Sometimes referred to as BC or Before Covid, I work hard to stop thinking about those ‘before’ times. I’m not sure that it’s useful to spend time longing for the past. It’s now almost 14 months since the pandemic hit Europe and North America. So much is different. Massive changes everywhere have affected us socially, […]
Memories
Memories of Lunar New Year Celebrations
I have many memories of Lunar New Year celebrations as the Lunar New Year was a huge event in my former home of Markham Ontario. Tomorrow, February 11, marks the 2021 Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year). Based on the cycle of the moon, Lunar New Year falls on different dates each […]
The Joy of a Reading a Cookbook
Some things can’t be replaced and one of these is the joy of reading and using a real cookbook. Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve been a cookbook collector for many years. I own hundreds of cookbooks. In recent years I stopped buying 3 or 4 cookbooks a month, as all the currently […]
Celebrating Martin Luther King
Monday, January 18 is the day to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King. Dr. King is recognized all over the world for his contribution to racial equality through the civil rights movement in the United States. He was a strong proponent of non-violent resistance as a means of ending racial segregation. January 15, 1929, […]
2020 — A Different Holiday Celebration
As the 2020 December holidays approach, everyone realizes that we will have a different holiday celebration this year. Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas or Kwanza, the second wave of COVID-19 affects how you celebrate and with whom you celebrate. It’s a weird December. After months of lockdowns and isolation, people have pandemic fatigue. Many feel […]
The Pandemic and Intentionality
The Stanford encyclopedia of psychology defines intentionality as “the power of minds and mental states to be about, to represent, or to stand for, things, properties, or states of affairs.” The definition of intentionality refers to what is important in relationships or aspirations. It implies purposeful behaviour that is based on beliefs or values. Last […]
My Mother is Me
Increasingly, I find my mother is me. As I grow older I am becoming more and more like my mother. My husband tells me that I look like her especially since my hair grew longer in the spring after the pandemic shutdown of hair salons. It curls in the same places as her hair curled. […]
75 Years Old Today
I’m 75 years old today! It’s a milestone birthday. Last week, my sister-in-law sent a large box containing several albums of pictures of my family. I looked at many photos of my mother taken in her 70s and 80s. She smiled in almost every photo. What’s more, she looked radiant, vibrant, and engaged with […]
My Grandchildren Taught Life Lessons at the Beach
Last week my grandchildren, aged 2 and ½ and 7 years old, were at the cottage with our son. During COVID, they are in our ‘bubble’ of 10 people. Our daughter-in-law is also in the bubble but she was working from home and taking a break from two noisy active children. At breakfast every morning […]
Celebrating Ten Years of Retirement
At the end of June 2020, I celebrated ten years of retirement! It’s been a time for retrospection and also for looking ahead. I remember so well walking out of my office. I was relieved to be done with achieving and striving to fulfill the multitude of expectations that comprise the work of a leader […]
