the paradox of chaos
“Paradox is the very core of the universe,” I wrote, having spent a good chunk of the last decade contemplating exactly that. I keep running headlong into seemingly diametrically…
15 pics of a snowy spring morning
Just when you think it’s going to be spring – oops! It’s winter again. When you wake up to a morning full of snow, it’s great to strap on your…
look up and find poetry
A long-time friend is going through a rough patch. She had some unique and extremely challenging obstacles to overcome this week. “I’ll send you positive vibes,” I said when…
20 pics of my glass and crystal Christmas tree
My love of Christmas and Christmas tree decorations is decades old. For about 10 years from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, I sewed my own soft decorations and mailed them…
40 stunning photographs of fall colours in eastern Canada
Every season has its own beauty. But autumn in eastern Canada is often SO breathtaking it’s easy to forget that spring, summer and winter even exist! Mother Nature outdid…
10 things i’m grateful for today 140908
Yesterday just after sunset the horizon was mix of black and blue, silhouetted trees, fading light and the promise of tomorrow. Last night the moon shone through my window and…
Let’s talk about Israel and Palestine. Or not. Again.
Wow. We can’t even talk about the Middle East amongst friends. A Facebook acquaintance commented to me that supporting Occupied Palestine and criticizing Israel’s actions was “Jew bashing.” I responded thus: I…
once upon a bad hair day at the vatican
Colin Lively, one of my crazy online friends shared this story on FB: A woman was at her hairdresser’s getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with…
7 leap before you look lessons from Mandarin ducklings
Hatching a new venture? Or reinventing yourself? In my experience, there are lessons to be learned everywhere all the time – especially in nature and the animal kingdom. The…
i was feeling a little sorry for myself today. then somebody sent me this.
More on Chris (who is from Nanton, Alberta, Canada) here: Reality check. No Arms. No Legs. No Worries. No Arms & Amazing A Tribute to Stacey McInroe…