I finally made it to the pool again. I go in spurts, trying to get into shape and then letting life take over, or should I say procrastination. Johnson Bentley Aquatic Centre is West Kelowna’s only swimming pool. It has remained open throughout covid except at the very beginning. I Read more
Two years ago we stood in the Happy Valley Day Lodge at Big White Ski Resort and swayed to the music. I held my honey tight as Jon Bos strummed the notes to the song Thank You by Led Zeppelin. We’d heard about this dreaded coronavirus that was spreading throughout Read more
Grygoriy and Larysa held each other in the darkness. The sound of falling bombs kept them awake, terror held them by their souls. Grygoriy wasn’t sure how he could make it through the night if it wasn’t for Larysa. They heard the news reports about the oncoming Russian invasion. They Read more
Payback time. I think my parents that raised me are looking down from heaven and laughing. Ok maybe they wouldn’t be that cruel to laugh at me, but I’m sure they appreciate the irony. After what I put them through when I was sixteen they are surely appreciating what frustrations Read more
Invasion. It’s something I never expected to see in Europe in the 21st century, I was brought back to when I was a kid living under the shadow of the cold war. Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine and the world holds its breath. When I was young it Read more
“Do you have an open mind?” Sam looked over at Barrman and smiled. Barrman stared back across the table at the bearded man. His hair was tied up in a ponytail and his heart was on his sleeve. In his eyes, there was a look that said he knew what Read more
It was a two’s day today. Lots of two’s in the day of the month. A day that was called a palindrome – that is if you use a calendar that uses the year, day, month – 2022,22,02. Yet my computer says it is 2022-02-22, year month day. A format Read more
Jane looked over her shoulder and saw the chaos unfold. She wanted to scream, why were they doing this? Why couldn’t they just listen? Instead, they sent the police. “Jane, honey we have to go now. Look, they are pushing people back and it’s getting out of hand,” John’s voice Read more
Road Trip. We took the Coquihalla Highway and went to Vancouver Island for the family day weekend. As usual, it was a struggle to leave when we wanted. I don’t know how some people manage to leave early when going on a road trip. I was happy to be on Read more
The clock ticked down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – 00, the buzzer sounded and the ice erupted in triumphant celebration. The Canadian women’s hockey team sealed victory over the USA in the gold medal game in Beijing China. It was a shining moment in the lives of the women Read more