During the Spring of 2017, I separated from a forty year marriage and began planning a new life for Holly Golightly and me. And as much as it pains me to…
I never expected to receive a Christmas gift this year but I did. In fact, I got two gifts and both came as a complete surprise. They were the first…
A few weeks ago, I found a nickel during my morning walk at the Promenade, in White Rock. However, I didn’t realize the significance of that five-cent coin, until today….
Readers of this blog will remember my original Moonshine in the Maritimes posting from November 8, 2016 – a blog that was both painful to write and impossible for me…
“In the dark of the broad daylight, I promise I’ll be there” ~ For Whom the Bell Tolls ~ BeeGees It started the way all great trips start –…
I’m told that one of the perks of being a grandfather is babysitting – except for when the occasion includes changing a diaper. It’s not that men CAN’T perform this…
The Ides of March had long stopped marching, and I had finally reconciled my heart and mind to the notion that ‘you can’t look back.’ I had returned to the…
In September 1981, I ran in the inaugural Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. I was thirty-one years old and living the dream in Oshawa, Ontario. At that time,…
Today was going to be very special – I had everything ready except for checking my computer for new emails. Most nights I go to bed early but not before…
Dear Reader, Although I have been writing a blog (a journal of my stories) for several years, they haven’t always been with the same web-hosting company. I have changed hosting…
