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A Winter’s Tail

A favourite from 2015 The birds are back with songs of Spring Their tunes incite imagining That Winter’s end will soon arrive And living things shall haste to thrive ~~ A Winter’s Tail, how bittersweet! Today it’s sun, tomorrow sleet And wind to stop us in our tracks And cold to freeze Spring-hungry backs ~~… Continue reading A Winter’s Tail

The View from Poland: Experiences of Racialized Refugees from Ukraine

Taken with permission from DiversiPro Inc LinkedIn page As the war in Ukraine rages on – and the world watches – hundreds of lives have been lost and millions of people have fled their country to an uncertain future. Scores of ordinary people in Poland have been doing extraordinary work to help desperate people escaping… Continue reading The View from Poland: Experiences of Racialized Refugees from Ukraine

Finding leadership in the midst of a troubled world

Originally posted on Robby Robin's Journey:
If ever we needed to believe that our leaders have our backs, it is now.? The past few years have been unsettling for most of the world, for many, many reasons over which we have no control.? If your blood pressure has risen, it’s not surprising.? Let’s take…

Anne Nenarokoff-Van Burek – Woman of Substance

I wrote this about my friend Anne in 2014. I wanted to re-share it in tribute to her and her family: Author Anne Nenarokoff-Van Burek is the kind of woman I’d like to be when I grow up.  The kind of woman who, in addition to being talented at her profession,  knows how to cook, bake,… Continue reading Anne Nenarokoff-Van Burek – Woman of Substance

Update From Me

Yes – I’m missing in action – again. Sorry. Here’s an update about a few things. Huge snowstorm last week! By the time it was over, at least 20 inches of snow. Our side-road wasn’t cleared for 2 days. The GrandToddler is speaking in sentences and repeating things other family members say. It’s delightful. But… Continue reading Update From Me

Christmas Thanksgiving

Whether you celebrate Christmas, the Solstice, or another special/sacred time this December, I wish you joy, peace and good health. For our family, this is a sacred season. And fun. And a bit hectic with the cleaning up, the grocery shopping, the card-sending, the present-wrapping, the phone calls. And then comes a time of peace.… Continue reading Christmas Thanksgiving

The Un-Domestic Diva at Christmas

How hard could it be to make your own Christmas arrangement?  Looks easy enough in the magazines, and on the internet, right? It’s almost Christmas and I’m surrounded by women who cook and bake AND do great home decor. My sister, daughters, mother-in-law,  sister-in-law, girlfriends: domestic goddesses, every one.  Some even sew and knit. I,  meanwhile, am… Continue reading The Un-Domestic Diva at Christmas

Autumnal Tasks (reblogged)

Autumn is here, rustling all of the leaves Soon ’twill be time to take care of the eaves Last time we didn’t, we paid a big price The eavestroughs were clogged, a magnet for ice ~~ And speaking of leaves, I’ve had cause to wonder Why don’t they stay near their trees over yonder? Why… Continue reading Autumnal Tasks (reblogged)

The Little School that Could

You may remember the village in Malawi that got its first school after a Jamaican-Canadian woman met a young Malawi vendor in a market in Cape Town, S. Africa and discovered that he yearned to become a teacher and educate his village. Well, that young man Chimwemwe Musa (who goes by the name “Happy”) recently… Continue reading The Little School that Could

The Ten Commandments: Marriage

And now for a completely different kind of blog post! Maybe it’s COVID, maybe it’s just the time we live in, but several of my acquaintances have ended their marriages recently. It makes me appreciate my own marriage even more. It also got me thinking about the marriage relationship – traditional or otherwise. Marriage can… Continue reading The Ten Commandments: Marriage