Anichka
How far we travel in life matters far less than those we meet along the way. – Mark Twain Have you ever met someone by happenstance walking away from the encounter grateful for the experience even though you will never see them again? While on the train from Vienna to Budapest on Saturday, I shared […]
Lockdown from my Window
23 March 2020. Our life changed course when the UK government placed the entire country in a ‘stay at home order’. What we didn’t know then was that this would mean 250 days in hard lockdown over the next year. With our floor to ceiling windows being our greatest source of ‘the outside world’, I […]
Seth Whitmer: Forever in our Hearts
As I sit down to write the words that I know so many will read, I struggle to find the right ones. It’s hard when you are saying goodbye to any loved one, but it’s even harder when that loved one was living the best part of his life so far. Seth Whitmer (born April […]
2020: The Lost Year?
As another year comes to an end, I can’t help but reflect on the world. So many comments getting thrown around about ‘good riddens 2020’, ‘may 2021 be better’, ‘what a waste of year’, ‘2020 is our lost year’, etc. It’s been a tough year all around. So is 2020 the lost year? I think […]
The World has Lost its Mind
I’m not talking about the global pandemic. I know that words aren’t the solution, but words do provide a different perspective. A hundred years ago, I think that racism was a hatred that was learned from a previous generation and passed along. Today it seems like racism is based on a fear — a fear of […]
Dear Carolyn
Dear Carolyn: How has it been two years? Can you believe it? I miss you. It feels like a lifetime ago that I’ve heard your sweet voice, yet at the same time, it feels like yesterday. I have so many things I wish I could have shared with you – so many adventures we could […]
Old Life – Reminiscing
Before I made the decision to move companies, I worked for my prior organisation for over six years. I ultimately grew up there professionally — I had graduated university with no semblence of an idea of what I wanted to be when I grew up, and Kevin and I made a deal that whoever found […]
The Untruths of Recycling
One week ago, I would have purchased plastic champagne flutes for our office celebration next week. I would have placed them in a recycle bin and would have felt like I did the right thing. I used plastic, but I recycled it. Alas, six days ago, we absentmindedly started a BBC documentary (War on Plastic […]
Sunsets on the other side of the World
I’m not sure what it is, but it just seems like the sunsets on the other side of the world are the prettiest. I think it has a lot to do with the weather… it’s typically always cloudy, and that just enhances the beauty. From our apartment tonight…