sisters

My delightful sister, Catherine, sometimes known as #3, went the extra mile to get our Mom into the car and off to visit her two sisters. With Freda and Florence gone, it was extra great (I think) for Cath to get Mom to see Joyce and Eileen. What’s also interesting is that Joyce is the…

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?…

Family loss

Freda came to the end of her earthly life this week, and with that, the second of five sisters is gone in two months. A rather startling thought when we’ve been so used to the idea that the five sisters were living, not next door to each other, but in regular connection and in so…