While I may be a woman of a certain age with pandemic privilege, this does not diminish the impact of this pandemic on my mental health.

The warmth the sun feels wonderful and I realize it has been almost 10 years since I have intentionally welcomed the sun on my face.

This week I listened to a university commencement speech, but through a different lens, that of a woman of a certain age, graduating into a new phase of my life….

I have an old friend, Annie, whose brain never rests. We met as community development colleagues many years ago. But while I had a single focus that fuelled my vocation she…

Happy Easter! I have already had two cups of coffee and a hot cross bun on this sunny and very windy Sunday morning. Wonderful to actually see the sun! I love windy walks…

I treasure my morning walks. I head off in one of two directions with Tucker, when I step out my front door. On the mornings that I need solitude, I follow the river trail east…

Last week I did a quiz to determine my bucket age. Have you ever taken the quiz? Naively I thought it had something to do with bucket lists but no, nothing that exciting…

Spring has arrived on the west coast of Canada and it has been a gorgeous week! I have enjoyed long dog walks, socially distanced visits with friends, and a bit of early gardening. This has been a lovely week, I haven’t felt this good for a while…

The dictionary describes magical as ‘beautiful or delightful in such a way as to seem removed from everyday life’. Recently, I’ve allowed the magical to slip back into my life.…

This week I disappeared down a rabbit hole of reading and research. I began my week planning to write a blog post about seeking our true north…

I went to bed the other night looking forward to waking up to a blanket of snow. I drifted off to sleep feeling much like Pooh, anticipating that first taste of honey…

I wasn’t going to write about Valentine’s Day today. My husband and I don’t ‘do’ Valentine’s Day. I find the line-ups of men buying cards and flowers at the last minute depressing. Love should be expressed every day, with an embrace, a kind word, or a loving smile…

See the quilt in the photo? I began that quilt for myself 20 years ago. When did I finish it? Last week! Finally! After years of making lap quilts, baby quilts, and bed quilts…

Thursday was National Hug Day, a day to hug family, friends, or strangers – but for most of us, it was not a hugging day. Some of us are blessed to have at least one person in our lives to hug, but too many have no one to hug right now.

My mind was swirling with thoughts and ideas this morning but I didn’t think I had it in me to sit down and write a blog post. I find this a bit puzzling because I have spent the week planning, researching, and creating. I’ve been organizing my writing workshops for the year, working on a free give-away for my blog subscribers…

Do you sometimes let go of your noisy mind and sit in stillness? Or maybe, during a simple chore like ironing, you allow your head to empty of all thoughts and you just focus on the task at hand. Would you be surprised to know that at that moment you were practicing mindfulness?

I am sharing my blog post a bit earlier this week, as the year winds to an end and quietly slides into 2021. Winter solstice may mean the start of longer days but for me, it signifies a time to hibernate…

What books do you turn to when seeking spiritual inspiration or support? This is a question I ask the women participating in Women Rowing North: Writing Our Life Stories in week five…

Earlier this week I was on the phone with a friend, feeling a deep sadness as she shared some of the challenges she has been facing this last month. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a slight movement in the backyard…

The sky was still dark when I woke up this morning to pull the quilt, hanging off the end of the bed, over the two of us. I knew by the chill in the air that the temperature must have dipped below freezing during the night…