nostalgic events. One sister … Read more
‘Tis The Season – To Plan For Next Year Every December I take stock of, and celebrate, my wins for the year. I also like to create new goals for the following year. This has been an amazing year, and as I approach the end of it I’m feeling proud of the goals I … Read more
As a single parent I’m always on the lookout for “affordable” options for EVERYTHING. One thing that wasn’t on my radar at all was affordable eye care. I never wore glasses as a child, and only recently started wearing reading glasses. How Did I Not Notice? Last year, when my daughter was in Kindergarten, she … Read more
Offspring is really excited about the season. She loves skiing, building snowmen, making snow angels, ice skating, sledding, all of the winter activities that I packed up and moved to the Bahamas to get away from in my 20’s. I have to admit that seeing it through her eyes, with the sparkly filter of joy that … Read more
‘Tis the season. For shopping and wish lists, and going into debt. It doesn’t have to be though. It can be about giving. You get to decide what constitutes holiday traditions in your home. It doesn’t have to be a consumerama every year. I get the shivers when I see kids frantically tearing the paper … Read more
Bimini stole my heart in the early 90’s, back when we could still play the ring game at Ernest Hemingway’s old haunt, The Compleat Angler. When we could set our drinks on the bar and run to the other side of the island in the dark to watch a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, then … Read more
I wrote this for my maternal Grandfather’s memorial service. He died while I was living in Mexico, and I found it again today when I was looking for a photo of him in his military uniform for a Facebook post about Remembrance Day / Veteran’s Day. I thought I would share it to remind everyone to take … Read more
Sometimes it seems like a lot more people live in this house. A lot more people with long blonde hair. I don’t discount the possibility that someone in the family is harboring a sasquatch or a giant shaggy dog in their room. I swear blonde hair is magnetically attracted to black fabric and dark floor tiles. … Read more