Most of us are contemplating a holiday season different from any we have had before; well, let’s be honest, a holiday season that will be pretty lousy compared to what we are used to. Few of us will be seeing Continue reading ‘Tis the season→

Every fall, Luke’s Place, where I am the Legal Director, brings together Ontario’s Family Court Support Workers (FCSWs) for a two-day conference, preceded by a one-day training for workers hired in the previous year. It is a much-needed opportunity for Continue reading Bucking up→

I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t read. Some of my earliest memories are of trips to the Victoria Public Library when I couldn’t have been much more than three years old. My parents were both Continue reading To fill up and live→

Now that we have put our clocks back by an hour, it is time to figure out how we are going to survive the long, dark and cold winter ahead. I haven’t spent a full winter in Canada for several Continue reading Getting ready→