What do you believe?

One of my favourite authors is Seth Godin. He does not write thrilling novels or long biographies, but he does write marketing/business books and articles that are insightful and meaningful. In his book ROOTS, he has a saying that I have used consistently and regularly for many years. I usually pull it out when someone…

The Ratcliffe family

My first meeting with the Ratcliffe family was Christmas 1974 in St. John’s NL. My parents had moved that year to the island and I was visiting. We went to their home where I met Bill and Marion and their three kids, Wilf, Barb and Carolyn. They had just come home from serving in Pakistan,…

how we do groceries

At the beginning of the pandemic we were only allowed to send one person to the supermarket for the family. Remember that? And only so many people were allowed in the store at one time! Oh, and don’t forget to one in one direction in the aisle. And all during this time you had to…