Happenstance

I remember once, when I was about 13 or 14, flying to Vancouver Island with my mom. We saw people she knew in Calgary and Vancouver. I was like “what the heck?”; we lived in a small farming community so how could my mom know so many people?

Fast forward to my kids going anywhere with me when they were teenagers. It kind of drove them a bit crazy that I would find people whom I knew to stop and visit with.

Flying thousand of miles away should probably have prevented that. Or so you

Spring Sunday

It boils down to a matter of prospective as it always does. It’s not what you look at that matters but rather what you see and how you to chose to react to it that counts which counts.

Which brings me to the

Spring Cleaning

The trees are heavily laden and show up against the tinge of blue in the sky. In the flower garden the “mulch” remains

100+ Milestone

The title isn’t about how old I feel right at the moment of writing but rather that the blog

Bernie’s Bright Idea

A year ago and a couple of casual comments from a close friend, some reading between the lines and bingo. My bright idea was born.

Someday Arrives

I’ve had this project on the someday list for eons. Well maybe it’s only 5 years but it seems longer. I’ve been stockpiling supplies for decades.

Allow me set the scene. When our children were

60 Pluses

The upside, if there is one, to insomnia is how much time one has to think. I try, repeatedly, to return my thoughts to

Haiti happens

It’s a day of mixed emotions for me as Saskatoon Team Broken Earth leaves for another medical mission in Haiti. I was disappointed that by the time the

Not a Sprint

I spent a small portion of yesterday afternoon surrounded by a sprinter. It’s wasn’t that enjoyable and it made me think about different aspects of life; especially seems I wasn’t gasping for breath like she was.

Let me set the scene. Twice a week I hit the

Bell Let’s Talk

Today shouldn’t be any different from any other day. There shouldn’t be a stigma to mental health. There should be adequate funding and resources. It should not be the elephant in the room at family or friend gatherings.

For this culture to change WE all have to address it. WE can’t