My mother always baked gingerbread cookies for Christmas. It was her thing. Even after I started baking my own, using her recipe, she’d mail me a small box of hers. “It’s what mother’s do,” she said. Last year she was ill, weary and getting weaker by the day. My father was beside himself with worry.... Continue Reading →
Melsha Shea lives on the other side of the Rockies from me. She loves snow and roasting marshmallows over the campfire. On the first day of summer this year she wrote in her blog: “For the next 93 days I’m going to do one thing every single day that brings me joy”. She chose to... Continue Reading →
“Bless us, and these your gifts, which we are about to receive,” said my brother-in-law at the head of the long dinner table where 18 of us sat, stopped in time for a moment of silent gratitude. It was Thanksgiving dinner, an afternoon where once a year we gather to celebrate our blessings. • Our... Continue Reading →
I’m so excited – a brand new month and a whole new list of things to trigger happiness in our lives. I believe it’s up to us to choose to tap into happiness or joy every day, even if it’s only for an instant. One way to start is to come up with a ‘joy’... Continue Reading →
I happened to catch an old episode of Frasier on TV the other night. It was called “Ask Me No Questions”. Daphne (live-in physiotherapist) had knitted Martin (Frasier’s dad) a sweater. She’d done this simply because she wanted to do something nice for him. Upon receipt of the pullover, Martin was visibly upset. The gist of the... Continue Reading →
Eloquently Kate 