
“Clouds In My Coffee”
Have you ever been on a long drive, listening to the radio, and actually start really listening to the lyrics of songs? On most of my Alberta Adventures I have been "in the zone" paying attention to my Back Roads of Alberta maps and, of course, the road ahead....

“When You Come Out of the Storm, You Won’t Be the Same Person Who Walked In” – Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami, the brilliant author of such books as Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 writes in Kafka on the Shore "When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm is all about." I think he might be on to something! Many of...

“A Tale for the Time Being”
The title for today's post comes from a scrumptious new book I picked up on my travels yesterday, called "A Tale for the Time Being" by Vancouver Island author Ruth Ozeki. I haven't purchased a new book in such a long time and when I saw this title in the charming...