Lessons I Have Learned At one time I had a book entitled something like, “The Greatest Lessons of Life I Learned in Kindergarten.” A few weeks ago I was...
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Number Fun Amanda skips along the stony trail. “…sixteen…seventeen, eighteen…nineteen…twenty‑twentyone‑twentytwo‑twentythree…twenty‑four!” A delighted squeal...
Chapter 190 Greetings dear reader. Back in the land of wild winds and wonderful vistas, the mountains greeting my morning excursions and implacable great grey...
What Is a Democracy? Several years ago I was doing a leadership seminar in Ottawa. During one of the sessions I made a comment that democracy was the superior...
A Pea-Souper Dad said it was a ‘pea-souper’. I had gone to a friend’s house after school and was now walking up the hill to my home, a scarf tied over my mouth...
Chapter 189 Recently I went on a bus trip with the Tercera Edad (Third Age aka Seniors) of Mojacar. It was entertaining to say the least. Here are some...
Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home! Tommy came in from recess and walked carefully to the hooks at the back of the classroom. He clutched at his breast with one...
Chapter 188 There’s been a slight increase in group size… my brother and wife arrived from Ireland, so now we are five. Meandering the shore beneath...
When The End Is Just the Beginning These past two weeks have been a challenge. Two close friends lost their battle with pancreatic cancer and crossed from this...
Waiting Yesterday, I was waiting in the waiting room of a medical center. A couple of other people were waiting too. We Canadians often wait. We wait at the...








