Snow filtered from the skies above and coated the mountain with a blanket of joy. Fifteen centimetres of light fluffy powder added to the previous week of winter wonder. The season started slowly, now with all this new snow, the rocks were finally disappearing. Barrman stared out the window of Read more…
Anxiety courses through my body and my brain. I feel like a failure and yet I know that is not true. But still, those feelings persist. “I hate my life” the words come unbidden to my mouth. Yet how could I even think that? I know the truth is I Read more…
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – Happy New Year!” Twenty-four people in the restaurant cheered. And with that, we celebrated an end to 2023 and the start of 2024. But wait, it wasn’t quite done yet. There were three more hours to go. It was Read more…
December has flown by in the blink of an Eye. I have been so busy renovating my house that writing a big has felt like an onerous task at the end of the day. Really, it isn’t that hard. But still, I sit down from all the work I was Read more…
Snow fluttered in the sky and the world grew colder by the minute. A winter storm shook the walls and my body felt a shiver pulse through. Then my daughter smiled and stared at the frozen world. “It’s snowing Dad, time to set up the Christmas Tree,” the energy in Read more…
Time; the most precious commodity we have in life. Time; the one thing we can’t stop from moving. Time; something that I have watched flow through my little girl. A girl who is not so little anymore. A girl who is racing toward womanhood. It was such a short time Read more…
I stared at the windows and caught the reflection of the crowd behind me. I couldn’t quite believe it was all so very real. My father sat in the front row, a glow of joy and relief beamed across his face. Behind the families, our friends stood, in anticipation. Anticipation Read more…
They say time flies when you’re having fun. Time also flies when you’re not. As we get older every day seems to blur the lines and pass in a blink of an eye. It seems like only yesterday I was taking my daughter to go trick-or-treating with her friends. We Read more…
Jason Rapp’s smile would light up a room. His energy and drive was a light in the dark. There were days when he could be a friend to everyone. And when he shredded the guitar we all stopped in wonder. Now he will shred no more. Jay Wormbox has gone Read more…
The peace of Big White mountain embraced every fibre of my being. I stared at the reflection of the valley behind me. From my perch atop a 32-foot ladder I stared at gold and red painted on a blue canvas. For a brief minute, I stopped my climb. Everything was Read more…