Post 3/2023 Sunday 5 February . . . I was slated to give the sermon (adapted following) today at worship services for residents in Greencroft Healthcare and Evergreen Place Assisted Living. Covid-19 precautions meant the service was canceled in Healthcare, as well as in Assisted Living since the roof of the chapel there needs fixin', …
A birthday, fables, fresh air
Post 2/2023 Sunday 29 January . . . I like fables. Stories that use cleverness and understanding to solve problems, real or imagined. I like the ancient fables of Aesop. The Boy Who Called Wolf, comes to mind. On the flip side, we've got those nasty conspiracy theories to contend with--mindlessness as opposed to the …
Ready, set, pause
Post 1/2023 Thursday 12 January . . . A new year has started. A new personal decade is underway. Anticipation rises anew for reconnection with friends in Cornwall, UK, next month. Amidst all that's new, it's good to pause in gratitude and reflection. We did just that on New Year's Eve with four friends, Willard …
Boxing Day in brief
Post 31/2022 Monday 26 December . . . Job done. Boxing Day 2022. Made marmalade. The project became a possibility last July when we shopped at the British Store in the hamlet of Shakespeare, Ontario. On the shelf I found a can of Robertson’s Ma Made Thin Cut Seville Oranges. Ingredients: "Prepared Seville Bitter Oranges, …
Lip-smacking foods, shared celebrations
Post 30/2022 Saturday 17 December . . . Sixteen million. That's the estimated number of baguettes produced daily in France. The French baguette has gained UNESCO heritage status. It's been added to UNESCO's "intangible cultural heritage" list. The list includes some 600 other items. A recent BBC story quotes UNESCO chief Audrey Asoulay: "The baguette …
Winter’s underway
Post 29/2022 Monday 21 November . . . Winter showed up on the calendar today. Winter clothes the landscape, paints the sky, stirs the mind. It’s fresh, cold, snowy, although some people wrestle with winter woes. I’m okay with winter, though not enamored with it. If I were a skier, a sledder, a snowshoe aficionado, …
Short and . . .
Post 28/2022 Sunday 13 November . . . Short and . . . what? Sweet, yes. Mighty. Tall. Curly. Simple. Brief. I'm going for "brief" in the sense of brief and pleasant. Today is World Kindness Day, so designated by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Without further ado, let's take a look at some …
‘Forever friends,’ top our sweet stay
Post 27/2022 Friday 4 November . . . The summary of our stay in Seal Beach, California, could be stated in one word: "summery." Still, it's fall; the signs of autumn show on a continuum of temperatures between summer (average 73.5 degrees) and winter (57 degrees). Temperature this morning was 48; it warms up fast, …
Seal Beach cogitation
Post 26/2022 Saturday 29 October . . . Cogitating. Pacific time. I'm reflecting on our stay in Seal Beach, California. We're celebrating with friends, recounting good times past and present. We're also agonizing over the state of the country and world. We're cooking, eating out, reading, walking, exploring the immediate area. We're watching movies on …
Are we there yet?
Post 25/2022 Friday 21 October . . . Once upon a time, families traveled long distances mainly by car. Compare that to what we witnessed in air travel this week. On Tuesday, we flew Southwest Airlines from Chicago's Midway Airport to Long Beach International Airport. Plenty of elderly folks, a noticeable number of young families, …
It's About Now 