I love my work and the people I encounter while doing it.  That’s a good thing, because very little of my work is solitary. Going to meetings – in person and online – attending or speaking at conferences, delivering training, Continue reading Finding solitude→

It’s July, and I’m on vacation. My partner and I are spending a week with friends at their cottage – known as a camp in this part of the province — on an island in the mid-north of Ontario. We’re Continue reading Summer is upon us→

When I learned back in January that Carsie Blanton, who seldom comes to Canada, would be performing at a winery not too far from where my partner and I live, I bought tickets as quickly as my fingers could move Continue reading Buck up→

There was a lot of talk about mothers last week. Everything around us – media, billboards, news stories, friends and colleagues—prompted us to remember our mother on her special day, often encouraging us to spend money, while also insisting that Continue reading Who’s a mother?→