On a last minute decision we dressed warm and headed for the festival downtown. With all the construction these days we decided the Metro was a good option. Excited to take part in the activities we got to the location of the festival to find it was not open yet! Well at first we thought … Continue reading Montreal en lumieres →

There are so many people we meet throughout our lives, whether it be for a short time or the life long friend who remains with us till the end. There are those you meet that you are quietly happy they slip away. Others you wonder where they have gone hoping to some day see them … Continue reading To Meet Again…friends. →

Jeremy was crying and I tried my best to console him while I rushed through the water to get free. Not far ahead of me in the water I thought I saw the brown scales again. Was it possible there was more than one? I continued to run trying to go around the areas where … Continue reading Shallow Water (part 2) →

Shallow Water (part 1) It was a windy day with lovely white caps in the shallow water of Lake Champlain. We enjoyed playing in the shallow water on our floater and today was perfect. I waddled out into the water with a tube floater around my waist cringing at the cold temperature. My son next … Continue reading Just Writing…(no editing) →

I fell in love with knitting in recent years. After years of my poor grandmother trying in frustration to teach me as a child. I never saw the reason for sitting doing this boring and difficult task. Why bother? Now I wish I had listened to her every word but it is too late for … Continue reading The Love of Knitting →

You head off to work at the start of your day feeling tired. The nights sleep wasn't as complete as you had hoped. This is in part your fault, having stayed up too late again or simply just not able to sleep. You still manage to smile and say hello to all the people you … Continue reading Starting the day →

I had wanted to see Ireland for so long and the time came to make a decision to go. It was an exciting adventure on a tour by myself. I would be on tour with the group all day with stops in chosen destinations. Then in the evenings after a quick meal I would head … Continue reading Trip to Ireland →

Winter presents a challenge to many to display kindness to others. In the cold and snow our best qualities are not always present. I am always surprised how a small act of kindness can bring a smile to ones face. Helping to clear a bit of snow for an elderly neighbour, who had not even … Continue reading Acts of Random Kindness →

I am interested in so many things I often do not know where to start when I have a free moment. Usually my choice is based on "How much time do I have and what can I accomplish?" Learning is what drives me everyday.

A word after a word after a word is power.   - Margaret Atwood