July 19, 1963, you entered the world. Brant and Dagmar Ducey celebrated the arrival of their first-born daughter, Krista. In July 2009 you entered my world. Time flies when you’re having fun. And what a fun ride it has been so far. When I look into your eyes, I see Read more…
The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates again. This is truly the definition of insanity. For the past year, they have increased the prime lending rate in Canada by over double what it was. And inflation keeps rising. Part of the inflation that has been rising is caused by interest Read more…
A week flew by in the blink of an eye. One minute I was watching the sky light up with Canada Day Fireworks and the next I’m rolling the throttle and riding to the top of the mountain. Big White Mountain. Summer has enveloped the valley with a blanket of Read more…
I set out in the morning full of optimism, undercut with a jagged edge of nerves. The wind was brisk and the trees shook in the morning breeze. I had a tour of the lake with a group of girls celebrating a stagette party. Then it was off to Peachland Read more…
Rahima felt the people pressing against her. Her daughter held her hand tight, they sat crammed amongst the mass of women and children in the ship’s hull. There was no room to move and the smell overwhelmed her. It was all she could do to keep from letting everything in Read more…
The movie screen was filled with his face. Eddy Haymour sat there, larger than life. He stared into the camera, “It is my Island, and I want it back.” the words echoed through the movie theatre. It was a local screening of the movie Eddy’s Kingdom. We were a couple Read more…
The forecast called for rain. Barrman’s boat tour asked to postpone for fear of the oncoming storm. A storm that never arrived. He sat inside and watched the sun peak out from behind the clouds, he looked at Kaydee, “Should we go for a ride to Bg White?” “The forecast Read more…
My stomach sank and I felt a raw tinge of fear in my bones when I walked out of the door and sniffed the morning air. The smell of smoke wafted into my senses. With the amazingly warm temperatures has come the nemesis we all dread. Fire. Only weeks after Read more…
So busy, life has gotten almost out of control busy. The last three weeks went by in a blur. I’ve had so little time to stop and reflect, little time to it and write. It feels far too chaotic. I almost miss the days of covid when no one could Read more…
The sun glowed in the distance. It was a red ball in the sky, shrouded in smoke. Smoke that covered vast tracks of Western Canada. The heat simmered in the valley and it felt like your typical August day. Except this was Mid-May. Northern Alberta is a blaze and the Read more…