When we had friends over for dinner recently, we found ourselves – as usual – talking about the state of the world. The general consensus was that these are the worst times in all the years we have been alive. Continue reading Thinking globally→

The decision my partner and I made last year to downsize from a house to a condo was driven by several factors. I wanted to be able to (mostly) retire, so we wanted to reduce our monthly living costs; in Continue reading Summer’s here!→

Carol Barkwell, the founding Executive Director of Luke’s Place, is retiring at the end of the week. To say she will be sorely missed would be a significant understatement. Under her visionary and ever-patient leadership, Luke’s Place has grown from Continue reading Happy retirement, Carol!→

When I heard that my book had been shortlisted for the Donner Award, I figured it was a long shot. Up against four books written by academics and published by scholarly presses, my book was clearly a case of “one Continue reading Not this time→