While this little guy waits for me to knit a much-needed tail, I’ve pulled together some thoughts on ageing courtesy of the indomitable British writer and editor Diana Athill. Nonogenarian wisdom For The Win!! đ Click through for weekend reading and viewing.
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Some of you will remember a post I wrote almost two years ago, about my young nephew’s diagnosiswith cancer (Ewing’s Sarcoma) the week before his daughter’s birth. So many of you left thoughtful comments on…
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Photo courtesy of an interview for the VIUPoints feature in a recent issue of Vancouver Island University’s online magazine I want to say a few words about a very special book I’ve just finished, and I’ve…
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I woke this morning to the news thata dear friend passed away yesterday afternoon, only hours after Pater visited him in palliative care and less than three weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer, less…
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Home sick today, mostly walloped by the emotions stirred up by a celebration of my mother-in-law’s life, held yesterday in our little Vancouver apartment. A very informal, but very heartfelt memorial, all of our children…
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