There’s no one magic moment in life that turns everything around–that makes everything 100% good. But today the inauguration of the 46th president and vice-president of the United States makes great strides toward light, hope, and good. Today decries the past four years of hatred and discrimination, of lies and promotion of cult groups who …
I normally don’t care much for Christmas presents, but this year, yesterday, I got a guitar. And it meant everything to me because I had to leave my old one back in Vancouver–and it wasn’t even that I played it much back then, just occasionally jammed on it and wished I could play better. We …
We got a big snow dump last night, the same storm that moved over the northeastern US. It was quite beautiful. I went out and shoveled our walk around 9:00 pm, then again, with Morgan at 2:00 am or so. After that it stopped snowing, and this morning, though still below freezing, our walk was …
Maybe I’m just getting older, but my life swirls around the seasons. In summer, we were outside on our property more often, planting and watering new trees, planting vegetables in our garden, mulching, weeding, and watching all the deer, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife foraging in the yard. In fall, we harvested and canned things, …
Everything happening in the USA affects me to a great deal, since I was born there and lived there most of my life. I’ve lived in Canada as a permanent resident since 2008, but gravitate my memories back to home, especially when I’m experiencing nostalgia of certain things that have become ingrained in my psyche, …
Thanks to our friends Kostia and Marina, who live five minutes down the road and are very generous, we have a ton of tomatoes. Hurricane Teddy hit a few days ago, but it was a post-tropical storm when it hit landfall and did not do a whole lot of damage here–some beautiful wind gusts though. …
I feel continually impressed and happy about our life here in Nova Scotia. Sometimes I do miss the rainforests back in British Columbia, and all the beautiful mountains at the backdrop of every glance, but here it is freer, more spacious, full of forests and freshwater lakes, everywhere the eye can see. The density of …
One thing I always missed when living in Vancouver was having a bonfire. Burning was prohibited unless you wanted to burn charcoal in a metal pit for cooking outside. Where I grew up in central Indiana, in corn and cow country, we knew a lot of farmers and spent time at their acreage, which included …
I did a similar blog entry a few months ago, but my life is a lot different now. Time is less rigid these days. I’m not getting up at first light, nor do I need to commute through traffic to get to a full-time job. I can stay up pretty late writing my novella or …
This is the second posthumous letter I’ve written to my dad since he died in 2009. Sometimes I just need that connection. Dear Dad, The world has changed drastically since you died. Remember when I told you in the nursing home that Barack Obama was elected in 2008? I remember the little grin creeping up …