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I Had a Swell Time, part two

I Had a Swell Time, part two

08/02/2026
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Bernice's Diaries, Writing

Every generation thinks they are the first ones to invent being young. We meet our parents as mature adults, overly concerned with our curfews, our…

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I Had a Swell Time

I Had a Swell Time

01/02/2026
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Bernice's Diaries

Finally! The diaries are available! Bias aside, this is a sweet and engaging read. My editor said it best, “This unmitigated view into a young…

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My Spineless Yucca

My Spineless Yucca

25/01/2026
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Living Well

I live with 25 houseplants of 19 different varieties. The oldest is a Spineless Yucca I purchased in 1978 at a Dominion grocery store. My…

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My Overhaul

My Overhaul

18/01/2026
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Creativity, Writing

My long-time friend and favourite resource, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines overhaul as, “to take to pieces in order to examine and repair if necessary.”…

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Looking Forward, Part Two

Looking Forward, Part Two

11/01/2026
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Creativity, Writing

If there is one lesson I have found useful from my Mother’s diaries it would be her annual habit of assessing the previous year and…

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A Look Back to Go Forward

A Look Back to Go Forward

04/01/2026
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Creativity, Writing

Creativity evolves; by definition it can’t be stationary. As part of an overhaul of this entire site I reviewed blog posts from the very beginning….

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Nothing to Dust

Nothing to Dust

14/12/2025
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Family, Living Well

Covid was a major disrupter to my family’s long standing Christmas traditions. Pre-covid, we had a large family dinner, including gift-giving. “Nothing I have to…

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TikTok Heroin

TikTok Heroin

07/12/2025
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Opinion

It started out as simple curiosity. Never in a million years did I think I would develop an addiction to TikTok. For all my rants…

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Thoughts on Vinyl

Thoughts on Vinyl

30/11/2025
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Living Well, Opinion

There is a peacefulness to old-school analog technology that is sorely missing from the data-mining, invasive smart technologies we have become accustomed to. Specifically, I’m…

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Life is Short

Life is Short

23/11/2025
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Living Well

Regardless of how old you are, when you look back, does it seem like your life has happened in a flash? In particular, do those…

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