Those people

You could almost hear the combined gasp when, today at Edmonton City Council (Executive Committee) a citizen presented his objections to an affordable housing initiative aimed at housing indigenous people. He referenced “those people” and “their friends”. I turned to Donny, who I was with and said, “did he just say those people?” Indeed, he…

A late night walk

Last evening as Nugget and I made our last walk of the evening I turned back towards our house as it sat in the darkness bathed in the light of the new lights and thought again how grateful I am for this place, for our health and for our dear family. I have never expected…

News from The Villa

I think that the first thing is to say that Nugget has won the hearts of the Villa. I note now, that as we walk about people walk towards him now calling his name, and he runs towards them with tail wagging! I think we have him trained to walk with us off leash, and…