Melting heat scorched the roof of One Water Street this week. I stared longingly at the crystal clear blue waters of Okanagan Lake. How I wished we could be floating in the serenity of the glacial waters. Instead, I was standing atop the highest man-made structure between Calgary and Vancouver, Read more…
It was another Monday in the coronaverse. Sixty-three Mondays ago I began my journal. It has been a journey of self-discovery writing down my observations since the beginning of the pandemic that swept the world In early March 2020. The world ground to a halt back on those fateful first Read more…
Joe cried out for his mommy. She wasn’t there. He woke up in fear and turned over to look at the kids next to him. The darkness hid the pain and the tears in their eyes. Still, he could here the sobs in the night. Sobs of fear and anguish. Read more…
215 bodies were discovered buried at the Kamloops residential school grounds. 215 lost souls. The poor students, some as young as three, have been forgotten and ignored for decades. It is a sad day in the history of our ‘great’ nation. Canada has been on a path of reconciliation. We Read more…
I dropped the boat in the water this week. I backed into the lake and waited until the boat slid off the trailer and my wife held Serendipity on the dock. I pulled ahead to go park the truck and trailer. But the truck and trailer held fast. What the? Read more…
After fifteen months of restrictions and fear, we finally have a plan. In our beautiful province of British Columbia, the government has announced a roadmap to return to normal. I hope they can follow the plan and we can return to normal on September 7. Meanwhile, people in Manitoba are Read more…
Two hundred and two years ago a child was born in London, England. That baby girl would grow up to help shape the world we live in today. I wonder how many people know we still celebrate that birthday here in Canada? The May long weekend is not just the Read more…
Phil calmly walked the fairway on the eighteenth hole of Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. His demeanor on the outside was one of calculated confidence. He looked to all the world like a man out for a stroll on the final fairway of the PGA Championships. Inside his Read more…
Springtime in the Okanagan burst forth this week. Sunshine and blue sky embraced the world below and it was time to stop and smell the flowers blooming in our wonderful valley. May long weekend arrived and there was a vibrant feeling of renewal filling the air. After a couple of Read more…
Barrman awoke at his mountain home. He was excited for the day, he felt refreshed and invigorated. The blue sky looked like he could reach out and touch it. He stood and embraced the view. The silence enveloped him as he breathed in the clear air. Peace filled his soul Read more…