Happy Family Day to my fellow Canadians! I have to confess that when Christy Clark first announced this holiday in BC I scoffed. Don’t we already have enough holidays? People just want to take more time off of work. I was in my 20s then, a student and a care aide, I worked most holidays… Continue reading Family Day- A treatment for the Winter blues
Month: February 2020
Holiday Series
When I travelled to China for a student program in 2006 I had the task of teaching Chinese students about Canadian holidays. What fun it was to research the history of these days and all the ways to celebrate them. So on the eve of Valentine’s Day we embark on a new series. I would… Continue reading Holiday Series
Sweet 16 (months)
My baby will be 16 months tomorrow! I can say with gratefulness that this is a very sweet time. I was watching her sleep on her bed (yes, her own bed now) in awe that this little human is mine. Awe, delight, a bit of fear and weight of responsibility. Those long eyelashes predicting a… Continue reading Sweet 16 (months)
