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May 29th – Sorry, but….
Boy, did I goof up yesterday. Thank you to the person who pointed out that in my blog about bike riding, I wrote that I was peddling my bike, not pedalling my bike. To be clear, I was riding it, not selling it. Oops. We all make mistakes. That’s why...
May 28th – Keep Peddling
I took a break from blogging for a bit. Needed to focus on a few other things. Sorry. Last week I was up north and decided to try something new. I went bike riding on some of the back roads of Muskoka. I discovered and learned a few things. Firstly, I...
Day 19: Between Two Kingdoms
I just finished reading a really good book called, “Between Two Kingdoms” by Suleika Jaouad. It is the story of a young woman’s journey through cancer. Diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukemia at just 23 years old, Suleika was forced to confront...
Day 18: Who is Remi?
A luxury that I can rarely afford while I am working is taking a daily walk in the woods. But now that I have the gift of time, the forest beckons. Daily. And it never disappoints, especially as the trilliums are in the height of their short but...
Day 17: Just Because
I stopped by the church yesterday to pick something up, and someone had left me a gift. It’s not my birthday, nor it is it a holiday. The gift was a “just because” gift. They are the best ones. At the bottom of the tissue paper was a box of...
Day 15: The Good Stress
Now that the Leafs and the Oilers are out of the playoffs, I can switch my attention to more seasonally appropriate sports. Last night I had my first softball game. It is my second year playing on the “Benchwarmers”. Don’t let the name fool you. We won the...
Day 14: Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day 1956, Rev. Peter Marshall an American Presbyterian church and chaplain to the U.S. Senate told the following story: There was once a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps. The old gentleman...
Day 13: The Day After Game 5
Did it or didn’t it cross the line? Leaf fans will be debating that for days, weeks, even years to come. If you ask me, it was a goal, but there are plenty of people (including the referees) who will tell you it wasn’t. In the end, it doesn’t really...
Day 12: Waiting
Waiting is a requirement in life, patience while waiting is a gift. I am spending my afternoon waiting in the Hyundai dealership for an oil change and to get my snow tires off (I know it’s mid-May, don’t judge me). Best guess is I will be waiting for about...

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