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Still Standing

Still Standing

by | Nov 6, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

Twice in my life I have had the great fortune to travel across Canada’s vast prairies, once by train, and again this summer by pick up truck. Both times I was struck by how the often flat landscape could be punctuated by “Prairie Sentinels,” the...
Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

by | Sep 25, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

The day’s presenters came from a variety of fields from education, to sports, healthcare, and technology. The topics of the short talks were as diverse and compelling as the presenters, yet, each year, I find myself seeking a common thread that I can pull at...
“Just Do Good”

“Just Do Good”

by | Sep 11, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

15 years. It seems like yesterday doesn’t it? So much has changed in the world since that day. September 11, 2001. I took the photo above from the top of the Rockefeller Centre in 2009 looking out over Lower Manhattan. The Twin Towers once stood tall behind the...
The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

by | Sep 5, 2016 | Weekend Adventures

Happy Labour Day long weekend everyone! On many past long weekends I have found myself seeking out the last rays of summer sunshine, attempting to attract a few more freckles before the fall season begins. This year, the weatherman predicted a rainy, cool long weekend...