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An uncomplicated friendship -- a tribute to Mr. Ski
Mr. Ski explains a gameMr. Ski was a one of a kind friend in my life, for many reasons. His nickname among his students was an apt moniker for a Phys. Ed. and Grade 5 teacher. He was the only male teacher in St. A's elementary school when I was there, and a guy that the kids really looked up to. ...
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Mr. Ski explains a gameMr. Ski was a one of a kind friend in my life, for many reasons. His nickname among his students was an apt moniker for a Phys. Ed. and Grade 5 teacher. He was the only male teacher in St. A's elementary school when I was there, and a guy that the kids really looked up to. ...
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Monday Music Appreciation #5 -- Nimrod?
Have I mentioned that I love my job? Here comes more good music that I heard because of it.The music below was written by Sir Edward Elgar and is just one piece of his 14 "Enigma variations" that he wrote to honour his wife and friends. The other variations evoke his friends' laughter or manneris...
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Have I mentioned that I love my job? Here comes more good music that I heard because of it.The music below was written by Sir Edward Elgar and is just one piece of his 14 "Enigma variations" that he wrote to honour his wife and friends. The other variations evoke his friends' laughter or manneris...
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Monday Music Appreciation #4 -- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni
Have I mentioned that I love my job?I've heard this beautiful piece by Mascagni many times, and twice in the last week at a concert called The Power of the Orchestra, curated and conducted by Maestro Michael Stern. He gave a brief synopsis of the opera (which has its share of drama, lust, revenge...
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Have I mentioned that I love my job?I've heard this beautiful piece by Mascagni many times, and twice in the last week at a concert called The Power of the Orchestra, curated and conducted by Maestro Michael Stern. He gave a brief synopsis of the opera (which has its share of drama, lust, revenge...
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A tribute to a small black dog
After his gall bladder failed, bringing about a surgery from which recovery was too challenging, my best little walking buddy, Shadow-dog, died peacefully in my arms last night. He leaves a few family members and friends to miss him. He was ten years old.I am smiling through my tears as I type th...
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After his gall bladder failed, bringing about a surgery from which recovery was too challenging, my best little walking buddy, Shadow-dog, died peacefully in my arms last night. He leaves a few family members and friends to miss him. He was ten years old.I am smiling through my tears as I type th...
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The start of garden season
It started on about February 7th, as you can see. I planted geraniums, peppers, lobelia, basil, rosemary, and onion seeds, and three-and-a-half weeks'-worth of little plants are growing in my kitchen. In the next week or two I'll open our insulated greenhouse, set up a small thermostat-controlled...
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It started on about February 7th, as you can see. I planted geraniums, peppers, lobelia, basil, rosemary, and onion seeds, and three-and-a-half weeks'-worth of little plants are growing in my kitchen. In the next week or two I'll open our insulated greenhouse, set up a small thermostat-controlled...
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A new neighbour shows up
Pope Francis arrives in his FiatHe's just a few blocks from here. His cortege arrived yesterday at about 1p.m., a long line of about two dozen vehicles -- suburbans, Prestige sprinter vans, and two ambulances -- surrounding his little white fiat with the papal flag. For three days before he ...
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Pope Francis arrives in his FiatHe's just a few blocks from here. His cortege arrived yesterday at about 1p.m., a long line of about two dozen vehicles -- suburbans, Prestige sprinter vans, and two ambulances -- surrounding his little white fiat with the papal flag. For three days before he ...
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Thoughts for a Thursday
Most mornings I read the daily meditation that comes from the Centre for Action and Contemplation. This morning's carried a beautiful reflection from the thoughts of activist and mystic, Rosemarie Freeney Harding:There is no scarcity. There is noAn abundance of roses on a single stemshortage. No ...
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Most mornings I read the daily meditation that comes from the Centre for Action and Contemplation. This morning's carried a beautiful reflection from the thoughts of activist and mystic, Rosemarie Freeney Harding:There is no scarcity. There is noAn abundance of roses on a single stemshortage. No ...
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Morning meditation: God's abundant, sun-kissed beauty
And breakfast as a bonus!
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And breakfast as a bonus!
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It seems I'm being followed
Look who found me when I turned over my compost pile this afternoon. Now, how would he end up in there?It's been almost a year since my last interesting compost experience...The Knave of Hearts also found me on a trip to the Taize Community 8 years ago.For reasons explained here, he ha...
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Look who found me when I turned over my compost pile this afternoon. Now, how would he end up in there?It's been almost a year since my last interesting compost experience...The Knave of Hearts also found me on a trip to the Taize Community 8 years ago.For reasons explained here, he ha...
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The Tuesday morning crowd
Folks waiting for lunch at Bissell CentreIt's a warm one. This morning Quinn (the pastor from Inner City Pastoral Ministry) and I took a quick trip to Walmart for water, juice, snacks, underwear and toiletries, and went to offer what we bought to the folks living in tents and makeshift shelters a...
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Folks waiting for lunch at Bissell CentreIt's a warm one. This morning Quinn (the pastor from Inner City Pastoral Ministry) and I took a quick trip to Walmart for water, juice, snacks, underwear and toiletries, and went to offer what we bought to the folks living in tents and makeshift shelters a...
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Sunday Reflection: Another prayer from the Inner City
(I wish I knew whose words these are so I could give credit where it is due. But perhaps it's enough for its writer that we are still praying these words, entitled Celebration of Life, in the inner city Community of Emmanuel (God with us)...Gratitude to the author...In the midst of hunger and war...
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(I wish I knew whose words these are so I could give credit where it is due. But perhaps it's enough for its writer that we are still praying these words, entitled Celebration of Life, in the inner city Community of Emmanuel (God with us)...Gratitude to the author...In the midst of hunger and war...
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Growing like the garden on Canada Day
I do love living in Canada... but I am only too aware of the way our country is divided right now between those who want to fight for the freedoms they feel have been trampled because of past health mandates and the collapsing economy, and those who wish the freedom convoy folks would go to Ukrai...
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I do love living in Canada... but I am only too aware of the way our country is divided right now between those who want to fight for the freedoms they feel have been trampled because of past health mandates and the collapsing economy, and those who wish the freedom convoy folks would go to Ukrai...
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August 2021 Seven-minute garden tour
Things have definitely progressed since my July 2021 Seven-minute garden tour. We've been away for the past two weeks, and I'm always amazed by how much things grow in such short periods of time. Especially those squash plants!The weather has been pretty warm since we got back from the mountains ...
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Things have definitely progressed since my July 2021 Seven-minute garden tour. We've been away for the past two weeks, and I'm always amazed by how much things grow in such short periods of time. Especially those squash plants!The weather has been pretty warm since we got back from the mountains ...
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