This is National Volunteer Week in Canada, typically, a time when those who donate their time are appreciated by whatever organization or cause their efforts support. As the NVW website says, without volunteers: “Meals would have no wheels. Seniors would Continue reading Volunteering, COVID-19 style→

As I contemplated what to write about today, I very much wanted my topic to be something – anything — other than COVID-19 and the constrained lives we are all living as a result. I have a list of more Continue reading I just may be a sloth→

COVID-19 has presented human beings with an unbelievable challenge.  The natural environment, on the other hand, must be heaving a sigh of relief. After all, there are almost no planes in the air, much less industry and resource extraction, a Continue reading Where the wild things are→

We are not a religious family. In fact, several years ago my daughter, in her late 30s at the time and a mother herself, said rather plaintively in response to my invitation to Easter dinner: “What, exactly, is Easter about?” Continue reading Easter, COVID-19 style→