Different Values
Although most individuals respect, value and love others and enjoy using objects, there are others who value things and seem to have little respect for
J Alexander
September 7, 2022
Although most individuals respect, value and love others and enjoy using objects, there are others who value things and seem to have little respect for
After much encouragement from my adult children, four of whom already lived in western Canada, I sold my home, bid goodbye to dear friends, and
Free of family domestic duties in my fifties, I decided to get a bike that I’d enjoy pedalling along the Rideau Canal and Dow’s Lake
Life used to be so much simpler years ago. I remember the joy I had whizzing on my two-wheeler along Lakeshore Road towards Niagara-on-the-Lake, unconcerned
Two friends and I flew south to Las Vegas in December 2020. We intended to relax and enjoy a six-day vacation, applaud theatre productions, shop,
You may not believe me when I say that the late W.O. Mitchell is largely responsible for the path my life has taken,! don’t blame
In 2019 I spent almost two winter months in Victoria, BC. One morning I received a phone call from a lady who had a lovely,
It was my seventh trip to Italy, the third time I had travelled to Sicily with my daughter, Lise, and our first trip to Siracusa.
Alana, my 13-year-old granddaughter, and Gert, my sister-in-law, spent New Year 2003 in Astoria, Australia prior to a week-long trip to explore Kangaroo Island. We
She raised her arm, shaking her finger at me angrily. “Paul Martin, Jr, will be prime minister. It is ordained!” “But he is not even
I sometimes wonder why some mature adults assign such importance to their birthdays, particularly when they were born so many years ago. Why would they
Adopted before he was two months old, George had no memory of his birth family nor had he any choice regarding the home he would
Her email arrived shortly after Christmas with an apology for not phoning. Unable to speak clearly because an upper bicuspid had escaped during family Christmas
Covered in a deep blanket of snow, the fenced backyard seemed perfect. I loved everything about this house, especially the ceilings: they weren’t stippled! I
It was one of our infrequent day trips: four middle-aged women, professional colleagues, off to the US for a day of cross-border retail therapy and
Despite Covid panic, my home sold quickly in March 2020. I loved the central location, open concept, and ten-foot ceilings as well as my neighbours,
I’d been to Sicily before so I shouldn’t have been surprised when we drove into Siracusa that summer day. Forgotten in time on Sicily’s southern
I took an aisle seat on the number 2 bus that Wednesday morning, surprised that there was an empty seat. The elderly lady in the
I’ve been a CBC radio listener for many years. Generally, I’m not listening intently, but, when I hear of an incident or individual about which
In 1905, the year Alberta gained provincial status, a thirteen-year-old boy from Orillia, Ontario traveled west by train to visit his maternal uncles in Calgary.
In Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral In August 1976, It seems so long ago. Five family members sat together, Side by side, quiet, respectful, full of
I recall that autumn day decades ago when I entered my future in laws’ kitchen where three aproned ladies huddled around the big white stove,
Prior to 1975 teaching hospitals accepted applications from high school academic graduates who were interested in studying nursing. Nursing students generally studied for three years,
My mother and I had a very difficult relationship. I spent my childhood and adolescence attempting to escape her domination and overprotectiveness. Although I gave
THEN : I’d never have wrinkles. I’d not allow flab. I’d always be well-dressed. I’d never look drab. I’d always be proper and never ever
1. Talk to yourself. There are times you need expert advice. 2. “In Style” are the clothes that still fit. 3. You don’t need anger
During my career, I had the privilege of caring for hundreds of people, many of whom boasted exalted rank or financial prestige. Although positive memories