Father’s Day

I miss my Dad very much. I’m okay with that, it’s the natural order of things and he was a wise, kind, gentle soul whose words and example impacted me greatly. But I’m a Dad and I just want to say this Father’s Day that I love being a Dad. I wish both my boys…

A tribute to a Dad

I suppose I might describe myself historically as falling into the conservative camp – that is politically. Not the modern definition of conservatism but that of Stanfield, Clarke and Mulroney. So I was interested in the funeral service for Brian Mulroney. A state funeral in Canada isn’t that frequent an event so all the more…

Lasting impact

We ate in the kitchen. It was one of those aluminum leg tables with vinyl seats on the chairs – always comfortable in a house that was not air-conditioned! Mom cooked up the meals, called us when it was ready – always hot and tasty, and we sat ourselves down for grace and then lively…