A Prosy Ode to an Onion Photo by Summer Day The first papery layer crackles as I crinkle the dry brown skin and it falls away from the moist, white bulb...
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Chapter 166 So much for that “last of the big snowfalls” in my last month’s message. Ha. Two feet of snow overnight made for an entertaining snow day. However...
Spring Cleaning For seasoned Albertans, Spring is that time of year when you experience all four seasons in a month. Realistically it just seems that way. For...
Holes There are holes in the sky Where the rain gets in But they’re ever so small That’s why rain is thin. By Spike Milligan I breathe in the earthiness of...
Chapter 164 So May is the month of Mother’s Day in Canada. In Spain, where my parents reside, Mother’s Day is May 5th, here it’s May 12th, in our birthland of...
Boring, Boring, Boring There is an ad for home maintenance services on Global News at 6 that encourages homeowners to turn the boring home-care jobs over to a...
Thomas “What was that?” whispered James. Everyone froze. Thomas slid the bolt quietly, opened the door just a crack, and peeped out into the street. “It’s all...
Chapter 164 And here we are, the month of fools. Ha. It’s been a long, wild ride and although we may feel at times that it’s a never-ending trial, I have to...
Four Essential Components to Life After 82 years of life experience, I have discovered there are some things that are important if we are to have a meaningful...
MARY AND MARTHA “How many are coming?” asked Martha. “Simeon didn’t say,” replied Mary. “He wasn’t sure. He said seventy two were going ahead of Jesus as they...