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A colleague sent me an article he had written titled “no funeral service.”  It has become “fashionable”, if that is the correct word, for people to express this wish before they die.  That is the topic for another piece, but … Continue reading →

I was lying awake in the night thinking about what I would say in this blog.  If I had managed to rise and write, the result would definitely been different.  Those night time ruminations always seems more profound that what … Continue reading →

If there is a foot gene, I inherited my father’s.  I realized this in the last years of his life, when my dad was declining with dementia.  I found that one of the ways I could settle him was to … Continue reading →

I “promised” that my next blog would be about “what you put on your feet.”  True to the reality of life, things do not always unfold as we plan.  So this is an additional blog in the now four-part series.  … Continue reading →

I was in my favourite shoe store yesterday.  As I was trying on shoes another customer said to the owner, “These feel great, I’ll take them and wear them home.”  To which the owner responded;  “Happy feet, Happy face!”  Not … Continue reading →

I’ve heard that sentiment several times this week as finally “spring has sprung” in my part of the world.  Most of the week has been sunny and the Magnolias, Forsythia, Sand Cherry, Tulips and Daffodils are singing in the sunshine.  … Continue reading →

It is the fashion these days to declare war on anything or anybody we dislike or disagree with.  “War On God”, the headline on the front page of Toronto’s Eye Weekly, January 6-11, 2011, caught my eye.  I do not … Continue reading →

Writing and sending the link to my first blog was a daunting experience.  It was also fun!  The fun part was hearing from those who not only took the time to read it, but also sent a note.  The website … Continue reading →

In November 2010 I had an “epiphany of despair!” Throughout the fall, I felt an undercurrent of things shifting in my professional life that I had not fully identified or articulated to myself. The truth is, I was discouraged, as … Continue reading →