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Happy Easter

Happy Easter

Easter means many things to many people. For me it is a time of renewal and a time for family. I took the photo above of the lovely camellia blossom at my cousin Marian’s during a much-appreciated visit for Easter Long Weekend. My time with Marian and Bob and...
Meanwhile The Sun

Meanwhile The Sun

Spring is in the air! I know it may not seem so everywhere and every day but there are signs if you use your senses to see, hear, and feel them. My favourite sign occurs before the natural world tells us it is spring. Tulips arrive in grocery stores and flower shops....
Begin Anyway

Begin Anyway

The reading world lost a beloved friend this week. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, passed away at the age of 89. Through her gifted knack for storytelling and character-building, Lee opened a window into the American south of the 1960’s that decades...
The Best Game You Can Name

The Best Game You Can Name

Does anyone have Stompin’ Tom’s Good Old Hockey Game now on repeat in your head? That classic ode to Canada’s game, and its singer, Stompin’ Tom Connors, was a favourite of my Dad’s, along with Bud The Spud of course. I took the photo...
Love Is a House With Many Rooms

Love Is a House With Many Rooms

On this Family Day Weekend in beautiful British Columbia, I am burrowed in my airy, bright Coquitlam apartment, spending a much-needed “not-going-anywhere day” with a delicious new read, Yann Martel’s The High Mountains of Portugal. Ever since the...