FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL I sit up straight, large brown eyes wide open. My seat is ‘ttached to a little low table called a ‘desk’. My ‘desk’ is one, two, three from...
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Chapter 181 Let me tell you a story… Christmas Day, Chiang Mai, Thailand: I walked around a corner to my first sight of a stranger, without context. My...
Pilot’s Preflight Checklist My brother owned a Cessna Skyhawk and I had the privilege of being his co-pilot on several occasions. I was always impressed with...
Love Others1 as Yourself2 “Hey! Let’s get the bus downtown this afternoon!” suggested Julia. I had nothing better to do so I agreed. We brushed our teeth in...
Chapter 180 Watching leaves dance with raindrops, listening to the drip and fall of rain. Feeling the closeness of the sky, driving through clouds, marvelling...
O Canada! Our home and native land!True patriot love in all of us command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!From far and...
BREAKING THE JOURNEY My toes stretch and wiggle in anticipation! We are going to stay the night at one of the cabins at Barefoot Villas tonight. It’s clean and...
Chapter 179 Someone asked me last week; “How do you avoid getting bored?” “Bored of what?” I replied. I momentarily dwelt in a state of mild flabbergastation...
MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS IN MAIDSTONE, KENT, ENGLAND I slide onto a plain wooden chair at a sturdy table by the window, take out my pen and notebook and write:...
Chapter 178 Here we go again. It’s a delightful month, delicious time, great to be alive! Spring is finally in full bloom here in Alberta and the long-dormant...








