Summer arrived in all it’s rainy glory. Alas on the first official day of summer the mysterious golden globe in the sky made a rare appearance in our valley. What a difference a year makes. One year ago we were “suffering” in what the so-called experts termed a heat dome. Read more…
Louise looked down upon St. James United Church and smiled. Many of her friends and loved ones sat in the pews looking at her glowing face. That sure was a good picture. Her favourite songs rang through the air, and she could sense the beauty of the moment. There was Read more…
The madness continues. In the last two years, the world has spiraled out of control. World events have been like some strange novel that Tom Clancy could have written. Pandemic, fires, floods, war, and now a global recession amongst soaring prices. It makes a person’s head spin. At times I Read more…
Rain, rain go away, come again some other day. The old catchphrase could not have felt more appropriate this morning. After one of the wettest first two weeks of June in memory, the sun came out and it looked as if summer was primed to arrive in our corner of Read more…
My day started early, the sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd shook me from my slumber. I looked at the clock, 5:30 am in fuzzy numbers glowed back at me. It was going to be a long day. I had a first-world decision whether to ride the motorbike and not worry about Read more…
Music echoed through the park. I walked across the field and felt the rhythm infect my body. The live energetic sounds of Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin bounced into the air. I bounced across the grass. Live music lifted my spirit and filled my soul. They were called Read more…
Scattered. My brain has been totally scattered lately. There I was last night rushing home to meet my daughter. When will I learn to slow down? I checked my pocket and sure enough, the key to her car was there. I jumped on my motorbike and headed home to grab Read more…
It was a big week in the life of my teenage daughter. She got her L and is now licensed to drive with me in the car. Where the hell did the last sixteen years go? It seems like only yesterday I was walking to the swimming pool pushing her Read more…
Another school shooting, another group of parents in mourning. And still, more denial that guns are to blame. Of course, guns are not to blame. Easy access and the culture of guns and violence is much more the villain in this story than any inanimate object. But like the Lynyrd Read more…
The agony of defeat. A roller coaster of emotions consumed my heart and my soul. Anyone who is a sports fan understands the whirlwind of emotions that can erupt inside. My favourite hockey team, The Calgary Flames, lost to my arch-enemy, Edmonton Oilers, in the first “Battle of Alberta” playoff Read more…