READY FOR 60?

As the pandemic continues, we push back on fear and ramp up on faith. We also pull together to navigate these unprecedented times. This week, I am sharing a ...

So no post last week…the week the world lost its mind. How does one blog during a world crisis? You step back, you pull focus, and you accept the unfolding s...

We know the kitchen is the heart of the home. The home is the heart of our lives. It is central to our everyday living and—to be honest—our survival. The kit...

Saturday was Leap Day. Accordingly, I re-watched Leap Year with Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. Although the movie got mostly negative reviews 10 years ago, I e...

When we were much younger, we often heard the term “your whole life ahead of you” applied to different situations we were dealing with. We were advised to no...

Saturday night, February 1st, I watched Groundhog Day—the 1993 movie with Bill Murray. It’s a classic and brilliant comedy about a guy who gets stuck relivin...

Earlier this month, I found myself at Santa’s Workshop in North Pole, New York (It’s a long story). I grew up watching the commercials for the attraction on ...

The village of Mendocino sits on the northern coast of California, wrapped by its Headlands and the rugged cliffs that meet the Pacific Ocean. Its nearest ne...

California State Route 128 winds northwest toward the northern coast of the state. Connecting Freeway 101 to the coastal California Highway 1, the route is a...

I’m going to California Gonna live the life Sippin’ on tequila Night after night Dreamin’ ‘bout the moment When everything is right ‘Cause a little bit of lo...

This month, I had a banner Labour Day weekend: sunny and warm, a bit of rain, long weekend extra time to be productive with the sweet leftover of chill time....

"I woke last night to the sound of thunder How far off I sat and wondered Started hummin' a song from 1962 Ain't it funny how the night moves When you just d...

“Forget about long-term dreams. Let us get passionately dedicated to the pursuit of short-term goals. Become micro-ambitious. Work with passion and pride on w...

I love trains. I always have. Even today, with all the options for travel, trains continue to fascinate with their mystique. When I travel the long Toronto –...

Each summer, as you probably do, I choose one major outdoor upgrade to work on. I mentioned in an earlier blog post that for the past few years, the target w...

It is 5:30 am and I am in the new office at my keyboard. This is my writing time and always has been. Blogs, novels, articles have all been born in the early...

I first heard the phrase “Dance it out” on Grey’s Anatomy years ago, when Meredith and Christina were still interns (Yes, the good old days…). When life and ...

The only thing in the universe you can ever really call your own is the rest of humanity. Captain James T. Kirk “Who Mourns for Adonais?” Star Trek TOS I’ll ...

I had a small miracle on my mountain this month. The small miracles really are the most powerful because they are small—set against the odds and the universe...

Each week, when I sit down to write this blog, the challenge is usually “What do I write about and where do I go with it?” This week, because last week was a...