I am standing at the top of a ladder that descends into the belly of a small submarine. By some bizarre twist of fate, I am the last person to enter the craft. I am probably the most reluctant passenger on this little voyage beneath the sea. Leaving me in the open salt air to […]
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Who’s your neighbour?
When I was little there was a song on the kids show Sesame Street that went something like this: Who are the people in your neighbourhood? In your neighbourhood. In your neigh…bour…hood… Say, who are the people in your neighbourhood? It ended with this little bit of wisdom: They’re the people that you meet when […]
Attitude is everything!
My Sweet looked at my feet a few days ago and said, “Don’t you think you should go see a doctor about that?” “Ummm…no. No I don’t.” What I preach about going to see the doctor and what I practice are often just slightly off-track. I may be a bit stubborn about stuff like that. […]
Ordinary is never really ordinary…
On the outside, people generally look quite ordinary. For the most part, we dress the same, we comb our hair, and we go about the world in a similar way. Occasionally you will see a colourful character that stands out from the crowd like the man yesterday. He was seated at a sidewalk café opposite […]
Babies hate airplanes
I just spent the most wonderful weekend with my sister in Vancouver. The weekend away was a birthday gift from my thoughtful husband. We wandered in the rain enjoying the Vancouver Christmas Market, a European style market, which was so much fun even in the pouring rain. We rode the aqua bus to Granville Island […]
