Lent 2023 - Wigeons

During a pre-pandemic Lenten retreat, we read the beginning of Mary Oliver's poem “When Death Comes” and were asked to continue it in our own wor…

WHY ME??? I often ask as I squirm and check my watch and turn to put a foot towards the door… But on and on and on they ramble. The theys of the anyw…

Ahhhh, the good old days. Never thought I’d be one to say that. And yet, here I am. Saying exactly that. I feel old. And worn out. From the Plague. A…

He was the kind of friend who she felt safe with. Despite the fact that they grew up in the same town and had gone to the same schools, they did not …

I was in the Australian outback when the pandemic started. I went Down Under to visit my youngest son who was on exchange in Melbourne. We planned on…

I am The Sun and The Moon and The Stars. I feel The Wind and The Sand and The Sun. I breathe The Air and The Chaos and The Calm. I hear The Love and …

I honestly wish I knew the answer to that. Maybe the fear of not having enough as a child. Witnessing the adult’s talk of how to pay the bills. How t…

My life situation changed a couple of years ago and, malgré moi, I left my home to live in a small apartment. My children had already left, so the ho…

One of the more interesting classes I took years ago in college was Soil Science. People underestimate the importance of soil. It is necessary for gr…

I have a big family. Many died young. I am an expert at celebrating the life of___________ Not something I chose or wanted to be good at. Grew up wit…

I returned to Finland last summer to celebrate Finnish mama’s 86th birthday. The sisters and I prepared cakes, sandwiches and coffee for the guests w…

Frank Sinatra, amongst others, sang it. The phrase is also in the Bible, in the book of Isaiah. A friend who knows my struggles in life frequently re…

Funny you should ask. I just spent the last three months creating this project. Have a look if you're so inclined. It has been a labor of love. F…

We are all in this together on this earth and our population keeps growing. The air we breathe, the water we drink and share with fish and other life…

Long walks on the beach are one of my favourite things to do when I am in California. It’s very relaxing and I enjoy my “quiet” time alone there. Bu…

How I wish to belong. Off the Island. Welcomed to the whole. I search and search and… Still. Standing in the lone. My Mother’s arms were not… Lone. B…

She liked traditions, but was also open to new ideas. Planning on a career and not a family, she was beside herself when the career didn’t pan out, b…

Forty years ago, I rebelled. I dropped out of college and stayed in the far north, about as far away from home as I could be. My father had died som…

I could write a book about food. I literally live for the next meal. This is no joke. It motivates every task I do throughout the day. Certain days a…

I remember helping my grandmother prepare her specialities. English cuisine is not renown, but she spent much of her life in France and was a good co…

My cup has always been running over. Let me share you some things my maternal grandmother, Mamie Louise Storm, taught me. She made me this way. My Na…

“Do Not Always Follow Where The Path May Lead, Go Instead Where There Is No Path And Leave A Trail.” She Lived. Full Out On Most Days. She Never Want…

I have a lot to be grateful for. I have relatively good health and am now living my life on my own terms. I have a good relationship with God and my …

This morning my I asked my husband, Lyle, to describe me, as I am now: 79 years old, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and under the influence of…

I created an exercise in English for my Design School students that required them to choose words that described themselves. The goal was to create a…