Wendi Stewart – Wendi with an ‘eye’

I remember reading someone’s words that advised me to become a “student of change.” I had to do some searching in order to give credit to the proper source for said advice. It turns out it was Anthony D’Angelo, of whom I have no recollection so I must have heard […]

I have a printer that seldom rests due to the nature of my work. It spews out pages quickly and efficiently because it doesn’t have to worry about colour. It is a black-only printer and I opted for such because of the savings on ink and the speed. I printed […]

I have had to go to war again with hornets/wasps. The last time, a few years ago, I was the easy victor, though it was a significant battle. I may have bored you with the details. As such, I rather smugly faced this year’s battle with a hint of over-confidence. […]

I laid in bed the other night, waiting, knowing it was the last night of our visit; the last night of my children returning to the nest so I could pretend they had never left. I know they are meant to leave, are meant to stretch their wings so the […]

It is so easy to focus on what goes–and is going–wrong in society. With our instant news feed, it is virtually impossible not to be aware of the weakening of democracy. What I tend to forget, when I shudder at the political failings in our own country, is that “progress […]

All my daughters are with me in Nova Scotia for a lovely family reunion visit. Of course, now it is in the past tense, because Thea had to return to Alberta after a much too brief a visit. My four grandchildren are here with their mommies and I am in […]

I love Jason Bateman. Well, I don’t love love him but I love the character he is in all his movies, and I like to think (and I do so with reasonable certainty) that he is cast as the dependable good guy because he is just that. So when the […]

I was a fan of Mr. Rogers, even when I was old enough not to be. I was thirteen when Mr. Rogers hit the air. I had grown up with the likes of Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Green Jeans with Mr. Moose and Dancing Bear who hit the airwaves in […]

I heard Rick Hansen on CBC Radio the other morning when I climbed into my car. He was a guest on “The Current” with Anna-Maria Tremonti. When I turned the radio on, before I heard him discuss the rights of the disabled and before Anna-Maria mentioned his name, I knew […]

I confess that I’m not particularly fond of cooking, though on some occasions such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, I’ve been known to put on a decent spread and most of it quite edible. To the best of my knowledge, I haven’t killed anyone off with my culinary skill (or lack […]

I am in a state of emotional rage and I’m struggling to focus on the simplest of tasks–tasks as simple as flossing or walking. I can’t think straight and all I can think about is the images of children taken from their mothers at the U.S.-Mexican border, oftentimes removed with […]

The news is filled these days with talk about techniques to combat anxiety and worry while we each try to find a solution that works for us as an individual. Worry on any given day is present; is picking and poking at our peace of mind, wrestling with our sense […]