Even though this lockdown is not the first of the pandemic, it seems the hardest. For good reason: it’s been a long, tough winter; the news briefly gets better and then quickly gets much worse; the warm weather is slow Continue reading Looking for hope (part six)→

Neither my partner nor I views shopping as a recreational activity. And yet, our house fills up with stuff. Books, art, pretty objects that remind us of places we have been occupy every available spot of wall space and every Continue reading Looking for hope (part five)→

“Weather advisory” followed by “snow at times heavy” were not the words I wanted to see when I looked at the Environment Canada website a few days ago. I know snow at this time of year is not uncommon, but Continue reading Looking for hope (part four)→

In years past, when I would forget where I had put something or wander into a room and then wonder why I was there, I would laugh it off. However, I have noticed that I now worry in these situations, Continue reading Looking for hope (part three)→