Got a tickle in your throat? A cough? A runny nose? Eeeeeek! Nowadays, otherwise normal symptoms like these, can feel frightening when we think: “OMG This could be the dreaded virus!” Before you know it, it’s not the virus, but … Read more
After breaking his hip two months ago, my 92-year-old Dad started to decline rapidly. In very short order, he needed full time care for pain relief, meal prep and using the toilet. Independent living was no longer an option, and … Read more
“You know, within the last two weeks I’ve had one of the most painful, darkest episodes of my life,” I confessed to Miriam, “but what has been more memorable are the periods of intense harmony and love!” Miriam asked “You … Read more
When she heard that it was my birthday, a little neighbor girl asked: “what are you getting?” Not an unusual question to ask given this girl’s love of having parties with friends and getting lots of presents. Yet this question … Read more
Even her doctor cried when she gave Mom the news. The scan showed a growth (4.6 cm by 4.9 cm) in Mom’s left lung that was not visible a few months earlier. That’s the reason Mom had pain in her … Read more
Today I joined the festivities of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and celebrated Chinese New Year and Valentines Day by taking part in a Dragon Dance and mass demonstration of Taoist Tai Chi at the O-Zone in Richmond. Over 400 … Read more
My sister Lydia sent me these beautiful pictures that she and her husband Ray took on a recent hike with two friends to Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park. The pictures are so beautiful that I look at them over … Read more
In my last post I described how a vivid vision in a book helped inspire my husband and me to launch our dream of living in community. That book was “Cohousing – A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves” by Kathryn … Read more
Imagine a woman getting up at 4:30am every weekday morning to get ready to go to the gym. Driving in Edmonton, Alberta on even the coldest days, with snow on the ground and icy patches on the road. And while … Read more
