As a kid growing up in Vancouver, the annual Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) was greeted with great anticipation and excitement. It had something for everyone from kids to grandparents. Buying tickets and lining up to win the PNE Prize Home was the first requirement for my mum, her siblings, and my Nanny Keenan. As was crossing your fingersContinue reading “Family Tradition at the PNE”
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Christmas Joy Trounces COVID Bah! Humbug!
“How 2020!” is the much uttered refrain these days. It was the response when my oven door crumbled at my feet on Christmas Eve. It was the response to the intrusion of all “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinners” (Dickens, p. 2) aspiring to snuff out carols calling for comfort and joy. Yet in the faceContinue reading “Christmas Joy Trounces COVID Bah! Humbug!”
Seeking Out Joy
The first tweet @GurdeepPandher that I saw was from his little cabin in the Yukon. His bhangra dancing with abandon filled my heart with joy. For those of you that know me well, this will not surprise you. Dancing with abandon always fills my heart with joy. And so, I retweeted. And I have continuedContinue reading “Seeking Out Joy”
A Dozen Ways to Find #Joy During COVID-19 Self Isolation
3. Be grateful for small kindnesses. After I sent my second letter home to parents and students, I got the gift of a drawing from one of my students for the Easter weekend. It made my day. 4. Marvel at Springtime Blossoms and amazing views during physically distanced outings. The cherry blossoms and the magnoliasContinue reading “A Dozen Ways to Find #Joy During COVID-19 Self Isolation”
Eating Marigolds
When I was eight years old, I got my first dog. My sister had gone down to California to live with my father and I was very lost and all alone. A family friend convinced my mother that the answer was a puppy. Scamper was a little, black, curly haired cock-a-poo. She was an amazingContinue reading “Eating Marigolds”
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