READY FOR 60?

The title for this blog post has many echoes. It is certainly not original to me. Currently, it is the title of a song and the name of a band. In recent hist...

With the past two months we’ve endured in this country, Canadians must feel as though we are "steeped” in grief. We have lost thousands to the Covid-19 virus...

One simple act of beauty yesterday brought me back to a powerful lesson in life: Bloom anyway. These times we are navigating where so much must be left to hi...

Another week navigated in the pandemic. The news keeps coming in. The numbers keep going up. It’s more than just a bit overwhelming. Alongside that, perhaps w...

The pandemic posts continue. Never in my wildest dreams did I foresee this content and focus in something as benign and introspective as my personal blog hea...

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...