Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
This is The Piano. It’s been in our home for over 20 years now and yesterday it gave me a very bitter sweet surprise. When I first met The Piano it was in the home of family friends, the McKenzies, who lived on Niakwa Road. Our families would visit back and forth over the years Read More …
It’s a calm clear morning. The lake is calm. It’s just as the sun is coming over the horizon. A boat goes by towards Smith Camps. The wake of the boat sends waves out in both directions. Shortly, the boat is gone but the waves still travel outward. Because I’ve passed by this way my Read More …
This weekend, August 28-29, is the 14th annual Princess Margaret Cancer Research Foundation’s Ride to Conquer Cancer and it will be my first. I became aware of this ride while I was in Toronto at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMH) receiving CAR-T treatment for lymphoma. Today, thanks to this cutting edge treatment, I’m cancer Read More …
So we’re at “Delta” now (Spring 2021) are you ready for “Epsilon”? With the WHO’s newest naming convention for COVID Variants of Interest (VOI) and Varients of Concern (VOC) and something you don’t hear too much about, Variant of High Consequence (VOHC) we’re going to hear a lot more Greek letter names in the media. Read More …
While the whole Covide-19 pandemic crisis is certainly historic I really got a better sense of this when I was getting vaccinated. Filing into the RBC convention centre with hundreds or perhaps even thousands of other people and watching the co-ordination and effort going into the vaccine process really drove home the magnitude of the Read More …
www.bible.com/116/psa.40.2.nlt “He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” Psalms 40:2 NLT https://www.bible.com/116/psa.40.2.nlt
Test driving a new tattoo today. This was a bit of a random pic but I like the way it represents the sun, mountains, oceans/lakes, and trees/forests all things I like and enjoy, the outdoor life. Next week we will revive the prime candidate for a real tattoo that has a lot of significance to Read More …
It’s been a warm dry spring ahead of the May long weekend and if things had been more normal we’d be sipping our morning coffee on the deck at the lake. But things are not normal So, here we are, sipping coffee in the back yard. The view is not quite the same and neither Read More …
With COVID in general and especially after being on a 14 day lockdown after traveling to Toronto there is a lot of isolation, not seeing the family and more texting! So, made a few a few adjustments to my phone to “see” the ones I love more often. 😜