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May 29th – Sorry, but….

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...

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May 28th – Keep Peddling

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...

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Day 19: Between Two Kingdoms

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...

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Day 18:  Who is Remi?

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...

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Day 17:  Just Because

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...

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Day 15: The Good Stress

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...

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Day 14: Mother’s Day

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...

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Day 13:  The Day After Game 5

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...

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Day 12: Waiting

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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Barrie, ON
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