The Car Guy and I recently celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary. If you count this Valentine’s Day, and the ones before we were married, we have participated in Valentine’s Day observations more […]
Valentine’s Days – Fiftyish
My 52 Friends Plan for Retirement
We lived overseas (UK and the Middle East) for 5 1/2 years. When it was time to return home to Canada, we were entering a new phase of life – we were […]
Saying Good-bye – Video: James – Moving On
Extremely moving video, especially if you have lost someone close to you or are caring for someone who is near the end of life. Moving On Walking down this road When my […]
Saying Goodbye to The Fisherman
I recently read the book “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty. It is a witty and thought provoking look at the history of caring […]
Lest We Forget
Calgary’s Field of Crosses Each year, from November 1 to 11, over 3400 Memorial Crosses are placed in a park along Calgary’s Memorial Drive. Each cross represents a soldier from Southern Alberta […]
Not a Sweet Tooth – a Chocolate Tooth
I started my Not Fueled by Chocolate Diet and Exercise program in April of this year. Six months into the project – I’ve come to the realization that it is going to […]
Where is Your Codex Vitae?
Is Codex Vitae a technical term for a part of your body or does it sound like a disease? To answer that, I’m going to start you with Twitter, drag you through […]
A Canadian Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is today (the second Monday in October). It is a celebration of thanks for a good harvest – and it occurs earlier in the fall than American Thanksgiving because Canada’s […]
Dark Days
It comes with no warning. Days of being sad. Energy tank on empty. Dark, dreary, heavy days. Overwhelmed. Too much, too many. I’ve been down this road many times before. It always […]
Looking for Puppy Faces
Puppy Faces Today – our Daughter and her Husband got a dog! Puppy Faces Before the Dog Came Along: Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than […]
