I am the eldest of three siblings. I’m ten years older than Leanne and twelve years older than Catherine. For ten years I had asked my parents for a brother or sister and for ten years I had no idea what it took to get a brother or sister. I suppose I thought that they…
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5 Years since Covid
We were talking last evening at our weekly family dinner about the past 5 years. We are coming to the 5th anniversary of the lockdown. What a time was that!! For me, it was a sudden halt in travel and commuting through the Toronto gridlock. Suddenly, we were at home, at the dining room table…
Family day
Here in Alberta, we celebrate Family Day—in fact, we were the first province to offer this. Now, several provinces hold this holiday. It was designed to give those of us in the cold winters of Alberta to have a bit of a break between New Years and Easter. And is there something better than family?…
