A debt to others

What do you owe? I had a conflict with someone who should remain nameless many years ago, who protested strongly that they had made it themselves; the position, the money, and the house were all because they worked hard. And they felt that they owed no one for their success. The pride in themselves was…

News from The Villa

You can tell that the weather is bringing us outdoors again. Lots going on around the neighbourhood, including a visit from the arborists to tend to the trees in the Villa. I first hired arborists as a DYS to tend to some our trees at Camp Selkirk and found it to be very beneficial. So…

Then and now

This picture contains a thousand memories for me. I remember it was cold – very cold. I was standing on the shore of Frobisher Bay, at Apex, which is just outside of Iqaluit if you follow the Road to Nowhere – yes, that’s what is on the sign. Just up from the shore was the…