7 Ways to stay sane this spring

April 25, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

While cooped up in our houses, our apartments and such, avoiding catching or spreading the virus, we may forget that seasons keep on keeping on and we may miss some of the signs that life is continuing its heartbeat. Spring fever is a real thing, especially this year when we are house bound & focused […]

Saying Yes

May 31, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

My sister in law recently gave me a novel entitled, A Man Called Ove, which introduces us to a curmudgeonly senior who approaches life with a good dose of negativity. He yells at neighbours, hurls blame toward everything and everyone and keeps others at more than an arms length. He essentially says “No” to life. Undoubtedly, as […]

Mini-Travel series-Naxos

April 25, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

When I was a kid, I studied Greek mythology for a hobby. While my dad and brothers watched Hockey Night in Canada or All in the Family, I sat with encyclopedias and drew family trees of Zeus and his many offspring. Strange child I know… Yet I never really had a strong desire to visit […]