I experienced poverty as a child, and lived 'paychenque to paycheque' for many years in my earlier adulthood. I know what it means to think and worry about money constantly-to pay the bills, to buy Christmas presents, to repay a personal loan, to be able to afford a reliable vehicle. In my senior years, I … Continue reading From Need to Greed →

I am having an internal debate about whether I should delete Twitter or not. Morally, I think I should, but practically, I do not want to. I have been on Twitter for many years. I did not use it much in the early years, as I just did not find it useful to my daily … Continue reading To Tweet or not to Tweet →

I’m back volunteering in classrooms again this year as part of the Linking Generations program in Strathcona County. As the title suggests, the purpose of our group is to connect children with seniors and vica versa. Some children do not have a grandparent in their lives for a variety of reasons-distance, estrangement, death. We are … Continue reading The Pleasure is all Mine! →