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Resolutions
Posted on January 6, 2015Christmas has come and gone and as the New Year begins, many of us follow the tradition of making resolutions to change or modify our… Read More »
Libraries make holidays merry and bright
Posted on December 23, 2014I am firmly in the camp of people that love the Christmas season. I embrace it all — hunting for a real tree, decorating the… Read More »
An ode to the holidays
Posted on December 23, 2014’Twas the night before Christmas, Bah Humbug, you’re a mean one Mr. Grinch, the beloved soundtrack from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Clark Griswold’s dysfunctional family… Read More »
Happy Anniversary
Posted on December 10, 2014This month marks the 25th anniversary of my first Sunny South News column. When I started, my children were seven and five years of age.I… Read More »
‘Tis the season
Posted on December 3, 2014My grandson called to invite me to attend his school Christmas concert (an invitation which I readily accepted). The excitement and anticipation were obvious in… Read More »
Updating our understanding
Posted on November 20, 2014For a few years, I subbed for small town United Church of Canada ministers who went on holiday or ventured away for study leave. I… Read More »
In Harm’s Way
Posted on November 12, 2014One hundred years ago this week, my grandmother’s brother volunteered in Vancouver with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. England had been at war since July of… Read More »
There’s more to Halloween than just candy corn
Posted on October 29, 2014Spooky stories told by candle or fire light, small miniature chocolate bars and traditional molasses kisses soothing a sweet tooth, dressing up in sinister looking… Read More »
The new geological epoch
Posted on October 14, 2014First the bad news. We are into the sixth mass extinction in the history of the planet. The world’s species are disappearing, almost a thousand… Read More »
Say thank you
Posted on October 7, 2014Saying thank you is a life lesson we are working on with our four-year -old and it’s quite surprising to me to note how many… Read More »