Who Will Carry the Load? (Italy #9)
Upon disembarking the train at Venezia Santa Lucia station, a gaggle of porters, portabagagli, identifiable by their hand carts, greet us. The initial offer centers around luggage transportation ...
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A Snip of La dolce vita (Italy #3)
James cut my hair for over 30 years. He recently dared to retire without considering the disruption this might inflict on my life. When talking about his retirement, he did not seem to exhibit any of ...
Let’s Just Stay Here (Italy #2)
The man in the leather jacket sitting across from me in the Montreal airport boarding lounge bends over as if to lessen the pain in his stomach. His wife remains ramrod upright, stoically holding a ph...
Sorry for Taking So Long to Post, eh.
Apparently, frequent use of the word "sorry" ranks as a distinguishing mark of a Canadian. Who knew, eh? Expressions of regret are not just a Canadian quirk. Some research into the frequency...
How to Live as a Beautiful Work of Art
The elements of life colour the Light differently and reveal the beauty in our lives.
Eureka! The Adventure of Three Time Tested Pursuits
In her book and TED talk My Failed Mission to Find God - and What I Found Instead, Anjali Kumar postulates that we generally yearn for three things: health, happiness, and love. At...
Crafting Passionate, Deep Relationships That Yield Joy and Wonder
Our eight-year-old granddaughter Grace carries a gene I do not possess - an interest in fashion. She wants to learn to sew. At the fates allow, Grandma’s friend Jacquie, an excellent seamstress, ...
How a Staggering Pre-Christmas Letdown Powers Awe-Inspiring Freedom
A less than inspiring symbol pushes deeper matters of the spirit.
What Do I Want for Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas? When my age could be captured by a single digit, the question would take weeks to answer. The pages of the Christmas catalogues from Eaton’s and Sears would become...
The Quest to Belong (Caleb)
I grew up extremely curious but cautious. I did not have very many places to really see or experience native culture, or at least First Nations culture on the prairies. A lot of the art and expe...