by Cara Chalmers Dear Cara, I am a semi-retired woman in my late 50’s who chooses to continue with part time work despite having left my full time career in...
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Happy Canada Day As we gather to celebrate, not just on July 1st, but the many social gatherings throughout the month, we have opportunity to learn about our...
Cara Chalmers Dear Cara, Our son will be turning 13 this coming September and he has asked his father and I for a smartphone, complete with a cellular plan...
June is like December, a full month. We rapidly transition from spring (Alberta really doesn’t get spring) into summer. For farmers, there’s the challenge of...
Cara Chalmers Dear Cara, Our eldest daughter is graduating from high school at the end of June. She is and has always been a hardworking and dedicated student...
Happy Mother’s Day We’re looking forward to getting our patio furniture out, cleaning up our firepit, and readying our backyard for the gathering of family and...
Cara Chalmers Dear Cara, I have a son who suffers from Huntington’s, an incurable brain disease. He is unable to work and as such is totally dependent on his...
We’re entering that time of year when winter has a hard time letting go to spring. But if you look at it from another perspective, perhaps it isn’t a power...
Cara Chalmers Dear Cara, I have been living in a rural community west of Calgary for about 7 years. Not long after my family and I left the city and moved to...
Who’s feeling ready to spring forward with the upcoming time change March 10th? Asking me to feel “spring like” when they rob me of an hour of sleep is a bit...
