Saying Good-bye to Ronald
Just this week I took time to pay respects to a man who died— a person who had lived a full life, but died after a short illness. I did not know Ronald; I knew only his wife Andrea. The … Continue reading →
Celebrating Mothers
It’s a long way to Mother’s Day and months since the last one, but I think it’s fair to give our mothers their due. I’m not sure I appreciated mine fully until I was older and had children of my … Continue reading →
Mother/ Daughter relationship
Denise Bud Rumble wrote But, no matter the age of the mother, or the daughter, the relationship stands as it always has, ageless – a mother, a child, the instinct to look after one another just a part of … Continue reading →
Jane Christmas and Incontinent on the Continent
The week of Word on the Street, our daily newspaper carried a review of author Jane Christmas and her book, Incontinent on the Continent:My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy. The book was just out from Greystone … Continue reading →
Indian Summer
October 22nd Who was it that called this time of year Indian Summer anyways? Was it William Wilfred Campbell or someone else? Campbell’s poem, Indian Summer, sure described it well in 12 short lines. Along the line of smoky hills … Continue reading →
Dear Jay and Sarah
Today marks the first day of a new life, two lives that will be joined as one—Jay and Sarah on their wedding day. They’ve been preparing for this day for many months now, taking notes, most likely, at other weddings they’ve … Continue reading →
Like a giant bouquet, the mums are magnificent
We had our first frost this weekend. Rooftops were white when I looked out the window on Sunday morning. I’m not ready for the cold. There was frost on the windshield of my car that I didn’t notice until I opened the car and sat down. I … Continue reading →
Trip to the Royal Ontario Museum
On Sunday my husband and I, along with other members of our church, took a trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. I’ve been wanting to see this exhibit since it was … Continue reading →
Favourites
Today at Toastmasters, our Table Topics session [impromptu speaking] theme was Favourites. The Table Topics Master, Patrick, passed around an envelope with different topics. Each person, in turn, would pick out one piece of paper with a topic and talk about it for … Continue reading →
From Stone Orchard
I borrowed Timothy Findley’s book From Stone Orchard from our local library. It seems that both Findley and his friend Bill Whitehead were looking for a place in the country— away from the big city of Toronto where their careers had been … Continue reading →