He reminded me that it was time. When was I going to visit? We had exchanged emails or phone calls a couple times a year since we first met in 2010.  March 28 2023 was his 80th birthday. I called to wish him a Happy Birthday as was my habit. After a brief but cordial…

Love means many things to many people. Love of a child or a grandchild. Love of a partner. Love as companionship. Love of a friend. First loves. Lasting love. We use the word love to express our affection for food, for travel, for art, for music etc. In a relationship between adults, love is often…

Ahh, the joys of aging. If you are a man, you will know what I am talking about. You suddenly discover a 2 inch hair growing out of your nose. Where did that come from? It wasn’t there yesterday! Oh and that eyebrow hair that is wrapped around your glasses? That happened overnight. How does…

I made a conscious decision when I was about 17 years old, to focus on the positive rather than the negative. Of course I am human and have lapses from time to time – however, it was life changing for me. Real or perceived, I have found that “things have a way of working out”…

The Arrival Where does the time go? You would have been 71 next week. Born on March 16th 1952, she was the raven haired, hazel eyed, beautiful child my parents had craved since they were married 7 years earlier. They had tried unsuccessfully to have a baby for several years, but for one reason or…

I found this article in Huffington Post (Shared via friend Gena Brumitt) fascinating and thought provoking. I have many times, said “I don’t see colour”. But I also live in the privileged world of being white. My Son In Law Mark is brown. I love him dearly and am incredibly proud of the husband, father,…

June 3, 2013 I was brushing my teeth when I got the call. Russ Wiltsie was on the other end, panic in his voice. “Did you hear about Mike?”. “Mike who?”, I said in bewilderment. “Mike D’Angelo. He is gone”. What??? I was speechless! Immobilized. Numb. Dumbstruck. Tears pooled in the corners of my eyes…

Feeding the Beast Prior to buying our cottage in 2017, we were part owners of a hunt camp/cottage with 6 other families, near Port Loring. Previous musings have elaborated on the Ranger Bay Boys and our “camp”. That is where the battle of the chipmunks began. These little rodents are cute as a button, and…

Ya Cain’t Pick Yer Relatives Let me start by saying I love my sister in law. Anything I say from this point on could be used against me in a court of law. Janette Snyder is a beauty. She has a heart of gold, a sarcastic streak that rivals Don Rickles, and a sense of…

Sometimes You Just have to Look Hard for the Blessings COVID, Snow storms, heavy winds, unexpected surgeries, power outages and encounters with deer: What a Christmas this has been! We have been anxiously awaiting our first Christmas with our newest additions; Lewis Wolfe and Benjamin Ollivierre. I keep saying, life is about memories – well…